Rebecca Calvin, Stater Bros. Market
Rebecca Calvin has been tapped as the new senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Stater Bros. Markets, effective Sept. 26. She will succeed current executive vice president and chief marketing officer Dennis McIntyre. She most recently served as the senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at The Save Mart Companies. She also brings experience working for Krogers.
Eric Schwartz has been appointed to serve on Braga Fresh’s board of directors. Schwartz currently serves as the CEO of Eckert Frozen Foods and brings previous experience working for the United Vegetable Growers Cooperative, Patterson Vegetable, and Dole Worldwide Fresh Vegetables.
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the slate of new directors for the 2023 IFPA Board of Directors. Laura Himes, senior merchandising director at Walmart, is the incoming chair for 2023. She succeeds current chair Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms. John Anderson, CEO and managing partner of Oppy, has been elected as the new chair-elect.
The White House says Gina McCarthy will depart her position as National Climate Advisor Sept. 16. The former EPA Administrator and Natural Resources Defense Council CEO was the first person to ever hold the position, which offered her significant influence over the nation’s climate policy.
McCarthy will be replaced in her advisor role as well as her capacity as the chair of the Biden administration’s National Climate Task Force by Ali Zaidi, her current deputy. In addition to his Biden administration roles, Zaidi also worked in various climate and energy policy roles during the Obama administration.
Zaidi’s promotion is part of a broader shuffling of the Biden White House’s climate policy leadership. John Podesta, the founder and board chair of the Center for American Progress, will be the senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation. Podesta is a familiar face in Democratic politics as a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and the chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Last week, we reported Danielle Beck had left the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for new food and ag policy job in Washingt
Danielle Beck, Invarianton. This week, we can report that position is as a director on Invariant’s government relations team.
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has promoted Sarah Grace Fowler to Director of Communications. Fowler has been in various communications roles at NASDA for about four years after a stint at CropLife America earlier in her career.
Zach Gihorski has left the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture where he was an associate director of public policy and started a new role with the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives as director of government affairs and sustainability.
The Consumer Brands Association has hired Rishi Banerjee as the new senior director of SmartLabel. He previously worked for Amazon where he led external engagement with the consumer packaged goods industry. SmartLabel is a digital platform that was launched in 2015 to offer national brands and retailers the opportunity to give consumers more detail information about a certain product through a QR code.
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Trey Forsyth is leaving Michael Torrey Associates where he has served as the director of government affairs since January 2021. His last day with the firm was on September 2, he will be starting a new job later this month. Forsyth has previous experience working for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Land O’Lakes.
Amanda Spoo is the new director of communications for the Oregon-based Pac/West Lobby Group. Spoo most recently worked for the U.S. Wheat Associates.
Jayme Owen has joined Elanco as the new senior director of communications. She previously worked at FleishmanHillard as a partner and senior vice president.
Danielle Brannan, Clean Fuels Alliance America
Lauren Riensche has been promoted to senior product marketing manager at Indigo. She has been with the company for the last three years.
Steve Culman is settling into his role as an endowed chair in potato soil health at Washington State University. Culman was previously a soil fertility state specialist for The Ohio State University.
Danielle Brannan has been selected to join Clean Fuels Alliance America’s board of directors. Brannan works for New Leaf Biofuel, based in San Diego, as the executive vice president. She fills the seat vacated by Eric Kayser, who left his employment with Imperial Western Products earlier this summer.
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