MARATHON LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLY - Key Persons

Dale Baker - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
After 43 years the boss admits he doesn't have many responsibilities other than to keep his daughter Tricia on task. He and his wife Pat founded Marathon Lumber in 1977 and although he enjoys hunting, reading and traveling, Dale can be found around the lumberyard on most days. "We've accomplished way more than I could've ever imagined," Dale says. "But my pride is measured through our employees who are like family."

Long Lost

Job Titles:
  • Employee

Nelson Delgado

Job Titles:
  • Employee at Marathon Lumber
  • Sales, Delivery, Truck Driver
As the longest tenured employee at Marathon Lumber, Nelson performs a number of tasks including sales, receiving and customer service. He is also the trusted bi- lingual delivery manager who brings the lumberyard to the job site. Nelson has two children and his most recent DYI project was the construction of a yard shed.

Patricia "Pat" Baker - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Vice President and Chief Agitator
Since founding the company with her husband in 1977 Pat has overseen the books, purchasing and budgeting, but her most valuable function may have been to serve as a rational sounding board for her company decisions. Her hobbies include traveling, hiking and photographing flowers and butterflies. Pat's most recent home project was the installation of a butterfly garden. Shortly after Tricia completing her formal cosmetology education, she picked up a temporary shift at Marathon Lumber. After 27 years on the job, she's been fired on at least a dozen occasion for various acts of insubordination. Managing the sales, purchasing and inventory of the yard, she appears poised to move past the probationary stage and into a tenured position within the company.

Raul Llanes

Job Titles:
  • Maintenance, Distribution
A clean, well organized lumber yard is Raul's passion - some would say obsession, and his attention to detail is apparent in the quality of lumber received and delivered through Marathon Lumber. Raul has nearly a decade of experience and enjoys working with his wife Zaida and utilizing his bi-lingual skillset to assist customers.