Charles Baker, Chairman of the Board, Founder
E-Mail: charles@bakerindustries.org
Louise Baker, Vice President, Founder
E-Mail: louise@bakerindustries.org
The Bakers have devoted 29 years of their life to the creation
and building of Baker Industries, and they have done so for essentially no compensation. Mr. Baker is a graduate
of the USMA at West Point and ran a small family business for approximately 30 years before founding Baker Industries
with his wife Louise. |
| John H. "Turk" Thacher, Jr.,
President
E-Mail: turk@bakerindustries.org
Turk Thacher is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton Graduate Division. He has had extensive small business and nonprofit experience, as well as experience
in corporate governance and development work. Turk joined Baker in 2002.. |
Lee Kennedy, Director of Sales & Marketing
E-Mail: lee@bakerindustries.org
Lee has been with Baker since 1995. She has had extensive experience in a variety of different businesses,
in the fields of Marketing, Sales, Operations, Merchandising and Training. Her experience encompasses work for
the service, commodities, direct mail and manufacturing industries. |
Linda Kennedy, Director of Finance
E-Mail: linda@bakerindustries.org
Linda has been in her current position since joining Baker in 1996. Prior to employment at Baker, she held positions as Controller, General Manager, and Head of Purchasing for a variety of organizations. Additionally, she volunteers accounting services for the Susanna DeLaurentis Charitable Foundation, and supports various community and church efforts. |
Gregory J. Lis, Operation Manager
E-Mail: greg@bakerindustries.org
Greg joined baker in 2008. He has had extensive experience in all levels of manufacturing, production and production management. Greg has a BS degree from Belknap College and a MBA from St. Joseph’s University. |
Kim Starkweather, Marketing Coordinator
E-Mail: kim@bakerindustries.org
Kim has been a blessing to Baker in the roll of customer service since 2001. Behind this experience she was the hands-on customer service manager at a specialty food manufacturer. She has vast experience with packaging, shipping, trucking and making deliveries on time. Kim¹s role at Baker not only includes customer service, but also continuous employee care and guidance. |
Shalonda Renee Profit, Director of Alumni Relations
E-mail: shalonda@bakerindustries.org
A graduate of Claflin University (B.A., Mass Communications) and Temple University (MA, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media), Shalonda joined Baker Industries in 2007, after having worked as Director of Program Activities at Coleman Hall (Philadelphia, PA), a 500-bed residential facility that provides community corrections services to residents referred by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole and Bucks County. |
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| An important and unusual feature of Baker is the fact that alumni of the program make up 70% of our current staff.
Such key jobs as General Manager, Production Manager in Philadelphia and Production Assistant and Shipper in Malvern—these are among 15 staff positions filled by program alumni.
Unlike many nonprofits, which are staffed by social workers, Baker's Management Team is comprised of small business people with a strong dedication and commitment to our mission. |
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