BRIAN G. ROTHWELL - Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Governance, Audit, Compensation, Crisis Management,  Employee Relations, and Strategic Planning Committees

Brian G. Rothwell, Chief Executive Officer of Bay State Milling Company, became actively involved in the Company in 1975.  Mr. Rothwell has held a variety of positions in sales and administration before he became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1985.  In 1987, he was named President and elected to the Board of Directors.  In November of 2007, he was granted the title of Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Rothwell is the fourth member of his family to lead the firm.  He graduated from Boston College in 1973 and earned his MBA from Columbia University in 1981.  Mr. Rothwell serves on the Board of Trustees of the Grain Foods Foundation.

PETER F. LEVANGIE - President and Chief Operating Officer
Administrator of the Corporate Technology and Strategic Planning Committees; and Management Member of the Crisis Management Committee

As President and Chief Operating Officer, Peter F. Levangie is responsible for all functional areas of the Company and its daily operating activities.  Mr. Levangie joined Bay State Milling in 2004 as the Vice President of Strategic Planning.  Since that time, he held the titles of Executive Vice President of Revenue & Strategic Planning and then Chief Operating Officer.  In January of 2009, the Board elected Mr. Levangie President and Chief Operating Officer.  Before coming to the Company, he was Chief Operating Office of EFS Network, the supply chain solutions network for the foodservice industry, which he helped found in 2000.  He began his career with Cargill, Inc. and held various merchandising and general management positions.  Mr. Levangie graduated from Dartmouth College in 1991 and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997.

WILLIAM G. QUIGLEY - Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
Administrator of the Benefits Committee; and Management Member of the Audit, Crisis Management, and Employee Relations Committees

As Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, William G. Quigley is responsible for the Treasury, Accounting, and Human Resources Departments at Bay State Milling.  Mr. Quigley joined the Company in 1989 as the Chief Financial Officer.  He started his career in 1973 at Touche Ross & Company, the predecessor firm to Deloitte & Touche.  From 1985 until 1989, he served as the Director of Finance and Operations at a major Boston law firm.  Mr. Quigley is a member of the Board of the Economic Education Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Accounting Department at Suffolk University School of Management and serves on advisory committees of Financial Executives International.  He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1973 and his CPA in 1974.

JAMES D. WILMES - Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Services
Administrator of the Employee Relations Committee; and Management Member of the Audit and Crisis Management Committees

As Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Services, James D. Wilmes oversees the Grain Origination, Commodity Risk Management, Logistics, Quality Assurance, and Co-product Marketing Departments. Mr. Wilmes has thirty-five years of industry experience, of which twenty-eight years have been with Bay State Milling. Before being named to his current position, he served as Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Wilmes is a member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and is active in committees of the North American Millers Association and the National Grain and Feed Association. Mr. Wilmes graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He did graduate work in Agricultural Economics at Montana State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2005.

DOUGLAS J. DEWITT - Vice President of Customer and Business Development

As Vice President of Customer and Business Development, Douglas J. DeWitt is responsible for all aspects related to the Company’s strategic account planning as well as identification and development of new products and services. Additionally, Mr. DeWitt is the General Manager of Bay State Milling’s value-added dry blending and mix business. Mr. DeWitt joined Bay State Milling in 2007 after a twenty-six year career with Cargill, Inc. where he held a variety of positions including grain merchandising, trading, sales, and management responsibilities. Mr. DeWitt graduated from Morehead State University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and completed the University of Michigan’s Executive Development program in 1996. He is also a Culinary Institute of America Certified Sales Professional.

DANIEL E. PORTLEY - Vice President of Milling Sales

As Vice President of Milling Sales, Daniel E. Portley has direct responsibility for Bay State Milling’s Sales and Marketing team. He joined the Company in 1992 as the Director of Sales at the Clifton, New Jersey facility. Before coming to Bay State Milling, Mr. Portley started his career in the food industry at the Peavey Company in 1970, where he held a variety of sales and sales management positions within their grain-based food product lines. After Peavey sold to Con Agra in 1983, Mr. Portley worked for Cacao Barry Chocolate Co. where he established the distribution of a gourmet line of French Chocolate Covertures.

KEVIN M. KAVANAUGH - Vice President of Manufacturing
Administrator of the Crisis Management Committee

As Vice President of Manufacturing, Kevin M. Kavanaugh is responsible for managing milling and blending operations. Prior to joining Bay State Milling, Mr. Kavanaugh spent over twenty years at Ocean Spray Cranberries where he held a number of management positions including General Manager-Grapefruit Business Team and Vice President of Operations. He was also a Plant Manager at facilities in Florida and New Jersey.  Mr. Kavanaugh started his career at Price Waterhouse, the predecessor of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he earned his CPA. He is a 1975 graduate of Northeastern University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree.

MICHAEL H. PATE - Vice President Corporate Quality Assurance
Management Member of the Crisis Management Committee

As Vice President Corporate Quality Assurance, Michael H. Pate is responsible for all quality-related activities of Bay State Milling Company.  Mr. Pate oversees all quality assurance programs, food safety and security programs, grain quality and standards, product specifications, nutritional labeling, wheat varietal development research, customer quality assurance support, kosher compliance, and regulatory compliance for the Company.  Mr. Pate serves on several national industry-related committees and is Past Chairman of the North American Millers Technical Committee.  Mr. Pate joined Bay State Milling Company in 2004 as Director of Quality Assurance.  Before that, Mr. Pate spent twenty-eight years in the milling and baking industry holding a variety of quality assurance and product development roles with Campbell-Taggart, Inc., DCA Foods and Midstate Mills, Inc.  Mr. Pate earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in 1976.

MICHAEL G. LONG - Vice President-Milling Technology and Engineering

Michael G. Long is responsible for process engineering and operations innovation for the Company, advising and assisting the Manufacturing Team in developing and implementing new technology and process enhancements. He joined Bay State Milling Company in 1995 as Director of Milling Technology and Engineering. He has over thirty years of flour milling experience, beginning his career at the Pillsbury Company in 1978 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Milling Science Operations from Kansas State University. He is a member of the International Association of Operative Millers and serves on its Technical Committee.

LEO M. O’BRIEN, CPA - Corporate Controller

Leo O’Brien has been with Bay State Milling Company for over twenty years. Prior to Bay State, he spent seven years in the public accounting sector. He received a Certificate of Achievement from the Mass Society of Certified Public Accountants for passing the entire CPA exam upon first taking it in 1981. His professional memberships include the American Institute of CPA’s and the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s. Mr. O’Brien received his Bachelors of Science in Humanities from Boston State College in 1976. In 1981, he received his MBA from Babson College, with High Distinction, and was an elected member of Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. He completed his Master of Science in Taxation in 1991 from Bentley College. Mr. O’Brien is currently enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute - M.S. in Operations Design and Leadership. He is a volunteer mentor for SMILES Mentoring, Inc., a New Bedford, Massachusetts-based youth mentoring program.

VALERIE HAWKES - Director of Human Resources

Valerie Hawkes joined Bay State Milling Company in 2008 as Director of Human Resources. Prior to working for the Company, Ms. Hawkes held human resource leadership positions in a variety of industries including consulting, software, engineering, and manufacturing.  Her experience spans the full spectrum of human resource functional areas with a focus on employee relations, benefit plan/design, training, and development.  She attended Southern Connecticut State University, concentrating in Corporate Communications and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and the Northeast Human Resources Association.