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Name Position and Company/Organization Location
Jorge Abreu President/Owner West Kendall Nursery, Inc. Homestead
Michael Allen President/General Manager Soaring Eagle Nursery Ft. Myers
Clay Archey Land Entitlement Manager Lennar Homes Oviedo
Adam Basford Assistant Director of Agricultural Policy Florida Farm Bureau Federation Hawthorne
Jennifer Batson Owner J. Batson Greenhouses, Inc. Mount Dora
Thad Beshears Vice-President/Co-Owner Simpson Nursery Monticello
Erin Boyd Regional Sales Manager Sod Solutions/Wagner Horticulture Solutions Tallahassee
Sean Brantley Vice President Emory Brantley & Sons Termite and Pest Control, Inc. Seminole
Armando Campos-Cruz Vice President Sales & Marketing Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical, Inc. Winter Park
Joe Collins, II Engineering Manager Lykes Bros. Inc. Sebring
Greg Davis Director of Business Development Nurserymen’s Exchange, Inc. Lake Worth
Richard Fiorelli, Jr. East Coast Blueberry Production Manager Driscolls Strawberry Associates, Inc. Dade City
Matthew Harrison Foreman Harrison Cattle LLC Sarasota
Eric Hjort General Manager Tater Farms LLC St. Augustine
Annie Hrncir Associate Counsel A. Duda & Sons, Inc Maitland
Laurie Hurner Assistant Director – Grower Affairs Florida Citrus Mutual Sebring
William Lewis Director Prudential Agriculture Investment Group Montverde
Lisa Lochridge Director of Public Affairs Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association Apopka
Bonnie Marshall Manager Marshall Tree Farm Gainesville
Richard May Manager/Sales May Nursery, Inc. Quincy
Karen Pate Executive Director Crystal Spring Preserve, Inc. Wesley Chapel
Elizabeth Pines Immigration Attorney Elizabeth Pines, P.A. Miami Beach
Raymond Royce Executive Director Highlands County Citrus Growers Association Lake Placid
Chloe Sallin Cherry Select Manager Cherry Lake Tree Farm Clermont
Jeffrey Spencer Sr. Relationship Manager Farm Credit of North Florida, ACA High Springs
Sanford Stein President The Jungle Nursery Inc. Miami
Carlton Ward Jr. President/Founder Legacy Institute for Nature & Culture Tampa
Matthew Webb Vice President Greenville Timber Corporation Madison
Keith Wedgworth Farm Manager Wedgworth Farms, Inc. Wellington
Charles Wilson, III President/Owner SunRidge Harvesting Co. Lake Placid