The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has announced Class 10 of its Emerging Leader Development Program.
The FFVA said the 13 agriculture industry leaders in Class 10 are:
- Sherri Atwell, Feeding Florida, Tallahassee;
- Ariel Bauer, Hardee Fresh, Sebring;
- Federico Boscolo, Cultiva Farms USA, Jennings;
- Sasha Burgin, Burgin Farms, Wauchula;
- Nathan Carson, Chemical Dynamics, Plant City;
- Eric Greenhow, Optimum Equity Partners, Polk City;
- Michelle Hayes, Corteva Agriscience, Vero Beach;
- Sarah Hillard, A. Duda & Sons, Oviedo;
- Shane Mart, H&A Farms;
- Clay Pederson, Agromillora Florida, Ocala;
- Jennifer Schaal, Dundee Citrus Growers Association, Winter Haven;
- Kelly Smekens, Bonduelle Fresh Americas, Valrico; and
- Morgan Stuckert, Lipman Family Farms, Naples.
Participants begin the year-long program in November at FFVA’s headquarters, where they will learn about association operations and services for members, according to a news release.
The class members will tour farming and packing operations in Florida, meet elected officials and state leaders during the legislative session in Tallahassee and visit California to tour agriculture operations.
Class 10 graduates at FFVA’s annual convention in September 2021, according to the release.
“It’s exciting to start another class for the Emerging Leader Development Program,” Sonia Tighe, program director and executive director of the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, said in the release. “Class 10 has a great mix of commodities represented, which will make it more educational for them. They always learn from each other as well as the operations we visit.”
More information about the program is available at the FFVA website..
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