Board of Directors
Guided by the best and brightest of the produce and floral industry
Officers
John Anderson
CHAIR
Chairman, CEO & Managing Partner
The Oppenheimer Group
Tammy DeBoer
CHAIR-ELECT
President
Harris Teeter
Laura Himes
PAST CHAIR
VP of Sourcing - Fresh
Walmart
Clinton A. Lewis Jr.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
CEO
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
Alex DiNovo
FOUNDATION FOR FRESH PRODUCE CHAIR
President
DNO Produce
Judy Clark
AT LARGE
CEO
Fresh Texas
Patrick Vizzone
AT LARGE
Executive Director: DiMuto
Co-Founder/CFO: Vertical Ocean
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
Executive Vice President
S. Katzman Produce
Judy Clark
FRESH-CUT PROCESSOR
Chief Executive Officer
Fresh Texas
Erik Brown
RETAIL COUNCIL CHAIR
Executive Leader-Procurement, Produce
Whole Foods
Industry Expert Council Chairs
Steve Alaerts
SUPPLY CHAIN
Director
Foodcareplus Logistics NV (REmant Group)
Aribel Aguirre Beck
FINANCE & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CFO/CAO
Naturipe Farms, LLC
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
Abby Prior
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Chief Commercial Officer
BrightFarms
Global Relations
Richard Byllardt
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND
Chairman
Citrus Australia
Alex Gordon Lee
BRAZIL
Director
Speciale Organicos Ltda.
Cristian Ureta
CHILE
CEO
Exser
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
Ruth McLennan
International Consultant
Echo Infinite
Lam Lin
Group Strategy Lead
Joy Wing Mau
Hein Deprez
Co-CEO
Greenyard
Elliott Grant
CEO
Mineral, an Alphabet Company
Anna Lopez
VP, Produce
H-E-B Grocery
Rodolfo Spielmann
President and CEO
NatureSweet
Paulina Criticos
CEO
EMEA, Westfalia Fruit (Pty) Ltd
Inci Dannenberg
President of Global Vegetable Seeds
Bayer CropScience
Candice Herndon
Elyse Lipman
CEO
Lipman Family Farms
Nelson Montoya
President, Fresh Fruit
Dole Food Company
Mark Powers
President
Northwest Horticultural Council
Brie Smith
VP of Product Leadership
Driscoll's
Martha Hilton
VP of Produce and Floral Merchandising
Wegman's