Board of Directors

Current members of Board of Directors.

Position

Name

Organization

City

State

Chairman

Steffanie Smith

River Point Farms, LLC

Hermiston

OR

Immediate Past Chairman

James P. Lemke

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Eden Prairie

MN

Chairman-Elect

Reggie Griffin

The Kroger Company

Cincinnati

OH

Secretary/Treasurer

Michael J. Cavallero

Dole Food Company

Westlake Village

CA

Executive Committee

Mike Celani

Ready Pac Foods, Inc.

Irwindale

CA

Executive Committee
Chairman, Wholesaler-Distributor Board

Brendan Comito

Capital City Fruit Company, Inc.

Norwalk

IA

Executive Committee

Brian W. Kocher

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

Cincinnati

OH

Executive Committee
Chairman, Fresh-Cut Processor Board

Ron Midyett

Apio, Inc.

Guadalupe

CA

Executive Committee
Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board

Mitch Smith

McDonald's Corporation

Nampa

ID

Executive Committee
Chairman, Grower-Shipper Board

Frederick M. Williamson

Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce

San Diego

CA

President & Chief Executive Officer

Tom Stenzel

United Fresh Produce Association

Washington

DC

Member
Chairman, Global Advisory Council

David J. Barney

Bakkavor

Spalding

United Kingdom

Member
Chairman, Government Relations Council

Barry Bedwell

California Grape & Tree Fruit League

Fresno

CA

Member
Vice-Chairman, Fresh-Cut Processor Board

Jan Berk

San Miguel Produce, Inc.

Oxnard

CA

Member

Paddy Callaghan

Nature's Best Limited

Drogheda

Ireland

Member
Vice-Chairman, Wholesaler-Distributor Board

Ronald F. Carkoski

Four Seasons Produce, Inc.

Ephrata

PA

Member

John L. Chrosniak

Dupont Crop Protection

Wilmington

DE

Member
Chairman, Supply Chain Logistics & Technology Council

David Dever

Pandol Brothers, Inc.

Delano

CA

Member

Tony DiMare

DiMare Company

Ruskin

FL

Member

Emily Fragoso

Coast Produce Company

Los Angeles

CA

Member

Charles Hall

Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

LaGrange

GA

Member

Roger Harkrider

H-E-B

San Antonio

TX

Member

Brent Harrison

Al Harrison Co. Distributors

Nogales

AZ

Member

Ana J. Hooper

Darden

Orlando

FL

Member

Lorri A. Koster

Mann Packing Company

Salinas

CA

Member

David W. Krause

Paramount Citrus

Delano

CA

Member

Dan'l Mackey Almy

DMA Solutions, Inc.

Irving

TX

Member

Michael Martin

Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.

Mission

TX

Member

Phillip R. Muir

Muir Copper Canyon Farms

Salt Lake City

UT

Member

Mark Murai

California Strawberry Commission

Watsonville

CA

Member

Roger Pepperl

Stemilt Growers, Inc.

Wenatchee

WA

Member

Bruce T. Peterson

Peterson Insights, Inc.

Bentonville

AR

Member
Chairman, Food Safety & Technology Council

Walter Ram

The Giumarra Companies

Los Angeles

CA

Member
Chairman, Nutrition & Health Council

Ashley W. Rawl

Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc.

Pelion

SC

Member

Doug Riley

Hy-Vee, Inc.

West Des Moines

IA

Member
Vice-Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board

Randy J. Scott

Food Lion, LLC

Salisbury

NC

Member

John Smith

Bayer CropScience

Cary

NC

Member
Vice-Chairman, Grower-Shipper Board

Will Steele

Frontera Produce

Edinburg

TX

Member

Ivan Tarriba

Farmer's Best International, LLC

Culiacan

Mexico

Member

Rick Urschel

Urschel Laboratories

Valparaiso

IN

Member

Geoff White

Safeway, Inc.

Pleasanton

CA

Member

Greg Wohlleb

Bunzl, Inc.

Louisville

KY

Member

Jackson Woodward

Horton Fruit Company

Louisville

KY



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