Chef Kenn started cooking professionally after an initial career as a furniture designer and fine woodworker. A life-long foodie, he decided to change careers and pursue his passion for cooking. He attended the August Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, Colorado, which focused on classical French technique with a farm-to-table ethos. As a culinary student he worked jobs in catering and fine dining. After graduating from Escoffier, he oversaw the contemporary American kitchen at Restaurant 415 in Fort Collins, CO. Since moving to New Hampshire, Kenn has worked as a private chef and teaching in-home cooking classes. In 2016 he started a small organic farm, Hedera Farm, in Francestown, where he hopes to expand his cooking classes and create a line of unique culinary products. Kenn’s classical French training and use of fresh, seasonal ingredients combine to create flavorful and well-executed dishes that are both refined and accessible. Some of his specialties include using wild-foraged ingredients, fresh pasta, game, and decadent crème brûlée.

Lorrie Deyelle Mailhot purchased the property in September of 2021 and immediately began the renovations and reopened the Inn. Renovations include refreshed furniture, interior wall, and floor restorations, as well as other important updates.Lorrie's long-time dream has been to run an inn. She visited the site of the Blue Bear Inn in July of 2021 and knew it was a perfect fit for her. As a New England resident for over 30 years, Lorrie's philanthropy and love for the people here precedes her. It was only natural she continues to make a difference in New England, a place she has long called home.

When she's not running the inn, Lorrie's biggest hobby is sewing. Lorrie is not only a master at her craft, but she has been able to use her craft to make a difference in her community. As the founder of the Twirls for Girls program in Billerica, Lorrie and other sewists in the area were able to provide young girls at Toys for Tots and Shriners Hospital in Boston with an 18" doll with ten coordinating, custom sewn doll outfits. Lorrie shares, "I need to have a charitable aspect at the inn," and plans to make philanthropy a part of what she does as an innkeeper.