Board of Directors

Position

Name

Organization

City

State

Chairman

Greg Corrigan

United Vegetable Growers Cooperative

Salinas

CA

Immediate Past Chairman

Cindy A. Jewell

California Giant Berry Farms

Watsonville

CA

Chairman-Elect

Michael Muzyk

Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc.

Bronx

NY

Secretary/Treasurer

Danny Dumas

Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc.

Coral Gables

FL

Executive Committee
Chairman, Wholesaler-Distributor Board

Tom Brugato

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

Portland

OR

Executive Committee
Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board

Jeff Cady

Tops Friendly Markets

Buffalo

NY

Executive Committee

Chris Ciruli

Ciruli Brothers, LLC

Tubac

AZ

Executive Committee
Vice Chairman, Grower-Shipper Board

John D. Jackson

Beachside Produce, LLC

Guadalupe

CA

Executive Committee
Chairman, Produce Marketing & Merchandising Council

Mark Munger

4Earth Farms

Los Angeles

CA

Executive Committee
Chairman, Fresh-Cut Processor Board

Raina Nelson

Renaissance Food Group

Rancho Cordova

CA

President & Chief Executive Officer

Tom Stenzel

United Fresh Produce Association

Washington

DC

Member

Mason Arnold

Cece’s Veggie Co.

Austin

TX

Member

Luca Ascari

ABL SPA

Cavezzo, Modena

Italy

Member

Jim Bair

U.S. Apple Association

Falls Church

VA

Member

Michael Castagnetto

Robinson Fresh

Eden Prairie

MN

Member

Jeff Church

Church Brothers Farms

Salinas

CA

Member

Dave Donat

Produce Pro, Inc.

Woodridge

IL

Member
Chairman, Food Safety & Technology Council

Cheryl Enlow

Renaissance Food Group

Rancho Cordova

CA

Member

John Gates

Lancaster Foods, Inc.

Jessup

MD

Member

Mark Girardin

North Bay Produce, Inc.

Traverse City

MI

Member

CJ Given

Taylor Farms Retail, Inc.

Salinas

CA

Member

Richard Gonzales

Walmart Stores Inc.

Bentonville

AR

Member
Vice Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board

Sarah Grady

McDonald's Corporation

Chicago

IL

Member
Vice Chairman, Grower-Shipper Board

Eric Halverson

Black Gold Farms

Grand Forks

ND

Member

Roger Harkrider

Meijer

Grand Rapids

MI

Member

James R. Hay

CORTEVA Agriscience

Indianapolis

IN

Member
Vice Chairman, Wholesaler-Distributor Board

Jason Hollinger

Four Seasons Family of Companies

Ephrata

PA

Member

Jeff Huckaby

Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.

Arvin

CA

Member

Douglas Kling

Kling Strategic Partners, LLC

Longwood

FL

Member
Chairman, Government Relations Council

Mark Klompien

United Potato Growers of America

Salt Lake City

UT

Member

Zak Laffite

Wonderful Citrus

Delano

CA

Member

Paul Lightfoot

BrightFarms

Irvington

NY

Member
Vice Chairman, Fresh-Cut Processor Board

Sparky Locke

Curation Foods

Santa Maria

CA

Member

Hector Lujan

Reiter Affiliated Companies

Oxnard

CA

Member
Chairman, Finance & Business Management Council

Michael McGee

L & M Companies

Raleigh

NC

Member
Chairman, Supply Chain Logistics Council

Jeff Moore

The Tom Lange Company, Inc.

St. Louis

MO

Member

David Murray

Sundance Berry Farms, LLC

Watsonville

CA

Member

John Newell

Windset Farms

Delta

Canada

Member

Ramon Paz-Vega

Zano SA de CV

Monterrey

Mexico

Member
Chairman, Leadership Alumni Organization

Kristen Reid

MIXTEC Group

La Crescenta

CA

Member

Brent L. Scattini

Seven Seas Fruit

Visalia

CA

Member

Jim Schallman

Danaco Solutions, LLC

Highland Park

IL

Member

Mayda Sotomayor-Kirk

Seald Sweet International/Greenyard USA

Vero Beach

FL

Member

Rob Strube III

Strube Celery & Vegetable Company

Chicago

IL

Member

Alexandra Wainer

Sid Wainer & Son

New Bedford

MA

Foundation Chairman

Phil R. Muir

Muir Copper Canyon Farms

Salt Lake City

UT