Texas Produce Association’s
Organizational
Structure
Board of Directors Each year a 17 to 19-member board
of directors is elected by the association’s membership. The board is made
up of members from varying geographic areas in Texas; as well
as, members from each of the different membership categories. The
board’s primary responsibility is to establish priorities
and goals of the association.
Chairman
Ed Bertaud, IFCO Systems North America, Inc.
Vice Chairman
Dante Galeazzi, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
Pat Hanemann, Farm2Market Agribusiness Consulting
President
John McClung, Texas Produce Association
Executive Committee Chairman
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Directors at Large
Bruce Frasier, Dixondale Farms, Inc.
Lee Moyer, FoodSource/ C.H. Robinson
Aaron Fox, Fox Packaging
Chris Eddy, Frontera Produce, LTD.
Will Steele, Frontera Produce, LTD.
Tyler Morgan, Has Mor Services, LP
Chris Dzuik, HEB
Craig Slate, IFCO Systems North America
Kevin Griffin, International Paper Company
James V. Bassetti, J & D Produce, Inc.
Robert Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Chris Henderson, Warren Produce
Division Chairs
Shipper Division – Frank Schuster, Val Verde Vegetable, Inc.
International Trade Division – Mark Sanots, Santos International
Executive Committee Considers all matters as authorized by the Board of Directors
and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors at its
regular or special meetings.
Chairman
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Members
Ed Bertaud, IFCO Systems North America, Inc.
Dante Galeazzi, C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Pat Hanemann, Farm2Market Agribusiness Consulting
Texas Produce Export Association This group coordinates the promotion and marketing of Texas
Citrus in foreign countries.
Council Members
Jeff Arnold, Edinburg Citurs Association
Jud Flowers, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Dennis Holbrook, South Tex Organics, LC
Jesus Lozano, Triple J. Organics
Mike Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Ken Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Richard Walsh, HVF - Mission Division
Yishai Yeshuruns - Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Manager
John McClung, Texas Produce Association
Texas Valley Citrus Committee TPA manages the Texas Valley Citrus Committee, a federal marketing
order regulating the orderly distribution of oranges and grapefruit
and provides the industry funds to promote Texas citrus.
Chairman
Jud Flowers, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Vice Chairman
Yishai Yeshurun, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Secretary/Treasurer
Vicki Shields, B&B Enterprise
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
John McClung, Texas Produce Association
Executive Officers
Ted Brasch, Interstate Fruit & Vegetable, Co.
Mike Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Committee Members
Medardo Riojas, Sharyland Orchards & Nursery Joe V. Corso, Jr., Corso Farms
Tommy Garcia, Garcia Farms
Juan Barco, Orr Farms, LLP
Charlotte Revelle, Revelle Farms
Mark J. Fryer, Orchard Service & Nursery, LTD.
Tim Belcher
George Fike, Fike Farms
Dennis Holbrook, South Tex Organics, L.C.
Ruben Shives, Edinburg Citrus Association
Committee Alternate Members
Jorge L. Rivas, Sweet Pickings, LLP
Donald E. Thompson, Thompson Rio Pride Citrus
Rick Garcia, Tommy Thompson Farms
Jose F. Coronado, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Becky Bonham, B&B Enterprise
John L. Williams, Bayview Orchard Service, Inc.
Fred Karle, Karle Farms
James P. Hoffman, Sweet-N-Tasty Citrus Products
Verle Cray, Cray Farms, Inc.
Todd Rierson, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Richard Walsh, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Ken Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Lynda Holbrook, South Tex Organics, L.C.
Jeff Arnold, Edinburg Citrus Association
South Texas Onion Committee TPA manages the South Texas Onion Committee,
a federal marketing order regulating the orderly distribution
of onions and provides the industry funds to research and
promote Texas onions.
Chairman
Steve Cargil, Cargil Farms Produce
Vice Chairman
Mike Martin, Elmore & Stahl, Inc.
