Eddie Baker is the owner and President of Cross Creek Seed, Inc. A graduate of North Carolina State University, Eddie has over 20 years of both tobacco seed production and tobacco leaf production. In 2002, Eddie was recognized as a Bona Fide tobacco breeder. Through his leadership, Eddie leads Cross Creek to meet the ever changing demands of the tobacco industry throughout the world.

Sam Baker is a 2001 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Agronomy. Sam specializes in seed pelleting and handles the total operations of Cross Creek Coating, Inc. Sam's other duty is in managing day to day operations for Cross Creek Seed, Inc.

Jorge and Bertha Mendoza have been with Cross Creek for over 16 years. They are an integral part of the operation as they handle seed production, as well as Jorge handling operations for Cross Creek Coating.

Bill Earley was no stranger to the tobacco industry. Bill had over 50 years of experience in providing the best flue-cured varieties the world has ever known. Although he had many varieties to his name, one stands out among all of the rest, K 326. Bill was the definition of a true "Tobacco Great".

Since the beginning of Cross Creek Seed, Inc. in 2001, we were proud to have Bill, original breeder of K 326 to be our exclusive consultant until his death in early March 2006. During the first 18 years of K 326 seed production by Cross Creek Farms and even more concentrated since Cross Creek Seed was formed, Bill guided Eddie and taught him the intricacies of growing, rouging and selecting only the "original or true" plant type of K 326 to harvest seed from. Over the last 23 years, Eddie was able learn the nuances and thus has given Cross Creek Seed, Inc. the best K 326 in the world.

Upon the death of Bill Earley, Eddie Baker is now recognized as the world’s leading expert of K 326. Cross Creek Seed, Inc. takes great pride in this fact and will continue to provide the world market the only "original and true" K 326 seed.