Debbie joined Baker Team 2010 with a wealth of experience in project sales and marketing, including 17 years at Intrawest. Responsible for sales at both the Tremblant-Quebec and Blue Mountain-Ontario resorts, she and her teams sold well over a billion dollars worth of real estate. Prior to joining Baker, Debbie was VP of Sales & Marketing for Sotheby’s International Realty Canada where she was responsible for the execution of all sales and marketing strategies for an impressive portfolio of prestigious development projects globally. Debbie is currently, responsible for Baker Real Estate’s Montreal division; Immobilier Baker.

Vanessa is dedicated to producing highly effective pre-construction sales strategies for developer’s of varying project sizes. Her proactive approach originates from over 10 years of industry experience and determined confidence. Her focus on elevating success is driven by a commitment to business development, inspiring and empowering her team creating a culture of distinct superiority. Relationships with clients, Brokers and industry leaders are strengthened by her ability to craft programs that reflect the brand, articulating a unique selling proposition resonating with homebuyers. With her extensive background in sales and marketing she consistently delivers exceptional results and added value to clients.

ManLing joined the Baker Team in 2021 and is a huge asset to the team. She graduated with an economics degree in 2001, her first job was as an administrative assistant at MarketVision Real Estate. Over 23 years, she worked her way up to become vice-president of sales, managing and selling over 80 pre-construction condominium projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area including: 55C, 88 Queen, Reina, Scout, Scoop, One Valhalla, Park Terrace, Waterworks, Queensway Park, 88 North, Ivy, 383 Sorauren, Massey Tower, Smart House, Gramercy Park, Ellipse and Waterclub.

Kimberly joined Baker in 2007 and has exhibited extraordinary drive and dedication. Through her commitment in a variety of roles, she has risen through the ranks to become Sales Director. She is uniquely qualified for this position, as she has always been quick to assume additional responsibilities. Throughout her career in operations and administration, she has been instrumental in the success of some of the GTA’s fastest-selling and most-talked-about projects. Kimberley has directed the operations of many successful pre-construction launches, resulting in over 10,000 unit sales. Now, she oversees the operations of sales administration and working with senior management in the implementation of sales and marketing strategies for preconstruction projects across the GTA.

Following the completion of her studies in law and economics, Marianne earned a position at one of Canada’s top law firms where she was involved in corporate mergers, acquisitions & residential and commercial land transactions.  After 5 years in the legal field, Marianne’s career migrated into the world of pre-construction real estate. During this time Marianne has worked with many of the GTAs top developers and builders executing against their key strategic projects. As a result of her involvement with these projects, Marianne established strong relationships with the top pre-construction brokers in the city. Marianne has lead the successful launches of several hundred million dollars worth of both low rise and high rise real estate.  Her drive, determination and proven results earned her numerous awards including Gold and Silver National Awards for sales team of the year and the 2020 BILD Award for best sales team, high-rise.

Ali Panju joined the Baker Real Estate Team as Controller in autumn of 2019. He is a CPA and bring with him a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the Baker team, he worked in public accounting in audit and tax. Ali’s role at Baker Real Estate makes him responsible for overseeing the financial reporting of the organization, reporting to Senior Management, and preparing budgets and forecasts.

Ben joins Baker with nearly 20 years of real estate research experience in North America. He has established himself as an industry expert, and a go-to source for the latest information and insight on the GTA housing market. His professional career includes stints at the largest market research company serving the US homebuilding industry at the time, the research arm of a new home sales brokerage, and he currently owns a successful boutique residential consulting firm in Toronto. Ben was also a member of the urban economics team at Clayton Research Associates in Scarborough, specializing in residential demand studies, and served as the Editor & Executive Vice President of a Toronto-based condominium apartment data tracking firm Urbanation Inc. Ben is also co-host of the wildly popular Toronto Under Construction podcast.

