Jason Brown speaks at SEPC’s Good Seeds MENtor session
Jason Brown, a man of faith, a former professional athlete and a community advocate, spoke to more than 300 men at the Good Seeds MENtor session on Friday afternoon, March 7. The session was part of the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure 2025, held March 6-8 in Orlando, FL. The mission of the Good Seeds MENtor Program is to plant seeds that will encourage industry leaders with faith-based principles in the workplace, at home and in their communities.
David Sherrod of SEPC and featured speaker Jason Brown.
Andrew Scott of Nickey Gregory and Mitch Mitchell of International Paper.
John Frey of Frey Farms with Matt Solana and Ray Anderson of Jackson Farming Co.
Rick Stein of FMI – Food Industry Association and Kent Kutawa of Smart & Final with Luke Shuman and John Shuman of Shuman Farms.
Taylor Berg and Daniel Munson of FWF.
Gary Baker and Rick Reed of MDI.
Mike Garcia of Season’s Finest Produce and Rick Estess of RPE.
Nick Brekken of RPE and Eric Ayers of OSSID.
Brian Cook of Westlake Produce Co. with Matt Reel, Kyle Reeves and Allan Dodge of Pro Citrus Network/Foremost Fresh Direct.
Eddie Frye of Grocery Outlet with Jeff Jernigan and Donnie Rountree of Reynolds Foodliner.
Garrett (G2) Josephson of Farm-Wey Produce and Bill Nevins of Freshpoint.
Bryon Vanloh of Markon and Blake Lee of DLJ Produce.
David Moen of California Vegetable Specialties and Gary Bergstrom of SEPC.
Jeff Anselmo of Bridge the Gap Ministries and Gary Nagy of L&M.
Ernesto Sanabria of Red Sun Farms and Maclaren Oglesby of Sbrocco International.
Muhammad Ali and Jordan Williams of North Carolina A&T with Clark Roper of Chik Fil A Supply.
Craig Levitt
About Craig Levitt | 
When his dreams of becoming a professional hockey player came crashing down due to lack of talent, Craig Levitt turned to journalism. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1992 and has covered various areas of the retail food trade since 1996. Craig joined The Produce News in 2017 and is now managing editor. In his spare time, Craig still plays men’s league hockey (poorly) and enjoys walking the aisles of his favorite supermarket with his wife and two daughters.
