Committees

Volunteers Helping to Grow our Industry’s Talent

Fundraising Committee

Fundraising Committee

Dick Spezzano
Committee Chair
Spezzano Consulting Service, Inc.

Jim Richter
Committee Vice Chair
Wilcox Fresh

Jim Leimkuhler
PMA Foundation Board Chair
Progressive Produce Corporation

Juan Alarcon
Turbana Corporation

Nelia Alamo
Gills Onions

John Anderson
Oppy

Chris Cervini
Lakeside Produce

Michael Cochran
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Anna Coles
Carter & Spencer Group

Brian Gadwah
Delhaize America

Robert Kershaw
Domex Superfresh Growers

Dan’l Mackey-Almy
DMA Solutions, Inc.

Lisa McNeece
Grimmway Farms

Doug Ranno
Colorful Harvest

Dave Rhodes
Marsh Supermarkets, LLC

Blair Richardson
WESPAK Sales, Inc.

Bill Schuler
Castillini Company, Inc.

Rebecca Wilson
Tom Lange Company, Inc.

Talent Development Committee

Talent Development Committee

Larry Zink
Committee Chair
Michigan State University

Leonard Batti
Committee Vice Chair
MIXTEC Group

Tonya Antle
Tanimura and Antle

Greg Beach
Steinbeck Country Produce

Aribel Beck
Naturipe Farms, LLC.

Liaison to PMA Board
Vernon Crowder
Rabobank International

Tony D’Amico
To-Jo Mushrooms

Kevin Delaney
Procacci Brothers

Charles Diaz
Delhaize Group

Gabriel Fonzo
Integrity, SA

Mikel Hancock
Sam’s Club

Timothy Knoerzer
Monsanto Company

Jim Leimkuhler
Progressive Produce Corporation

Elaine McGrath
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Eric Nieman
Produce Business

John Oxford
L&M

Ben Reilly
The Giumarra Companies

Kent Shoemaker
Lipman

Marc Solomon
Capespan North America

Jorge Suarez
Ocean Mist Farms

Lee Woodham
FreshPoint, Inc.