The third Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class attended a robust program of events and tours at the New York Produce Show and Conference (NYPS) in New York City. On December 13th, the group participated in the Foundational Excellence, Cornell University Future-Leaders-In-Produce Program, to experience educational opportunities for rising produce professionals. On December 14th, the class attended the Global Trade Symposium and the NYPS opening reception. On December 15th, participants spent the day at the trade show networking with and learning from hundreds of exhibitors. The group also attended and was recognized at the Thought Leaders Panel at the breakfast prior to the trade show.
EPC Leadership Program at NYPS Breakfast: (from left to right) Susan McAleavey Sarlund, Andrew Hernandez of LGS Specialty Sales, Rachel Fabrizio of Four Seasons Produce, Kelly Davis of Allegiance Retail Services, Marianne Santo of Wakefern Food Corp., Frank Ciammaruconi of Wakefern Food Corp., Dylan Dembeck of Minkus Family Farms, Kevin Carroll of Wonderful Citrus, Brian Kenny of Wakefern Food Corp. and Al Murray of the New Jersey Agricultural Society.
Nominations for the fourth Leadership Class are now open. The nomination form, key dates and other information can be found on the EPC’s website.
The EPC Leadership Program chooses up to 20 up-and-coming produce professionals for each Leadership Class, a professional development experience for those with less than 10 years of experience in the industry.
Participants selected for this third program included Rich Arduini of FreshPro Food Distributors; Kevin Carroll of Wonderful Citrus; Frank Ciammaruconi of Wakefern Food Corp.; Dylan Dembeck of Minkus Family Farms; Phu Dinh of FreshPro Food Distributors; Rachel Fabrizio of Four Seasons Produce; Michael Harwood of New York Apple Sales; Andrew Hernandez of LGS Specialty Sales; Brian Kenny of Wakefern Food Corp.; Michael Paolino of Wakefern Food Corp.; Annie Pape of Frank Donio Inc.; Gabrielle Procacci of Procacci Brothers Sales Corp.; and Kelsey Rose of John Vena Inc.
For more information:
Susan McAleavey Sarlund
Eastern Produce Council
Tel: +1 (908) 723-0645
[email protected]
www.easternproducecouncil.com
