MIMCO Staff Biographies
George H. Baldwin, Jr., born 1946, has been with the company since 1980. He was employed for
two years by the Harbison Dairies Division of Southland Corporation and for two years by Nelson's
Ice Cream company. He has served 27 years with the United States Marine Corps Reserve and holds
the rank of Colonel. He has a BA degree from the University of Kansas and an MBA in Management
from LaSalle University. In 1999 he was elected the prestigeous position as a Director on the Frankford
Hospital Board. He is the son of George H. Baldwin, Sr.
In March, 2000, George was appointed to the Abington Township Industrial Development Authority for the remaining three years, of a five year term. As his father (George Baldwin, Sr.) did for the Township of Bensalem, it is the intention of Balford Farms, to support the surrounding communities through sponsorship and participation of local affairs.
During April of 2006, Mr. Baldwin was recipient of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and the Globe & Anchor Award, for leadership and service to the country and community.
Wayne E. Baldwin, born 1953, has been with the company since 1979 having served in
route sales, distribution, warehouse and operations management. He has been responsible for corporate
Information Technology since 1987. Prior to joining the company, he was with Vornado, Inc. for
eight years in Store Operations/Management. He majored Mass Media at Bucks County Community
College. His I.T. skills include Systems, Applications, and Communications programming on VSE
Mainframe, Linux (Unix) and PC platforms. He is the cousin of John and George Baldwin.
Laurence E. Bowes, born 1955, joined the company in 1996 when Quality Dairy Products, Inc. merged
with MIMCO. Prior to joining the company he was Vice President of Quality Dairy Products, Inc.
In addition, he has held various senior management positions throughout the country in his
seven years with Joahanna Dairies and nine years with the Southland Corporation. He has a
BS from Penn State University and did extensive graduate work at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Larry was appointed to the Greater Philadelphia Restaurant & Purveyor Association in 2000. In 2005 he became President of Balford Farms.
Christopher L. Rears, born 1947, joined Balford Farms as Director of Human Resources during June 2000. He was previously employed by the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, the engineering and consulting firm of CH2M Hill, The Prudential Life Insurance Company, and the U.S. Marines. Chris has a bachelor's degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree from Central Michigan University. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. He has two grown daughters and lives in Philadelphia with his wife Beverly.
Daniel T. Smith, born 1959, joined the company in 1996 when Quality Dairy Products, Inc. merged
with MIMCO. He was Founder and President of Quality Dairy Products, Inc. for six years.
Prior to that he was Assistant Operations Manager for Abbott's / Pennbrook Dairies for seven
years. He has an associate degree from the Food Marketing Academy at St. Joseph University.
Robert E. Venafra, born 1955, joined the company in 1983 as Controller. He was promoted to
corporate Treasurer in 1986. For two previous years he was employed by Peat Marwick Main & Co.. He is
responsible for all accounting and financial reporting and treasury matters. He received a BS
in accounting from Drexel University in 1978, and his CPA in 1981. Bob is an adjunct faculty member for the Bucks
County Community College Business Department.
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