Jennifer has over 16 years experience in the multi-family pre-construction industry. As a former Director of Sales and Marketing for one of Toronto’s largest multifamily developer, Jennifer brings to Baker a complete understanding of multi-family development from design to construction to customer service. She is a highly motivated business professional, with a strong work ethic. A passionate team player with an understanding of working with cross-functional teams. Along with her BA from Laurentian University, Jennifer has successfully completed several Carleton University Sprott School of Business professional workshops.

Jhasmin began her career at Baker Real Estate in early 2015. After being a core member of the administrative team on a number of Baker’s successful launches, she joined the head office team.  Jhasmin is responsible for providing support to management as well as the marketing and IT departments. Jhasmin holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Sofie has 16+ years of industry experience, having begun her career in 2005 working for a well-known high-rise developer.  Throughout, the years, Sofie has acquired extensive knowledge working in all aspects of preconstruction development.  With a degree in Marketing, Sofie began her career as a marketing assistant and administrator and later held sales manager and décor manager roles.  Sofie has been involved in managing the operations and sales of numerous projects in the City of Toronto.  Her wide range of knowledge and expertise, along with her strong work ethic and ability to build relationships with realtors and purchasers makes her a great addition to the Baker team.

Josie started her career at Baker Real Estate in 2016 as a project administrator. Before joining head office, Josie worked in sales and marketing for a prominent developer in downtown Toronto. She possesses over 8 years of experience in pre-construction sales and marketing. Josie will be responsible for monitoring project progress, communicating with stakeholders and maintaining project documents and reports.

Renee started at Baker in 2017 as a Project Administrator before joining head office in 2021 as an Assistant Project Manager. She possesses extensive administrative experience, and excels in creating and implementing sales office procedures. She is a dedicated team player with great attentional to detail and an asset to the Baker Team.

Ammy began her career at Baker Real Estate in 2019. Through her previous position as a project administrator, she has completed a great amount of administrative work while acquiring extensive knowledge and technical skills in real estate development. Ammy holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree of Environmental Studies in Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo. Having experiences in land development and urban design through her education, she has been distinguished as a great team player and has proven ability to develop synergetic relationships with key stakeholders.

Baker Team Member since 2008, Kim now holds the positions of Broker Manager, HR Manager and CCO.  With decades of successfully selling real estate as a Broker, a strong work ethic and a never-ending affinity for learning, she applies herself to these roles with a positive and collaborative approach and oversees the compliance of regulatory requirements and internal procedures and policies.

Kim’s penchant for giving back also shows as she represents Baker on various committees such as TREB, BILD and leading the charge with the liaison of Baker and LIGHTS.

Dan holds his CAMLI-PA (Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Institute Practicing Associate) designation obtained in 2017.  Along with Baker’s CCO he develops, implements and monitors the compliance policies and procedures for FINTRAC and the PCMLTFA.

Daniel’s background with Baker is the epitome of “starting at the ground and working up”. He began in his teens by assisting with filing and data entry for the Accounting Department.  Soon after he had an opportunity to work as a “tour guide” for various presentation centers. 

In addition to his role as Compliance Officer, Dan is a Registered Broker and in the process of obtaining his Privacy Officer designation.

Solidad Manalo joined the Baker Real Estate Accounting Team in 2006 and with her dedication, strong work ethic and eye for detail her role naturally evolved to Accounting Manager.  Her responsibilities include overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department, such as payables, receivables, payroll and more.  Solidad is currently attending Humber College for her Accounting Certification.

As I.T. Manager Jose is responsible for the day to day operations of Baker’s IT department.  A main part of which is deploying instances of Baker Tech across all projects country wide, a critical contribution which leads to successful launches and keeps Baker Real Estate at the forefront of the industry and ahead of its peers.  Since joining the Baker team in 2013, Jose has proven to be a keen problem solver and team player who will do whatever it takes to ensure Baker’s success.

Allison Korculanic has been with the Baker Real Estate Team for more then 18 years in various roles, and over a decade as Systems Specialist. She is responsible for maintaining internal systems and tools that relate directly to our developer clients as well as managing client communication pieces for our developers. During her tenure with Baker Real Estate, Allison has helped lead the implementation of two proprietary project management systems.  With her education in Computer Programming, Allison is an integral member of the Baker IT Department.

