Team of Agricultural & Farming Expert - Board of Directors Western Growers Association

The Western Growers Board of Directors

Western Growers is grateful to have such an impressive and impactful Board of Directors to come alongside and support our mission to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of our members.

Executive Committee

Chair Rob Yraceburu Wonderful Orchards
Vice Chair Neill Callis Turlock Fruit Company
Treasurer Don Cameron Terranova Ranch
Executive Secretary Catherine Fanucchi Tri-Fanucchi Farms
Past Chair Stuart Woolf Woolf Farming & Processing
E.C. Member-at-Large Albert Keck Hadley Date Gardens
E.C. Member-at-Large J.P. LaBrucherie LaBrucherie Produce
President & CEO Dave Puglia Western Growers

Board Members

Owner George Adam Innovative Produce
VP Sales and Business Development Chad Amaral D’Arrigo Bros Co of California
CEO Kevin Andrew Vista Vineyards
President and CEO Robert Barkley Barkley Ag Enterprises
President and CEO Stephen Barnard Mission Produce
President Bardin Bengard Bengard Ranch
CEO Soren Bjorn Driscoll’s
President & CEO Rodney Braga Braga Fresh Family Farms
CEO Steve Brazeel Sunterra Produce
Chief Technology Officer George Boskovich III Boskovich Farms
Partner John Chandler Chandler Farms
Owner Larry Cox Coastline Family Farms
President Stephen Danna Danna Farms
President Thomas Deardorff II Deardorff Family Farms
Farming Division, President Timothy Escamilla Bolthouse Fresh Foods
President Kristen Smith Eshaya JV Smith Companies
Partner David Gill Rio Farms
Managing Member Robert Giragosian Kern Ridge Growers
General Manager, Growers Relations Brandon Grimm Grimmway Farms
Owner/Partner John Jackson Beachside Produce
CEO Tracy Jones Booth Ranches
Owner/Partner A.G. Kawamura Orange County Produce
CEO Stephen Martori III Martori Farms
CEO Harold McClarty HMC Farms
President Cannon Michael Bowles Farming Company
COO Heather Mulholland Mulholland Citrus
CEO Dominic Muzzi Jr. Muzzi Family Farms
President Thomas Nunes The Nunes Company
President and CEO John Powell, Jr. Peter Rabbit Farms
President Ron Ratto Ratto Bros
President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Patricio Westside Produce
Partner Craig Reade Bonipak Produce
President Kyle Richardson Garry Richardson Farms
President/CEO Sonny Rodriguez The Growers Company
Partner Bruce Talbott Talbott’s Mountain Gold
Vice-President; Co-Owner Ryan Talley Talley Farms
Chairman and CEO Bruce Taylor Taylor Farms California
CEO Mike Way Prime Time International

Our Members Say:

Western Growers offers many great services…but the major reason we belong to the association is because of the representation. Western Growers represents our interests and they are one of the strongest voices for agriculture that there is.

Phil Henry
Membership
Henry Avocado Corp, Escondido, CA