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. 

Dave Puglia
President & CEO
David Zanze
Executive Vice President, WGAT; President, Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc.
Steve Mangapit
Chief Operating Officer
Ward Kennedy
Sr. Vice President Finance/CFO
949-885-2383
Jeff Gullickson
President, WGIS
jgullickson@wgis.com
Jason Resnick
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel
jresnick@wga.com
949-885-2253
Karen Timmins
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
De Ann Davis
Sr. Vice President, Science
ddavis@wga.com
Matt Lewis
President, WGFS
mlewis@wga.com
949-885-2379
Walt Duflock
Vice President of Innovation
wduflock@wga.com
Dennis Nuxoll
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
dnuxoll@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7303
Matthew Allen
Vice President, State Government Affairs
mallen@wga.com
916-446-1435
Jonathan Alexander
Vice President & PCMI Compliance
jalexander@wga.com
949-885-2330
Damian Williams
Vice President of Operations, WGAT
Kathy McCarty
Vice President & Controller, Accounting & Finance
kmccarty@wga.com
949-885-2289
Edward McClements
Senior Vice President, Large Group Benefits
emcclements@wgis.com
Sonia Salas
Assistant Vice President, Science
949-885-2251
Kim Stuart
Assistant Vice President, Membership
kstuart@wga.com
949-885-2265
Cory Lunde
Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs
clunde@wga.com
949-885-2264
Adriana Robles
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Jonathan Sarager
Senior Director
jsarager@WGA.COM
202-296-0191 x7302
Gail Delihant
Senior Director, CA Government Affairs
gdelihant@wga.com
916-446-1435
Dennis Donohue
Director, Center for Innovation and Technology
ddonohue@wga.com
949-809-3280
Tracey Chow
Director
tchow@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7301
Afreen Malik
Science Programs Director
amalik@wga.com
Ann Donahue
Senior Manager, Media and Content Strategy
adonahue@wga.com
Robert Medler
Manager, AZ Government Affairs
rmedler@wga.com
Robert Steinmann
Manager, Member Relations
rsteinmann@wga.com
949-885-2266
Matt Jones
Industry Relations Manager
mjones@wga.com
559-367-6112
Bryan Nickerson
Manager, Trade Practices
bnickerson@wga.com
949-885-2392
Michelle Rivera
Communications Manager
mrivera@wga.com
Kara Timmins
Communications Manager
kmtimmins@wga.com
Teresa McQueen
Corporate Counsel
tmcqueen@wga.com