Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is appointed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary and consists 28 seats. There are 13 industry members and one public member, each member has an alternate. The industry members are represented by individuals from the different regions where leafy greens are grown in California:

Salinas Watsonville San Joaquin Valley Kern County

Members

Tony Alameda

Sabor Farms

Matt Amaral

D'Arrigo Bros of CA

Chris Drew

Ocean Mist Farms

Scott Grabau

Tanimura & Antle

Drew McDonald

Taylor Farms

Colby Pereira

Braga Fresh Family Farms

Ron Ratto

Ratto Bros., Inc.

Alternates

Chato Valdez

Sabor Farms

Steve Church

Church Brothers Farms

Jake Odello

The Nunes Company

Gurmail Mudahar

Tanimura & Antle

Tim McAfee

Visionary Vegetables LLC

Cynthia Dominguez

Duda Farm Fresh Foods

Vacant

Oxnard Santa Maria

Members

John Jackson

Beachside Produce

Alternates

Ryan Reed

Bonipak

Marcus Shebl

Taylor Farms

Vacant

Blythe Imperial Valley

Members

Megan Chedwick

Church Brothers Farms

Jack Vessey

Vessey & Company Inc.

Alternates

Brian Mansfield

Beachside Produce

Armando Figueroa

Braga Fresh Family Farm

Public

Members

Kathleen Chrismer

STOP Foodborne Illness

Alternates

Steve Junqueiro

SJ Associates

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