Elliot B. Balaber graduated from Queens College, C.U.N.Y, in 1976 with a B.S. in Psychology, Cum Laude. His special emphasis was in consumer behavior, industrial psychology, statistics and economics. Immediately after graduation, Elliot started as a warehouse worker and sales trainee in New York for Halco, one of the worlds largest foodservice tabletop, smallwares and supply manufacturers. For the next eight years he traveled to and was sales manager for most of the territories from Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick Province) down through Virginia. In 1984 Elliot was promoted to Halco's National Vice President and relocated to Chicago, Il. He ran the office, warehouse and sales staff that was responsible for all states from Ohio through North + South Dakota and the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan + Manitoba. Elliot was also responsible for domestic + import purchasing, trade shows, overseeing all receivables, payables, as well as purchasing all operational materials. He also instructed and motivated his sales staff regarding sales technique, collection and pricing as well as developing promotional materials and price lists. 

Neiman "Buzz" Cohn has worked in the foodservice industry since 1967. He was employed for ten years with the Edward Don Company as a Regional Sales Manager in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. Neiman has also worked for two large food and smallwares distributors, Worcester Quality Food and Sky Brothers. His last position was with United Plastics Products, a plastic extruder manufacturer, as East Coast and Canadian Sales Manager. Neiman has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh and an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. His association with EBBCO began in October 1989.

Michael Smith grew up in Fayette, N.C. and graduated from Western Carolina University with a B.S. in business. He has also been in the foodservice industry for over 20 years as a salesman and a sales manager for Crown Supply and Abco Corporation in Northern Virginia. In fact, he ran a satellite division for Abco in North Carolina for 5 years. He is completely conversant with the industry and with tabletop, smallwares, and supplies. We like to refer to him as a "Good ole' Boy" who is still aggressive and knows how and when to ask for the order! Michael his wife, Patricia, and their two children, Brittany and Colin, moved back to the Carolinas outside of Raleigh in July, 2003. We are lucky to have him join us!