NEPC holds 28th annual golf tournament
The New England Produce Council held its 28th annual golf tournament Tuesday, July 23, at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston, MA. About 132 golfers participated at the event, according to NEPC Executive Director Laura Sullivan.
As in previous years, money raised from the golf tournament will benefit the NEPC Scholarship Fund.
The council’s next event will be its annual Produce, Floral & Food Service Expo, scheduled to take place Aug. 19-20 at the Encore Boston Harbor.
Alicia Mello of Decas, Jenna Vaccaro of Sugar Foods/Fresh Gourmet with Emily Naples and Jacquelyn Keenan of JOH.
Patrick Kelley of Stop & Shop, Raquel Mello of Hapco Farms, Corrine Barry of Little Leaf and Beth McGuire of JOH.
Martin and Gabriel Cousineau of Jardins Cousineau with Joel Kaplan and Lauren Keenan of Hapco Farms.
Terence Kelley and Max Pozzessere of Little Leaf Farms, Mike Kominsky of JOH and Jon Storm of C&S Wholesale Grocers.
David Dearborn and George Semanie of C&S Wholesale Grocers and Jon Day of Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Tom Huculiak of JOH and Steven Lemlin of Bunny Farms with Valerie Terrault and Michael Richard of GenV.
Tom Murray of NEPC, Bill Nolan of JOH and Ed Swartz and Dan Breen of Nasoya.
Brandon Parker of Shuman Farms, Brian Maguire of JOH, Joe Marinelli of Stop & Shop and Kevin Scrivinach of The Little Potato Co.
Marc Letourneau, Gary Soltes, Paul Chekal and Michael O'Connor of R2 Fresh Solutions.
Brian Gadwah, Ronald Roberts, Paula White and Mark Orsi of Wonderful.
Evan Dobratz, Bill Betrand and Matt Dinitto of Bright Farms with Barry Paul of Shaw’s.
Joe Chaves, Thomas Thomas, Noah Haded and Brennan Pluijmakers of Key Floral.
Michael Harwood of New York Apple Sales with Andrew Games and Bob Meek of The Masser Family of Cos.
Bob McGowan of Affinity, Amanda Knauff of Taylor, Jack Keane of Stop & Shop and Joe Kaszuba of House Foods.
Chris Downs of Taylor Farms MD with Bob DeCosta and Rick Dacey.
Adam Jeannette, Kyle Richardson and Craig Richardson of State Garden/Olivia’s Organics.
Michael Nigro, Mark DeMichaelis Jr. and Mark Pins of State Garden/Olivia’s Organics.
Craig Wiley, Richie D’Antuono, Sam D’Antuono and Mike Muccio of S. Strock & Co. Inc.
Pat Rennie, Zach Hooper, Tom Rennie and Brian Scolaro of S. Strock & Co. Inc.
Eric Frechette of Taste of the North, Pat Ryan and Jeff Hathaway of Roche Bros., and Dan Schwendeman of Taste of the North.
Mike Accetturo of Rainier Fruit, Scott Maher of Roche Bros., Scott Simmons of Bluewater Farms and Brendan Moquin.
Doug Stewart (retired), Joe Sferrazza of Verdurafresca, Mike Gianatti of Mama Mia and Mark Leone of Giorgio.
Matt DeNucci and Sue Elton of Hampton Farms, Kendra Noll of organicgirl and Steve Noll of DBK Sales.
First-place team: Bob McPhail and Brian Plizga of Foodies, Brian Gibbons of Highland Park and Bo Lynch of Shapiro with Tom Murray of the NEPC.
Brian Maguire of JOH and NEPC Golf Committee chairperson and Tom Murray, NEPC president. Maguire acknowledged Murray’s produce career and his dedication to NEPC as he begins his retirement.
One of the NEPC golf sponsor displays.
One of the NEPC golf sponsor displays.
One of the NEPC golf sponsor displays.
One of the NEPC golf sponsor displays.
Gordon Hochberg
About Gordon M. Hochberg | 
Gordon M. Hochberg was born in New York City, and grew up in Westchester County, NY. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Lafayette College in 1973.
He started his career at The Produce News in the late 1970s, and has been with the publication ever since.
He served on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Agricultural Society from 2012 to 2018. He currently serves on the Southeast Produce Council’s Board of Governors.
He enjoys music, theater and reading (American and ancient history are his favorites). And he’s been a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees since attending his first game in the late 1950s. He and his wife, Kathi, have been married since 1974.
