NEPC sees record attendance at casino-themed dinner dance
BOSTON—The New England Produce Council held its annual dinner dance gala Saturday, March 25 at the InterContinental Boston hotel. The event had a casino night theme, with games and decor setting the mood. A record number of attendees showed up early and packed the cocktail reception before the evening shifted to the ballroom for dinner and dancing — and a late-night snack station.
Tom and Jody Murray of Roche Bros. and the New England Produce Council.
Kevin and Laura Sullivan of the New England Produce Council.
Mike D'Ottavio of M. D'Ottavio Produce, Tom Mara (retired) and Scott Marino of Bozzuto's Inc., and Kevin Barry (retired) of Big Y.
Lauren Mordasky and Andrew Woodham of RPE Inc.
Germaine and Paul Newstead of Domex Superfresh Growers with Alexandra Strock of S. Strock & Co. Inc.
Scott Marino and Greg Veneziano of Bozzuto's Inc.
Susan and Doug Stewart of Giorgio Fresh Co. with Matt Sedlis, Paige Stewart and Stephanie and Mike Hart of Green Thumb Farms.
Jon Reardon of C&S with Albert Grimaldi of Fru-Veg.
Chuck Yow of JP Sullivan, Craig Minichiello of Market Basket, Michael Strock of S. Strock & Co. Inc. and Tony Barreira of Fresh Taste Produce.
Leo Garcia and Britney Acebedo of Little Leaf Farms.
Laurie and Melissa Seeberger of Northeastern Apple Sales.
Tony and Irene Cappelli of Westmoreland Sales – Topline Farms.
Jim and Brenda O’Brien of Associated Growers of New England.
Megan and Joe Sullivan of Fruit Center Marketplace.
Brian DiCarlo and Michelle Morin of Westmoreland Sales – Topline Farms.
Sue and Matthew Wilbur of Stop & Shop.
Brenda and Stephen Soto of DiSilva Fruit.
Derrick Say and Robert Lee of S. Strock & Co. Inc.
Tom Mara (retired) of Bozzuto's Inc. with Mike Accetturo of Rainier Fruit.
Anthony D'Ottavio of M. D'Ottavio Produce with his date, Bailey.
Members of Whole Foods Market and M. D'Ottavio Produce.
Scott and Melissa Seeberger of Northeastern Apple Sales.
Joe and Susan Russo of Bozzuto's Inc.
Sam and Angela Higgins of P. Tavilla Co. Inc.
Steve and Kimberly Amsden of P. Tavilla Co. Inc.
Sponsors of the NEPC Dinner Dance.
Ryan Beckman
About Ryan Beckman | 
Ryan Beckman was born and raised in New Jersey. After studying creative writing at Rutgers University, he attended SUNY Binghamton and earned his master’s degree in English. The following year he and his wife, Amanda, journeyed to the province of Ontario to spend some time living in Toronto and cheering for the Maple Leafs. Ryan and Amanda now live in New York and spend their evenings staring at their ever-smiling son, Oscar.
Ryan is always looking for a good book to read, is sure to be a few hours behind on sleep and will never stop loving 8-bit games.
