Chef JD's Bio

With 37 years of industry experience, 11 as an Executive Chef, John D. Martin is a Tucson native. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing all culinary operations for The Cascades, providing quality, stability, and safety by cooking, and creating Chef driven Cuisine for our residents and their families. John’s appreciation for Cuisine started in childhood, where he grew up in a family of eleven children, eating many of his mother’s favorite dishes. John is a father to two teenage boys and husband to his wife of 21 years. He and his family spend their off time at the beautiful beaches in Mexico. Family is John’s life and working with Senior Living communities has reminded him that food is undeniably one of our most revered personal connections. John is Proud to serve the residents at The Cascades of Tucson.