Western Growers Mission

Western Growers' mission is to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of our members. For more than 90 years, our staff has been committed to the fresh produce industry.

We're Here For Our Members

Our members grow the best medicine in the world.  With so much on their plates, they count on Western Growers for needed services unique to their businesses:  health benefits for farm workers, employee training, food safety guidelines and transportation services to name a few. 

Tom Nassif
President and CEO
Matt McInerney
Sr. Executive Vice President
mmcinerney@wga.com
949-885-2263
Dave Puglia
Executive Vice President
David Zanze
Executive Vice President, WGAT; President, Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc.
Hank Giclas
Sr. Vice President, Strategic Planning, Science & Technology
hgiclas@wga.com
949-885-2205
Karen Timmins
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
ktimmins@wga.com
949-885-2295
Ward Kennedy
Sr. Vice President Finance/CFO
949-885-2383
Jeff Gullickson
Sr. Vice President, WGIS
jgullickson@wgis.com
Matt Lewis
President, WGFS
mlewis@wga.com
949-885-2379
Dennis Nuxoll
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
dnuxoll@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7303
Jason Resnick
Vice President & General Counsel
jresnick@wga.com
949-885-2253
Patty Benkowski
Vice President, Operations
949-885-2211
Randy Hause
Vice President, Membership
rhause@wga.com
949-885-2265
Greg Nelson
Vice President, WGIS Sales
gnelson@wgis.com
949-885-2287
Damian Williams
Chief Information Officer
Jonathan Alexander
General Counsel, WGAT
jalexander@wga.com
949-885-2330
Ken Barbic
Sr. Director, Federal Government Affairs
kbarbic@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7302
Ken Gilliland
Director, International Trade & Transportation
kgilliland@wga.com
949-885-2267
Tom Oliveri
Director, Trade Practices & Commodity Services
toliveri@wga.com
949-885-2269
Sonia Salas
Director, Science & Technology
ssalas@wga.com
949-885-2251
Gail Delihant
Director, California Government Affairs
gdelihant@wga.com
916-446-1435
Matthew Allen
Director, California Government Affairs
mallen@wga.com
916-446-1435
Mee-Fung Shen
Director, Finance & Assistant Controller
mshen@wga.com
949-885-2385
Cory Lunde
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Communications
clunde@wga.com
949-885-2264
Lupe Cuevas
Manager, Human Resources
lcuevas@wga.com
949-885-2296
Annie Wells
Manager, Sales Training
awells@wga.com
949-885-2260
Adriana Robles
Manager, HR Training
arobles@wga.com
949-885-2297
AnnaMarie Knorr
Manager, Arizona Government Affairs
aknorr@wga.com
602-682-9146
Bryan Nickerson
Manager, Business Development
bnickerson@wga.com
949-885-2392
Jeff Janas
Manager, Communications
jjanas@wga.com
949-885-2318
Stephanie Thara
Manager, Communications
sthara@wga.com
(949) 885-2256
Robert Steinmann
Manager, Member Relations
rsteinmann@wga.com
949-885-2266
Lori Duquette
Chief Compliance Officer
lduquette@wga.com
949-885-2343
Gretchen Rooney-Adan
Crop Insurance Sales Specialist
grooney-adan@wgis.com
530-305-7800
Pamela Flores
Recruiter
pflores@wga.com
949-885-4761
Hilario L Garcia
Loss Control Consultant
hgarcia@wga.com
Sergio Loya
Senior Loss Control Consultant
sloya@wga.com
760-355-4493 ext:7347
Therese Galvan
Administrative Assistant
tgalvan@wga.com
949-885-2270
Stephanie Kettering
Administrative Assistant
skettering@wga.com
949-885-2364