Monterey Mushrooms names marketing coordinator
Monterey Mushrooms names marketing coordinator
Lindsey Roberts will be joining Monterey Mushrooms Inc. as marketing coordinator, effective Aug. 3. She will report to Mike O’Brien, vice president of sales and marketing.
At Monterey Mushrooms Roberts will oversee print and website layout and design, content writing and editing, social media marketing and ad concept development to further developing the Monterey brand.
Roberts comes to Monterey Mushrooms from Lakeside Organic gardens LLC, where she was responsible for marketing communications.
She previously worked for Monterey Mushrooms in quality assurance and food safety and as a grower in between 2010 and 2013.
“Lindsey’s marketing skills, consumer insight, coupled with her extensive mushroom knowledge gives her a unique perspective, she will be an outstanding addition to our sales and marketing team,” O’Brien said in a press release.
“Mushrooms are a niche market and a commodity that can complement literally any meal," Roberts said in the release. "Be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack, mushrooms can make anything more delicious. This makes the marketing possibilities endless and exciting.
“I was introduced to the mushroom industry fresh out of college and it’s held a strong place in my heart since," she said. "I’m honored to have the opportunity to rejoin the mushroom family at Monterey Mushrooms.”
Roberts received her bachelor’s degree in agricultural science and agricultural communications from California Polytechnic State University.
Roberts also volunteers for the Agriculture History Project–Museum, Santa Cruz County Heritage Foundation, Healthy Restaurants Taskforce and Food Day Santa Cruz.