Schuler to lead 2008-09 PMA foundation board of directors
Schuler to lead 2008-09 PMA foundation board of directors
The board of directors of the Newark, DE-based Produce Marketing Association's Foundation for Industry Talent took office at the close of PMA's 2008 Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition in Orlando, FL, in October. Chairman of the Board Bill Schuler, president and chief executive officer of Castellini Co. in Newport, KY, is joined on the 2008-09 board by three other officers and 17 directors to lead next year's foundation activities.
"We have a dynamic team of leaders in place to ensure the produce industry has strong talent and continued leadership long into the future," PMA FIT Executive Director Cindy Seel said in a press release. "Bill Schuler's passion and commitment to the foundation has been a driving force in our success. He has worked tirelessly with Immediate Past Chairman Steve Barnard and will continue to help the foundation grow in the year ahead."
"I'm honored to serve as chairman of this board and am thankful to those who have helped the foundation raise nearly $3.5 million toward our $5 million goal," Mr. Schuler said in the release. "I believe young professionals are an integral part of our industry's future, and we need to invest in their development to ensure continued prosperity for our industry and an ROI for the entire supply chain. We have seen many successes in attracting new talent, but we still have many opportunities and much more work to do."
The officers on the foundation's board are:
" Vice Chairman Bud Floyd, vice president of C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. in Eden Prairie, MN.
" Secretary-Treasurer Peter Goulet, president of Pinnacle Sales & Marketing Inc. in Saco, ME.
" Immediate Past Chairman Stephen Barnard, president of Mission Produce Inc. in Oxnard, CA.
Other PMA FIT board members are:
" John Anderson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Oppenheimer Group in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
" Dave Corsi, vice president of produce and floral operations for Wegmans Food Markets in Rochester, NY, and PMA 2008-09 board chairman.
" Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission in Irvine, CA.
" Duane Eaton, senior vice president of association services for the PMA.
" Robert Gray, chief executive officer of Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. in Salinas, CA.
" Gene Harris, senior purchasing manager of Denny's Corp. in Spartanburg, SC.
" Lorri Koster, president of Mann Packing Co. Inc. in Salinas, CA.
" Jim Leimkuhler, president of Progressive Produce Corp. in Los Angeles.
" Edward W. McLaughlin, educator at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
" Lisa McNeece, vice president of foodservice and industrial sales for Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield, CA.
" Jay Pack, chief executive officer of The Pack Group in Dallas.
" Frank Padilla, assistant vice president and general merchandising manager of fresh foods for Costco Wholesale in Issaquah, WA.
" Bryan Silbermann, president of PMA.
" Jim Smits, group vice president of merchandising and marketing for Supervalu Inc. in Eden Prairie, MN.
" Dick Spezzano, president of Spezzano Consulting Service Inc. in Monrovia, CA.
" Geoff White, vice president of produce for Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA.
" Timothy York, president of Markon Cooperative in Salinas.
Retiring from the PMA board were Roberta Cook of the University of California-Davis; Janet Erickson of Del Taco LLC in Lake Forest, CA; Don Harris of Naturipe Farms LLC in Salinas; and Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms Inc. in Salinas.
The Produce Marketing Association founded the PMA Foundation for Industry Talent in 2006. It is a non-profit corporation providing produce companies with unique programs to attract, develop and retain the produce industry's most valuable resource: people. PMA FIT is dedicated to ensuring a quality workforce and continued leadership for the produce industry.
"We have a dynamic team of leaders in place to ensure the produce industry has strong talent and continued leadership long into the future," PMA FIT Executive Director Cindy Seel said in a press release. "Bill Schuler's passion and commitment to the foundation has been a driving force in our success. He has worked tirelessly with Immediate Past Chairman Steve Barnard and will continue to help the foundation grow in the year ahead."
"I'm honored to serve as chairman of this board and am thankful to those who have helped the foundation raise nearly $3.5 million toward our $5 million goal," Mr. Schuler said in the release. "I believe young professionals are an integral part of our industry's future, and we need to invest in their development to ensure continued prosperity for our industry and an ROI for the entire supply chain. We have seen many successes in attracting new talent, but we still have many opportunities and much more work to do."
The officers on the foundation's board are:
" Vice Chairman Bud Floyd, vice president of C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. in Eden Prairie, MN.
" Secretary-Treasurer Peter Goulet, president of Pinnacle Sales & Marketing Inc. in Saco, ME.
" Immediate Past Chairman Stephen Barnard, president of Mission Produce Inc. in Oxnard, CA.
Other PMA FIT board members are:
" John Anderson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Oppenheimer Group in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
" Dave Corsi, vice president of produce and floral operations for Wegmans Food Markets in Rochester, NY, and PMA 2008-09 board chairman.
" Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission in Irvine, CA.
" Duane Eaton, senior vice president of association services for the PMA.
" Robert Gray, chief executive officer of Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. in Salinas, CA.
" Gene Harris, senior purchasing manager of Denny's Corp. in Spartanburg, SC.
" Lorri Koster, president of Mann Packing Co. Inc. in Salinas, CA.
" Jim Leimkuhler, president of Progressive Produce Corp. in Los Angeles.
" Edward W. McLaughlin, educator at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
" Lisa McNeece, vice president of foodservice and industrial sales for Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield, CA.
" Jay Pack, chief executive officer of The Pack Group in Dallas.
" Frank Padilla, assistant vice president and general merchandising manager of fresh foods for Costco Wholesale in Issaquah, WA.
" Bryan Silbermann, president of PMA.
" Jim Smits, group vice president of merchandising and marketing for Supervalu Inc. in Eden Prairie, MN.
" Dick Spezzano, president of Spezzano Consulting Service Inc. in Monrovia, CA.
" Geoff White, vice president of produce for Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, CA.
" Timothy York, president of Markon Cooperative in Salinas.
Retiring from the PMA board were Roberta Cook of the University of California-Davis; Janet Erickson of Del Taco LLC in Lake Forest, CA; Don Harris of Naturipe Farms LLC in Salinas; and Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms Inc. in Salinas.
The Produce Marketing Association founded the PMA Foundation for Industry Talent in 2006. It is a non-profit corporation providing produce companies with unique programs to attract, develop and retain the produce industry's most valuable resource: people. PMA FIT is dedicated to ensuring a quality workforce and continued leadership for the produce industry.
