MeeCee Baker
Versant Strategies LLC
mbaker@versantstrategies.net
717-860-8463
300 N Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Sector, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality
Links: Website
MeeCee Baker's name is synonymous with agricultural and rural issues in Pennsylvania. MeeCee's commitment, experience and knowledge coupled with her networking skills, make her a uniquely efficient and effective advocate.
Dr. Baker was named an Alumni Fellow at the Penn State University and delivered the commencement address at the College of Agricultural Sciences spring graduation. She also received the prestigious Medal of Honor Award from the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture (PSPA), the oldest (1785) continuously operating agricultural society in the country. PSPA was involved in establishing the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. In addition, Baker was honored with the esteemed Jefferson Award by the Penn Ag Democrats.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) CNH Industrial America LLC
3) Coral Reef Partners
4) CRLPA, LLC.
5) Dark Moon Entertainment
6) Earthcare Solutions, LLC
7) EEG, Inc.
8) Horizon Farm Credit
9) Montage Mountain Resorts, LP
10) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
11) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
12) Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
13) Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
14) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
15) Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists
16) Philadelphia School District
17) Reinford Farms
18) Star Rock Farms
19) Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC
20) Swiftly Systems, Inc.
21) Table Trust Brands
22) The Wenger Group
23) United Lutheran Seminary
24) US Biologic, Inc.
25) USA Gypsum
26) Value Drug Company
27) Werner Acres, LLC
28) Wine & Spirits Brokers of PA
29) Wine Institute
15-20 years
Baker was appointed during the Rendell administration to work in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture . While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department.
Dr. Baker owns Versant Strategies, a premier governmental affairs firm focused on agricultural, education, environmental, and rural issues. Versant has represented dozens of clients in the Harrisburg and DC marketplace ranging from small farms and businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Previously, Baker served in the executive office of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department using the knowledge, skills, and traits she perfected during her 20 years behind a teacher’s desk at secondary and post-secondary institutions. Baker served as a faculty member at Penn State, an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, and was the first woman elected as president of the National Association of Agricultural Educators. She is known across the nation as a published author and columnist with frequent engagements as a motivational keynote speaker and workshop presenter.MeeCee, husband Jim Garofalo, a retired PA State Police Major who now works with USDA Investigation and Enforcement, and daughter Libby, a former state FFA president (Future Farmers' of America) and current Penn State student, live on the Baker homestead farm in Juniata County.
Last Updated: April 26, 2025
