Advisory Board

• • Dr. Bob Whitaker, Chief Scientist and Technical Officer, Produce Marketing Association, Newark, DE

• • Mr. Milas Russell Jr., Chairman, California Melon Research Board & President, Savor Fresh Farms, Yuma, AZ

• • Mr. Charles Hall, Executive Director, Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association, GA

• • Mr. Ryan Richards, Chairman, Southwest Florida Growers Association, Immokalee, FL.

• • Mr. Colin Mellon, President, Mellon Farms, Yuma, AZ

• • Mr. Kyle Stevens, Group Vice President-Fresh, HEB Grocery, San Antonio, TX

• • Mr. Mike Horrall, President, Melon Acres, Inc, Oaktown, IN

• • Mrs. April Martin Nickels, Director, Consumer Affairs, Kroger Food Stores, Coppell, TX

• • Mr. Ton van der Velden, President/CEO, Enza Zaden North America, Inc., Salinas, CA.

• • Mr. Steve Martori, Martori Farms, Scotsdale, AZ

• • Dr. Scott Williams, Cucurbit Breeding Lead, Monsanto Company, Woodland, CA

• • Dr. Alexandre Galea, Melon Breeder, Bayer Crop Science, USA.

• • Mr. J. Michael Dessert, President, Emerald Seed Company, El Centro, CA.

• • Mr. James V. Bassetti, CEO, J&D Produce Inc., Edinburg, TX

• • Mr. Dante Galeazzi, President and CEO, Texas International Produce Association, Mission, TX

• • Mr. Steve Cargil, CEO, Cargil Farms Produce, Uvalde, TX

• • Mr. Jay Carnes, President, Texas Vegetable Association, Mission, TX.

• • Dr. Rakesh Kuma, Breeding Project Lead Syngenta Seeds Inc, CA