Secretary
Jimmy Pawlik, Pawlik Farms
Treasurer
Steve Bauer, Steve Bauer Farms
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
John McClung, Texas Produce Association
Committee Members
Kenneth Wilkins, Chapotal Farms
Chad Szutz, A-W Produce Company
Marcus Forthuber, Krenmueller Farms
Armando Alba, Val Verde Vegetable Company
Don Paul Kruse, 3-K Farms
Brandon Laffere, Brandon Laffere Farms
James B. Crawford, James & Kathy Crawford Farms
Kenneth Clary, Bob Clary & Sons
Michael Davis, Tex Mex Sales
Margret DeBruyn, DeBruyn Produce Company
Don Ed Holmes, The Onion House, LLC
J. Allen Carnes, Winter Garden Produce
Frank Dee Eddy, McBryde Produce, LLC
Committee Alternate Members
Tom Wetegrove, Wetegrove Brothers, Inc.
Sam Ruiz, Mid Valley Agriculture, LLC
John Shuford, Shuford Farms
Jack Harbison, Jr.
Jorge Garza, My Three Daughters
Christophe Veron, Gowan Seed
Archie McFadin, Jr.
Raine Hobbs, Cargil Farms
Rick Grasmick, Grasmick South, LLC
Jimmy Gower, J & D Produce, Inc.
Christine Schuster Morley, Rio Fresh, Inc.
Betty Aguirre, DeBruyn Produce Company
Buzz Barton, Cargil Farms Produce
Eddy Carnes, Winter Garden Produce
Lawrence Wilde, Wilde Farms
Texas Produce Marketing Cooperative
President
Darrell Duda, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Vice-President
Don Ed Holmes, The Onion House, LLC
Secretary/Treasurer
Danny Arnold, A-W Produce Company
Manager
John McClung, Texas Produce Association
Directors
Mike Martin, Elmore & Stahl, Inc.
Hal Hoffman, San Antonio Commission of Texas, Inc.
Frank Schuster, Val Verde Vegetable Company, Inc.
International Trade Division This division addresses the opportunities and problems relating
to the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United
States.
Chairman
Pat Hanemann, Farm2Market Agribusiness Consulting
Council
Rosie Aguirre, Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
Dante L. Galeazzi, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Andre Escobar, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Lee Moyer, FoodSource, Inc.
Amy Gates, Frontera Produce, LTD.
John David Hardie, Hardies Fruit & Vegetable
Carlos Lazcano, J & D Produce, Inc.
Jimmy Santos, Jimmy Santos, Inc.
Joe Aravelo, Joe Arevalo & Associates, Ltd.
Barry London, London Fruit, Inc.
Phillip Garcia, Phillip Garcia Customs Broker
Bill Wilson, Temple-Inland, Inc.
Jesse Munoz, United Customs Brokers
Shipper Division This division addresses matters concerning harvesting, transportation,
packing, marketing, post-harvest handling and diseases, environmental
concerns, etc.
Chairman
Frank Schuster, Val Verde Vegetable, Inc.
Council
David DeBerry, David K. DeBerry, Inc.
Bruce Frasier, Dixondale Farms, Inc.
Jeff Arnold, Edinburg Citrus Association
Edward Vasquez, Farmers Marketing Service, Inc.
Roger Harkrider, H. E. Butt Grocery Co.
John Hausman, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Ed Bertaud, IFCO Systems North America, Inc.
Kevin Griffin, International Paper Company
Jeff Brechler, J&D Produce, Inc.
Jack Wallace, J. W. Farms, LTD.
Barry London, London Fruit, Inc.
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Neil Cassady, Pardi Produce, Inc.
Joe Garzonie, Temple-Inland, Inc.
Dorothy Valdez, Val Verde Vegetable Company
Transportation Division This
division was created in 2004 in recognition of the key role
truckers and other transporters play in the fresh fruit and
vegetable industry. The division has, and will continue
to focus on such matters as hours of service regulations, truck
scheduling, onloading and offloading, general availability,
and numerous other issues that come up- between shippers and
transporters. The chairman of the division automatically
has a seat on the Board of Directors.
This committee is no longer active.
TexaSweet Citrus, Inc.
President
Dennis Holbrook, South Tex Organics, L.C.
Vice President
Paul Heller, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
Fred Karle, Karle Farms
Executive Committee Member
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Jesse Lozano, Triple J. Organics
Shipper Members
Richard Walsh, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Mike Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.
Jeff Arnold, Edinburg Citrus Association
Grower Members
Yishai Yeshurun, Healds Valley Farms, LTD.
Fernando Vieto, Sharyland Orchards
