FIRM PROFILE | CORE TEAM

JAMES W. SUKENIK
President & Principal

Heralding over two decades of outstanding performance in foodservice planning and design, including numerous awards and top honors for exceptional project results, The Baker Group's President and Principal Jim Sukenik approaches the challenges unique to every facility with the talent, creativity and confidence necessary to take garden variety kitchen, dining and servery environments to the next level of "fad-resistant" site-specific sensibility and sophistication. As President and Principal of The Baker Group, Jim heads up every project that comes through the door, overseeing each one through to conclusion and operating under the mantra that no project is complete until the client is 100% satisfied. By virtue of innate creativity and unparalleled experience, Jim is renowned for the uniquely thoughtful and thorough planning and design that has been the hallmark of The Baker Group's successful project work since 1984.

MONA MILIUS
Principal Consultant

One of the most respected figures within the foodservice segment of higher education Mona Milius joined The Baker Group as Principal Consultant in November of 2007. Prior to this transition, Mona served as Director of Dining Services at the University of Northern Iowa where she was responsible for residential dining operations, student union food service, central production commissary, catering, kiosks and convenience stores for over 27 years. Under Mona's watch, UNI dining services have implemented nutrition programs, an updated computerized system as well as receiving multiple national accolades. Catering and dining services have earned national awards and recognition for innovation and quality. The new dining venues her department opened in the past two years would be points of pride on any campus anywhere.

Mona was selected by foodservice professionals nationwide to serve as president of the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) from 2004 - 2005. Prior to her election to the position, Mona was involved with the Association as Regional President, National Conference Chair, strategic planning coordinator, presenter and coach/mentor for the Food Service Management Institute. She also served on many national committees, helping to develop the association's current strategic plan, and has been a featured presenter on topics of benchmarking, financial management and menu development at NACUFS training programs for over 10 years.

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