Government Relations Council

Position

Name

Organization

City

State

Chairman

Mark Klompien

United Potato Growers of America

Salt Lake City

UT

Member

Patrick Atagi

NorthStar Policy Navigation, LLC

Alexandria

VA

Member

Jim Bair

U.S. Apple Association

Falls Church

VA

Member

Dana Brennan

Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.

Arvin

CA

Member

Bill Brim

Lewis Taylor Farms

Tifton

GA

Member

Sara Brinkley

Peri & Sons Farms, Inc.

Yerington

NV

Member

Greg Cardamone

L & M Companies

Raleigh

NC

Member

Chalmers R. Carr III

Titan Farms, LLC

Ridge Spring

SC

Member

Tracy Duda Chapman

A. Duda & Sons, Inc.

Oviedo

FL

Member

Brendan Comito

Capital City Fruit Company, Inc.

Norwalk

IA

Member

Jason Craig

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Eden Prairie

MN

Member

Casey Creamer

California Citrus Mutual

Exeter

CA

Member

Kasey Cronquist

North American Blueberry Council

Folsom

CA

Member

Anthony DeAngelis

Christopher Ranch, LLC

Edison

NJ

Member

Eliza Dexter Cohen

Tourtellot & Company

Warwick

RI

Member

David Einstandig

Mastronardi Produce, Ltd.

Livonia

MI

Member

Bret Erickson

Little Bear Produce

Edinburg

TX

Member

Melissa Frank

The Wonderful Company

Los Angeles

CA

Member

Tony Freytag

Crunch Pak

Cashmere

WA

Member

Dante Galeazzi

Texas International Produce Association

Mission

TX

Member

Mark Girardin

North Bay Produce, Inc.

Traverse City

MI

Member

Charles Hall

Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

LaGrange

GA

Member

Matt Harris

Washington State Potato Commission

Moses Lake

WA

Member

Jamey Higham

Farm Fresh Direct, LLC

Monte Vista

CO

Member

Bunnie Ibrahim

Almond Board of California

Modesto

CA

Member

Daniel Jenkins

Pairwise

Research Triangle Park

NC

Member

Michael A. Joyner

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association

Maitland

FL

Member

Lance Jungmeyer

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas

Nogales

AZ

Member

Pat J Kole

Idaho Potato Commission

Eagle

ID

Member

Ian LeMay

California Fresh Fruit Association

Fresno

CA

Member

Dan Malech

Plenty Inc.

South San Francisco

CA

Member

Logan Marcum

Cabbage, Inc.

Vermillion

OH

Member

Maureen Torrey Marshall

Torrey Farms, Inc.

Elba

NY

Member

Bob Morrissey

National Watermelon Association, Inc.

Lakeland

FL

Member

Dale Murden

Texas Citrus Mutual

Mission

TX

Member

Sara Neagu-Reed

California Farm Bureau Federation

Sacramento

CA

Member

Dennis Nuxoll

Western Growers

Washington

DC

Member

Mark Powers

Northwest Horticultural Council

Yakima

WA

Member

Jane Proctor

Canadian Produce Marketing Association

Ottawa

Canada

Member

Kam Quarles

National Potato Council

Washington

DC

Member

Rachel Roberts

American Mushroom Institute

Avondale

PA

Member

Michael Schadler

Florida Tomato Exchange

Maitland

FL

Member

Kaari Stannard

New York Apple Sales, Inc.

Glenmont

NY

Member

Rayne Thompson

Sunkist Growers, Inc.

Valencia

CA

Member

Chris Valadez

Grower-Shipper Association of Central California

Salinas

CA

Member

Wesley Van Camp

Tanimura & Antle

Salinas

CA

Member

Jaime Weisinger

Lipman Family Farms

Immokalee

FL

Member

Charles Wingard

Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc.

Pelion

SC

Staff Coordinator

Robert Guenther

United Fresh Produce Association

Washington

DC

Staff Coordinator

John Hollay

United Fresh Produce Association

Washington

DC

Staff Coordinator

Mollie Van Lieu

United Fresh Produce Association

Washington

DC