Arun Joy, IT Support Specialist joined Baker Real Estate Incorporated in 2020. Having 6 Years experience spanning all facets of Software and IT infrastructure, Arun is responsible for Day to Day activities including setting up the Project ,Configuration, Implementation, Reporting and Support. Prior to Working with Baker Real Estate, he worked with IBM and First American Corporation. Arun holds Masters Degree in Computer Networks and Bachelors Degree in Computer Science.

As Chief Operating Officer of Baker, Jean Marc oversees all aspects of the delivery of Baker’s premiere, market-leading services to its clients and is accountable for ensuring the smooth performance of Baker’s Operations. This includes ensuring excellence in delivering value to Baker’s clients and promoting the continuous improvement and scalability of “The Baker Way” in close collaboration with all teams. 

Jean Marc joined Baker in January 2023, bringing with him a wealth of strategy execution and scale-up operations experience from a variety of senior roles in Management Consulting, Private Wealth Management, and Banking across Europe, Latin America, and Canada. With an engineering background and an unrelenting enthusiasm to understand how anything works to then figure out how to improve it, Jean Marc has developed a people-first approach to organizational problem-solving and driving positive change. 

Lisa began her career in 2001 where she worked in pre-construction high-rise development. After several years focused on the construction and development side of business, she parlayed her career into sales and marketing.  Lisa has been successfully selling and marketing pre-construction real estate for Canada’s largest and most prestigious development companies for nearly 20 years. Along with representing multiple international projects, her expertise also lies in marketing projects overseas successfully managing sales initiatives in Asia, UAE and the United Kingdom.  Lisa has successfully sold billions of dollars of pre-construction and continues to be a key consultant on many of the top sites in the GTA.

ManLing joined the Baker Team in 2021 and is a huge asset to the team. She graduated with an economics degree in 2001, her first job was as an administrative assistant at MarketVision Real Estate. Over 23 years, she worked her way up to become vice-president of sales, managing and selling over 80 pre-construction condominium projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area including: 55C, 88 Queen, Reina, Scout, Scoop, One Valhalla, Park Terrace, Waterworks, Queensway Park, 88 North, Ivy, 383 Sorauren, Massey Tower, Smart House, Gramercy Park, Ellipse and Waterclub.

Kimberly joined Baker in 2007 and has exhibited extraordinary drive and dedication. Through her commitment in a variety of roles, she has risen through the ranks to become Sales Director. She is uniquely qualified for this position, as she has always been quick to assume additional responsibilities. Throughout her career in operations and administration, she has been instrumental in the success of some of the GTA’s fastest-selling and most-talked-about projects. Kimberley has directed the operations of many successful pre-construction launches, resulting in over 10,000 unit sales. Now, she oversees the operations of sales administration and working with senior management in the implementation of sales and marketing strategies for preconstruction projects across the GTA.

As Chief Information Officer of Baker, Michael oversees all aspects of IT operations and leads Baker’s IT strategy and implementation efforts. This includes identifying and assessing the needs of the business, and implementing solutions to support Baker’s long term technology needs.

Michael joined Baker in December 2019. Prior to this, Michael worked in the private equity industry for over 10 years in a variety of senior roles. In his most recent role, Michael was the Vice President of Information Technology where he guided and evolved IT from a single site solution to a global platform. Previous to this, Michael worked as a consultant dealing with various companies enabling them to fulfill their IT initiatives.

Ben joins Baker with nearly 20 years of real estate research experience in North America. He has established himself as an industry expert, and a go-to source for the latest information and insight on the GTA housing market. His professional career includes stints at the largest market research company serving the US homebuilding industry at the time, the research arm of a new home sales brokerage, and he currently owns a successful boutique residential consulting firm in Toronto. Ben was also a member of the urban economics team at Clayton Research Associates in Scarborough, specializing in residential demand studies, and served as the Editor & Executive Vice President of a Toronto-based condominium apartment data tracking firm Urbanation Inc. Ben is also co-host of the wildly popular Toronto Under Construction podcast.

