The International Fresh Produce Association has named Jessica Keller vice president of global industry relations. Filling the newly-created role, Keller is asked to grow member value globally and lead implementation of IFPA’s global portfolio. She was chief operating officer at Food Hall Co. and earlier worked at Whole Foods Market for 16 years.
The Pear Bureau Northwest hired CarrieAnn Arias as president and CEO. She has previously held leadership roles and marketing positions with TableSpark, Naturipe Farms and Dole Food Co. Arias takes over the position from Kevin Moffitt, who held the role since 2001.
Rick Rice was promoted to business unit leader, application technologies at AMVAC, an American Vanguard company. He will lead the company’s application technology business unit, positioning the company’s precision ag technologies as solutions to address evolving market demands. Rice has worked in the agriculture industry for more than two decades in sales and marketing roles for crop protection, seed genetics, biotechnology and application technology sectors.
Rick Rice, AMVACThe Center for Climate Integrity hired Rebecca Leber as senior investigative researcher. She was senior climate senior reporter at Vox. During a decade as senior reporter, she covered natural gas marketing, climate advocacy and fossil fuels. She is on the board of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Shannon Campagna, long-time food and agriculture lobbyist, launched her own firm, Portfolio Strategies. She worked for Mercury Public Affairs for the past year and has experience at Van Scoyoc Associates and Mars Inc., as well as launching Safeway's D.C. offices. Clients coming with her to the firm: Nestle USA, ADM, Kraft-Heinz, Conagra Brands, Kellogg’s and Upfield U.S.
Jackie Applegate has departed from Bayer to lead PBI-Gordon as chief operating officer. Applegate spent a majority of her career at Bayer, most recently working as president of Bayer’s North American Crop Science business.
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The Consumer Brands Association named Stacy Papadopoulos interim CEO. She succeeds David Chavern who will leave the organization in August to become president and CEO of the American Brands Association. As we reported earlier this month, Chavern succeeds Susan Neely – who once headed the American Beverage Association – as ACLI’s leader.
Robert Durkin, former acting director for FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, will co-lead the Amin Wasserman Gurnani regulatory practice with partner Rend Al-Mondhiry. Durkin worked for more than 12 years at the FDA including serving as acting director and deputy director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs in the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).
Patrick Delaney, director of federal affairs at Walmart, began the Food & Society’s Food Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The program brings diverse groups together to “find practical solutions to food system challenges and inequities … and identify and nourish the leaders from all realms who will help them do that,” according to the program website.
Lot Sixteen added Ashley McManus as a vice president focused on energy, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure. Prior to joining the energy-focused lobbying firm, McManus was staff director for the House Natural Resources subcommittee on mining.
Archer Daniels Midland added Monish Patolawala as executive vice president and CFO. Patolawala formerly was CFO at 3M. Patolawala will join ADM Aug. 1.
Evergreen Action hired Tony Sirna as senior buildings policy lead. He has more than a decade of experience in decarbonization and climate lobbying, most recently at Citizens’ Climate Lobby. “The buildings sector is one of the easiest parts of the economy to decarbonize from a technology standpoint, but we’ve got to do it right,” Sirna said in a company news release.
Winrock International tapped Maqsoda Maqsodi as president and CEO effective July 29. She succeeds Rodney Ferguson, who departed in late 2023. Maqsodi currently serves as president and CEO of IntraHealth International of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions has added Morgan Brummund as an advocacy manager. Brummund was government affairs director at American Conservation Coalition Action. She has also been a women leaders in energy and climate fellow with the Atlantic Council.
Scott Baker joined Agricen as director of regulatory affairs. He has worked in regulatory work for more than 30 years covering EPA, OSHA and the Transportation Department. He was recently employed by Innivictis.
Gaku Yoda joined Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as the deputy director general. Based in Tokyo, he will focus on exports of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries products. He previously worked at Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
James T. Morris, former director of the World Food Programme, has died. He led the WFP from 2002-2007, including guiding the organization through the largest humanitarian operation in history, providing food assistance to some 26 million Iraqis in 2003-2004. “Millions of lives were saved thanks to his dedication and sense of purpose,” said WFP executive director Cindy McCain. His service will be held on Friday in Indianapolis.
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