Board of Directors
Guided by the best and brightest of the produce and floral industry
Officers
Tammy DeBoer
CHAIR
President
Harris Teeter
Patrick Vizzone
CHAIR-ELECT
Executive Director: DiMuto
Co-Founder/CFO: Vertical Ocean
John Anderson
PAST CHAIR
Chairman, CEO & Managing Partner
The Oppenheimer Group
Dwight Ferguson
FOUNDATION FOR FRESH PRODUCE CHAIR
President & CEO
California Agricultural Leadership Foundation
Adriëlle Dankier
AT LARGE
President & CEO
Nature's Pride
Clinton A. Lewis Jr.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
CEO
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
Market Council Chairs
Mark Campion
GROWER SHIPPER CHAIR
President
Taylor Farms Retail
H.O. “Chip” Walker III
FOODSERVICE
President and CEO
SSi, LLC / PRO*ACT USA
Stefanie Katzman
WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS
CEO
S. Katzman Produce
Yan Branco
RETAIL COUNCIL CHAIR
Head, Produce Sourcing Innovation & CEA Development
Sobeys
Industry Expert Council Chairs
Steve Alaerts
SUPPLY CHAIN
Director
Foodcareplus Logistics NV (REmant Group)
Rachel Depree
SUSTAINABILITY
Executive Director for Sustainability
Zespri International
Bret Erickson
U.S. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Executive Vice President
Little Bear Produce
Karen Nardozza
MARKETING & MERCHANDISING
CEO
Moxxy Marketing
Jennifer Pulcipher
FOOD SAFETY
Director of Food Safety & Compliance
North Bay Produce
Global Relations
Richard Byllardt
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND
Chairman
Citrus Australia
Alex Gordon Lee
BRAZIL
Director
Speciale Organicos Ltda.
Hans Leibbrandt
CHILE
Managing Director
Monfrut
Adelina Metodieva Popova
MEXICO
CEO
Zeolitech Mineral Fertilizers
Jaco Oosthuizen
SOUTH AFRICA
CEO
RSA Group
Directors Representing Floral
John Simko
President & CEO
Sunshine Bouquet Company
Bas Pellenaars
CEO Latin America
Dümmen Orange
At Large Board Members
Mohammad Abbas
COO
Fresh Del Monte Produce
Steve Barnard
Co-Founder and CEO
Mission Produce
Aribel Aguirre Beck
FINANCE & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CFO/CAO
Naturipe Farms, LLC
Dave Chen
CEO & Chairman / Board Member
Equillibrium
Sonya Constable
Vice President, Produce
Sprouts Farmers Market
Paulina Criticos
CEO
EMEA, Westfalia Fruit (Pty) Ltd
Hein Deprez
Co-CEO
Greenyard
Jan Doldersum
Manager, Chain & Retail
Rijk Zwaan
Jim Hancock
Vice President, Produce & Floral
Sam's Club
Elliott Grant
Lam Lin
Group Strategy Lead
Joy Wing Mau
Elyse Lipman
CEO
Lipman Family Farms
Anna Lopez
VP, Produce
H-E-B Grocery
West Mathison
President
Stemilt Growers
Ruth McLennan
Senior Vice President of Commercial
Lowes Food Stores, Inc.
Chang Hwa Oh
CEO
Jinwon Trading
Shubha Rawal
Chief Sourcing Officer
IG International
Jose Rossignoli
President
Robinson Fresh
Shaily Sangvhi
CFO, Americas
Driscoll's
Rodolfo Spielmann
President and CEO
NatureSweet
Maria Wieloch
Head of Category Management and
Business Development: Fruit, Vegetables and Floral
ICA Gruppen