Press Release Provided by Wester Growers
Western Growers is pleased to announce the results of the 2023-2024 Western Growers Board of Directors elections. The following members have been elected by the membership to serve a two-year term starting in November 2022 at the 96th Western Growers Annual Meeting:
D-1 All Arizona except Yuma County
- Steve Martori, Martori Farms
D-2 Yuma County (Arizona)
- Craig Alameda, Topflavor Farms, Inc
- Robert Barkley, Barkley Ag Enterprises, LLC
D-4 Imperial County and Blythe
- Lawrence Cox, Coastline Family Farms
- J.P. LaBrucherie, LaBrucherie Produce
D-5 Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego Counties
- A.G. Kawamura, Orange County Produce
D-6 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara,
San Luis Obispo
- George Adam, Innovative Produce
- John Jackson, Beachside Produce LLC
- Craig Reade, Bonipak Produce Co
- Ryan Talley, Talley Farms
D-7 North San Joaquin and Northern California
- Stephen Danna, Jr., Danna Farms, Inc.
- Ronald Ratto, Ratto Bros, Inc.
D-8 Ventura County
- Stephen Barnard, Mission Produce, Inc.
- George Boskovich III, Boskovich Farms, Inc.
- Thomas Deardorff II, Deardorff Family Farms
D-9 Kern County
- Catherine Fanucchi, Tri-Fanucchi Farms, Inc.
- Bob Giragosian, Kern Ridge Growers, LLC
- Brandon Grimm, Grimmway Farms
- Kyle Richardson, Garry Richardson Farms
- Rob Yraceburu, Wonderful Orchards
D-10 Watsonville, Gilroy, Hollister, Santa Cruz
- Dominic Muzzi Jr, Muzzi Family Farms, LLC
- Eric Reiter, Reiter Affiliated Companies
D-11 Monterey County
- Chad Amaral, D’Arrigo Bros of California
- Bardin Bengard, Bengard Ranch, Inc.
- Rodney Braga, Braga Fresh Family Farms
- David Gill, Rio Farms
- Tom Nunes V, The Nunes Company, Inc.
- Bruce Taylor, Taylor Farms California, Inc.
D-12 East San Joaquin Valley
- Brian Bertelsen, Cove Ranch Management
- Carol Chandler, Chandler Farms
- Harold McClarty, The HMC Group Marketing, Inc.
- Thomas Mulholland, Mulholland Citrus
D-13 Riverside and San Bernardino
- Albert Keck, Hadley Date Gardens, Inc.
- John Powell Jr, Peter Rabbit Farms
D-14 West San Joaquin Valley
- Stephen F. Patricio, Westside Produce
- Stuart Woolf, Woolf Enterprises
Affiliated Directors
- Sonny Rodriguez, The Growers Company, Inc.
- Bruce Talbott, Talbott’s Mountain Gold
Directors at Large
- Alexandra Allen, Main Street Produce
- Kevin Andrew, Vanguard International
- Edwin Camp, D.M. Camp & Sons
- Tim Escamilla, DOLE Fresh Vegetables
- Jack Vessey, Vessey & Company
- Mike Way, Prime Time International
The Western Growers Annual Meeting is the premiere event in Western agriculture, and this year is being held from Nov. 2-5, 2022 at The Venetian Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas. Attended by key decisionmakers from Western Growers member companies, the Annual Meeting brings growers, shippers and processors together with allies and suppliers in the fresh produce industry.
The 2022 event will celebrate agricultural icon John Harris by giving him the Award of Honor, the organization’s highest honor, and Pinnacle Claims Management President David Zanze, who will be recognized for his nearly 38-year tenure with the company.
