Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers has promoted Jason Resnick to senior vice president and general counsel.
“Over the past 17 years, Jason has demonstrated an unrivaled commitment to Western Growers and our membership and has provided indispensable counsel to the senior leadership team throughout his tenure with the organization,” Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers, said in a news release. “In addition to his core responsibilities as general counsel, Jason has helped shape our work on important public policy issues, especially immigration. His strategic mind and trusted counsel are of immense importance to me and our board of directors.”
Resnick joined Western Growers in 2003 as a staff attorney and most recently served as vice president and general counsel, according to the release. The promotion is in recognition of the additional duties he has assumed, which the release said include managing the affairs of the board of directors as corporate secretary, establishing Western Growers H-2A Services as a premier H-2A services agency and overseeing the Legal and Trade Practices and Commodity Services Departments.
“It’s truly an honor, and I’m humbled and grateful for this opportunity,” Resnick said in the release. “During my time at Western Growers, I have learned so much about this wonderful industry from extraordinary colleagues, past and present, our visionary members, and the dedicated attorneys who have been zealous advocates for the industry for many years. I am inspired every day by my colleagues who continue to raise the bar for serving our members.”
Resnick is a frequent speaker and contributor to Western Grower & Shipper magazine on employment law and ag labor issues, and serves as vice president on the board of directors for the Agricultural Personnel Management Association, is on the board of iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. and is a past co-chair of the Agribusiness Committee of the State Bar of California, according to the release.
