LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDUSTRY LEADERS.
FUTURE VOLUNTEER LEADERS PROGRAM After beginning the program with a virtual orientation session and board meeting in early 2021, Class Six attended the first in-person Western Growers event of the year with the July Board Meeting in Dana Point, Calif. There, the nine Future Volunteer Leaders had an opportunity to network with the Western Growers Board of Directors and attend the committee and board meetings. In 2022, during the second year of the program, the leadership class will attend the quarterly board meetings; travel to Florida to tour agricultural operations and network with members of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association’s leadership program; and join the membership in celebration of the fresh produce industry at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. Through exposure to the board and board proceedings, the goal of this program is to prepare class participants for future positions of voluntary industry leadership. To date, seven alumni of the Future Voluntary Leaders Program have sat on the Western Growers Board of Directors, including six current Directors.
PHILLIP ADAM Innovative Produce
TRACY JONES Booth Ranches
KRISTEN SMITH ESHAYA JV Smith Companies
MASON BRADY Homegrown Organics Farms
COLBY PEREIRA Braga Fresh Family
AMBER STROHAUER Strohauer Farms
ROCKY HAMPTON LIDCO
GARRET POWELL Peter Rabbit Farms
GRANT TALLEY Talley Farms
WG WOMEN Launched in 2020 to prepare women for positions of leadership within the fresh produce industry, the WG Women program continued to navigate a virtual environment in 2021, offering online courses in performance coaching, advocacy and mentorship. Additionally, WG Women hosted a first-ever virtual networking session for program participants. The year concluded with an in-person Arbinger leadership training workshop.
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