EDUCATION:

BA - Brigham Young University - Major in Economics. Minors in Business Management, German, and Sociology.

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - University of Utah

PROFESSIONAL

Busken Bakery, Inc., President/CEO

Multiple unit, retail bakeries and restaurants. With additional business in wholesale distribution to hospitals, supermarkets, restaurants and convenience stores. 14 company-owned and managed units, 3 of which are bakery/restaurants, Business established in 1928.

to the baking industry. Seminar presenter at Retail Bakers of America workshops throughout the United States as well as at American Institute of Baking, Manhattan, Kansas. Have also presented seminars and consulted with bakers in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Mexico.

Areas of Consulting Expertise Are:
1) Marketing and Merchandise Strategies
2) Leadership and Development and Team Building
3) Family Business Succession Planning

Publications:
Developed and wrote bakery management training modules for the American Institute of Baking, the technical and educational arm of the American baking industry.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Retail Bakers of America - Past President, member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee. (The National Organization for Retail Bakers, Headquartered in Washington, D.C.)

Union Internationale De La Boulangerie- Past member, Board of Directors. (An international associaation made up of Presidents of National Bakery Association from Europe, Scandinavia, South America, and the United States based in Paris, France. I represented the United States.)

Ohio Baker's Association - Past President, member of Board of Directors. (The State Organization of Retail and Wholesale Bakeries.)

Cincinnati Retail Baker's Association - Past President, member of Board of Directors. (The local Organization of Retail Bakers.)

PERSONAL Active in: Rotary Club of Cincinnati, Boy Scouts of America, Church Leadership.

Married: 5 sons and 1 daughter

Hobbies: Sports, Reading, Painting, Fishing and Gardening