Stephanie Burke

About Stephanie:

Stephanie, at only 32 is in her 3rd management position, having grown from a line cook at a winery in Meredith to a banquet chef at a brand new resort executing wedding and corporate events at the highest level in just four years.

Previously the banquet chef at Lakehouse Grille, she has proven her leadership abilities, managing teams ranging from 3-15 people to executing hundreds of events over the years.

The "Spark" that Makes Stephanie a Shining Star of the Industry:

Stephanie has grown from function lead to banquet chef in 6 months through hard work and showing proven leadership. Stephanie always motivate the team to be on time with events, and her guests are full taken care of throughly during each event.

This is a person who focuses on long term success, with dedication to pushing herself and the team to be at their best every single event. She is what you envision as a rising star in our industry.

On Winning the Rising Star Award:

"Winning this award motivates me to keep learning, to continue to push down this culinary path, and to better myself and help motivate others along the way."