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Board of Directors


When you join CLFP as an active processor member, you determine your representative to serve as a director.Usually a senior company executive, your director will meet with his or her peers three times per year.The Board of Directors holds a fall meeting, a winter meeting during our annual convention, and a spring meeting.Public policy positions and staff strategic goals are set with every member "at the table."

 

OFFICERS

CHAIR

Steve Rasmussen

Sunsweet Growers

FIRST VICE CHAIR

Doug Burroughs

Del Monte Foods

SECOND VICE CHAIR

Tracy Mihas

Kraft Foods 

BOARD MEMBERS

Ken Wienholz BELL-CARTER FOODS, INC.

Timothy Gruenwald CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY COMPANY

Rick Jochums CLEMENT PAPPAS & CO., INC. 

Pat Coe CONAGRA FOODS

Kirk Bewley CULINARY FARMS

P. J. Mecozzi DEL MAR FOOD PRODUCTS CORP.

David Withycombe DEL MONTE FOODS

George Hoag DELALLO ITALIAN FOODS, INC.

Eugene C. Acronico DIANA FRUIT CO., INC.

Scott Kinghorn FRITO-LAY, INC.

Farrell Hirsch GFF, INC.

Steven H. Gill GILLS ONIONS, LLC

Corey Giuliano GIULIANOS' SPECIALTY FOODS

Scott Ruffe H. J. HEINZ COMPANY

Jesse Cabral HALIBURTON INTERNATIONAL FOODS

Burt Fleischer HILMAR CHEESE COMPANY

Gregory R. Pruett INGOMAR PACKING COMPANY

Dave Johnson J. G. BOSWELL TOMATO CO. LLC

Ann Hall KAGOME, INC.

Tracy Mihas KRAFT FOODS

Stuart Woolf LOS GATOS TOMATO PRODUCTS

Gilbert Hilleary MAD WILL'S FOOD COMPANY, INC.

George Sousa, Sr. MARIANI PACKING COMPANY, INC.

Chris Rufer THE MORNING STAR PACKING CO.

Janet Edwards MUSCO FAMILY OLIVE CO.

Steve Arnoldy NW PACKING/SAN BENITO FOODS

Greg Estep OLAM SPICES & VEGETABLES INC. 

Christoph Rudolf OLAM TOMATO PROCESSORS, INC.

Allan Andrews PACIFIC CHOICE BRANDS, INC.

Dan Sroufe PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS

Eric Schwartz PATTERSON VEGETABLE COMPANY LLC

Glen A. Fischer SATICOY FOODS CORP.

Tim Nelson SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

Pat Laubacher SENSIENT DEHYDRATED FLAVORS COMPANY

Al Yamamoto SMUCKER FRUIT PROCESSING CO.

Tom Cortopassi STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS

Brad Stapleton STAPLETON-SPENCE PACKING CO.

Vaughn Koligian SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA

Steve Rasmussen SUNSWEET GROWERS

Mike Brem SUPHERB FARMS

Melanie Jones TEASDALE QUALITY FOODS

Randall Ledet UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN, INC.

Robert Benech V S P PRODUCTS, INC.

William S. Smittcamp WAWONA FROZEN FOODS

Dan Vecere WEST COAST PRODUCTS CORP.

Richard R. Wilbur, II WILBUR PACKING COMPANY

Upcoming Events

TOMATO PROCESSING SCHOOL

January 30, 2012

Sheraton Grand, Sacramento, CA

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CLFP EXPO & SHOWCASE OF PROCESSED FOODS

January 31 & February 1, 2012

Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA

Click here for expo info

 

ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING

April 26 & 27, 2012

Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa Barbara, CA

 

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