Jennifer has over 16 years experience in the multi-family pre-construction industry. As a former Director of Sales and Marketing for one of Toronto’s largest multifamily developer, Jennifer brings to Baker a complete understanding of multi-family development from design to construction to customer service. She is a highly motivated business professional, with a strong work ethic. A passionate team player with an understanding of working with cross-functional teams. Along with her BA from Laurentian University, Jennifer has successfully completed several Carleton University Sprott School of Business professional workshops.

Apolonia joined the Baker Team part time in 2010 and has since worked in a number of administrative roles. In the spring of 2021 Apolonia joined the Baker team full time as an Assistant Sales Manager and has a strong command of account management operations, customer relations, business/sales development, program oversight, and administration. BComm degree graduate with core expertise in successfully maintaining superior customer relationships and providing outstanding leadership to surpass service expectations. Adept at leading customer service initiatives and managing client communications to continuously realize improved customer service, satisfaction, and loyalty. Her proven track record of success and consistency throughout a variety of cross-functional roles makes her an asset to the team.

Josie started her career at Baker Real Estate in 2016 as a project administrator. Before joining head office, Josie worked in sales and marketing for a prominent developer in downtown Toronto. She possesses over 8 years of experience in pre-construction sales and marketing. Josie will be responsible for monitoring project progress, communicating with stakeholders and maintaining project documents and reports.

Renee started at Baker in 2017 as a Project Administrator before joining head office in 2021 as an Assistant Project Manager. She possesses extensive administrative experience, and excels in creating and implementing sales office procedures. She is a dedicated team player with great attentional to detail and an asset to the Baker Team.

Patrick brings to the table a kaleidoscope of other skills including meticulous attention to detail and strong oral and written communications abilities. He is well versed in what it takes to provide excellent customer service, which is something near and dear to our hearts at Baker. He is a whiz at effective time management and a master at prioritizing tasks to keep sales processes flowing effectively. He also has a gift for critical thinking, which is a definite asset when it comes to managing relations and troubleshooting operational tasks.

With a background that includes earning the University degree of Bachelor of Sports Management with Honours, this dynamic multi-tasker knows how important it is to be a team player and take on the role of coach when needed. We are proud to call him a colleague at Baker!  

Dan holds his CAMLI-PA (Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Institute Practicing Associate) designation obtained in 2017.  Along with Baker’s CCO he develops, implements and monitors the compliance policies and procedures for FINTRAC and the PCMLTFA.

Daniel’s background with Baker is the epitome of “starting at the ground and working up”. He began in his teens by assisting with filing and data entry for the Accounting Department.  Soon after he had an opportunity to work as a “tour guide” for various presentation centers. 

In addition to his role as Compliance Officer, Dan is a Registered Broker and in the process of obtaining his Privacy Officer designation.

Solidad Manalo joined the Baker Real Estate Accounting Team in 2006 and with her dedication, strong work ethic and eye for detail her role naturally evolved to Accounting Manager.  Her responsibilities include overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department, such as payables, receivables, payroll and more.  Solidad is currently attending Humber College for her Accounting Certification.

Katie has over 8 years of senior-level professional managerial work experience in reputable organizations. She had successfully achieved the goals to expand various companies with her leadership skill in supervising business operations with proactive business and marketing strategies.

Her knowledge and experience in the re-sale real estate industry,  HR policies & related legal issues, and hiring & training staff to be industry experts have been a great source for her current role at Baker Real Estate.  Katie leads by example instilling her belief that talented, skilled staff are a company’s best resource for its long-term success.

Katie holds an Honours Bachelor’s  Degree from the University of Toronto and a 3-year Advanced College Diploma with Honours from George Brown College.

Arun Joy, IT Support Specialist joined Baker Real Estate Incorporated in 2020. Having 6 Years experience spanning all facets of Software and IT infrastructure, Arun is responsible for Day to Day activities including setting up the Project ,Configuration, Implementation, Reporting and Support. Prior to Working with Baker Real Estate, he worked with IBM and First American Corporation. Arun holds Masters Degree in Computer Networks and Bachelors Degree in Computer Science.