Bob Lanter has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council. He previously served as the executive director of the California Workforce Association. Lanter will officially assume his role on May 5.
Bob Lanter, Fresh Produce and Floral CouncilOcean Mist Farms has brought on Tim Wolfli as chief financial officer. He most recently was the CFO at Hog Island Oyster Co. in Marshall, California. Before that, he held leadership roles with Dole Food in Salinas, California, and Performance Food Group out of Santa Cruz, California.
The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.
Casey Bean is joining the American Sugar Alliance as trade consultant. He previously worked more than 30 years at USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in several capacities, most recently as agricultural counselor in Bogota, Colombia, with the rank of agricultural minister-counselor in the Senior Foreign Service.
Rob Friedlander has been selected to serve as chief of staff at the National Economic Council at the White House. Friedlander previously was senior communications adviser for economic messaging, a position that will now be filled by White House spokesman Michael Kikukawa.
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The California Walnut Board and Commission has hired Christine Lott as its new director of integrated communications. Lott was the senior global brand manager at Blue Diamond Growers, a position she held for the last 13 years.
The California Farm Bureau Federation has added Richard Filgas as a policy advocate. He previously worked for the Association of California Water Agencies as a state relations analyst. Isabella Quinonez has also moved over to the state policy team as a policy advocate. She previously was on the federal team as a public policy coordinator.
John Wilson has been hired as the commercial director for North America for Tipa Compostable Packaging. Wilson brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, previously working in leadership roles with Switzerland-based Amcor’s flexible packaging business.
Ebony Webber, MANRRSMatt Zapczynski has joined the Idaho Potato Commission as the new retail promotion director for the Northeast and Midwest. He previously worked for Merchants Distributors as the director of produce operations.
The Natural Resources Defense Council has brought on Adelle Thomas as the new adaptation lead for the environmental health sector. She previously worked at Climate Analytics as a senior scientist.
FGS Global has hired Thomas Mills as a director in its government affairs division. He previously worked at CropLife America as director of federal government relations.
The Department of Agriculture has announced staff appointments and promotions. Jeremy Adamson was promoted to chief of staff for research, education, and economics. Adamson most recently served as a senior policy adviser for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the Foreign Agricultural Service. Deidre Deculus Robert was promoted to director of state operations for Rural Development. Deculus Robert previously served as state director of Rural Development in Louisiana. Ellis Collier was elevated to senior policy adviser for the Natural Resources Conversation Service. He most recently was a legislative adviser in the Office of Congressional Relations. Malikha Daniels has been named senior policy adviser for the Foreign Agricultural Service. Daniels previously served as a senior legislative adviser for the Office of Congressional Relations.
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture has selected Chelsea Good as chair of the board of directors. Good is vice president of government and industry affairs at the Livestock Marketing Association.
Peter Eckes has been tapped to chair the Harpe Bioherbicide Board. Eckes is the former president of BASF. leading crop protection R&D, seed and trait R&D and regulatory in the Agricultural Solutions division.
Laura Meyer has been selected to serve on the board of directors of Biotalys and head of its audit committee, effective Sept. 25. She will replace Catherine Moukheibir, who has decided to step down from the board. Meyer currently serves as vice president of investor relations at Bayer.
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