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.
Ward Kennedy
Sr. Vice President Finance/CFO
949-885-2383
Jason Resnick
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel
jresnick@wga.com
949-885-2253
Karen Timmins
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
ktimmins@wga.com
949-885-2295
De Ann Davis
Sr. Vice President, Science
ddavis@wga.com
Matt Lewis
President, WGFS
mlewis@wga.com
949-885-2379
Jeff Gullickson
President, WGIS
jgullickson@wgis.com
Dennis Nuxoll
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
dnuxoll@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7303
Damian Williams
Vice President of Operations, WGAT
Kathy McCarty
Vice President & Controller, Accounting & Finance
kmccarty@wga.com
949-885-2289
Matthew Allen
Vice President, State Government Affairs
mallen@wga.com
916-446-1435
Walt Duflock
Vice President of Innovation
wduflock@wga.com
Jonathan Alexander
Vice President & PCMI Compliance
jalexander@wga.com
949-885-2330
Sonia Salas
Assistant Vice President, Food Safety, Science & Technology
949-885-2251
Dennis Donohue
Director, Center for Innovation and Technology
ddonohue@wga.com
949-809-3280
Kim Sherman
Senior Director, Membership
ksherman@wga.com
949-885-2265
Paul Schmidt
Director, Marketing
pschmidt@wga.com
949-885-2249
Gail Delihant
Senior Director, CA Government Affairs
gdelihant@wga.com
916-446-1435
Cory Lunde
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives & Communications
clunde@wga.com
949-885-2264
Adriana Robles
Director, Organizational Development & Effectiveness
arobles@wga.com
949-885-2297
Jonathan Sarager
Director, Federal Government Affairs
jsarager@WGA.COM
202-296-0191 x7302
Robert Medler
Manager, AZ Government Affairs
rmedler@wga.com
Teresa McQueen
Corporate Counsel
tmcqueen@wga.com
Bryan Nickerson
Manager, Trade Practices
bnickerson@wga.com
949-885-2392
Robert Steinmann
Manager, Member Relations
rsteinmann@wga.com
949-885-2266
Stephanie Metzinger
Senior Manager, Communications
smetzinger@wga.com
949-885-2256
Matt Jones
Industry Relations Manager
mjones@wga.com
559-367-6112
Ann Donahue
Media Relations Manager
adonahue@wga.com
Tracey Chow
Government Affairs Specialist
tchow@wga.com
202-296-0191 x7301
Lola da Silva
HR Generalist/Recruiter
ldasilva@wga.com
949-885-2273