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
Curtis DeBerry, Progreso Produce LTD. 1, L.P.

Vice Chairman
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers

Secretary/Treasurer
Ed Bertaud, IFCO Systems North America, Inc.

President
John McClung, Texas Produce Association

Directors at Large
Chad Szutz, A-W Produce Company
David DeBerry, David K. DeBerry, Inc.
Chester Fulp, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Amy Gates, Frontera Produce, LTD.
Sue Duleba, GM Produce Sales, LLC
Brandon Henderson, Henderson Packaging Company
Lawrence Kroman, I. Kunik Company, Inc.
Gus DiNovo, Pardi Produce, Inc.
Mark Dickerson, Shippers Supply Company, Inc.
Dennis Holbrook, South Tex Organics, LC
Frank Schuster, Val Verde Vegetable Co., Inc.
J. Allen Carnes, Winter Garden Produce Company

Division Chairs
Shipper Division – Jeff Brechler, J&D Produce, Inc.
International Trade Division – Pat Hanemann, Farm2Market Agribusiness Consulting

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
Mike Martin, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc.

Ed Bertaud, IFCO Systems North America, Inc.
Trent Bishop, Lone Star Citrus Growers
Curtis De Berry, Progreso Produce, LTD. 1, L.P.

Texas Produce Export Association
This group coordinates the promotion and marketing of Texas Citrus in foreign countries.

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
Verle Cray, Cray Farms, Inc.

Vice Chairman
Jud Flowers, Lone Star Citrus Growers

Secretary/Treasurer
Lynda Holbrook, South Tex Organics, LC

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
John McClung, Texas Produce Association

Executive Officers
Donald Thompson, Thompson Grove Care

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
Darrell Duda, Duda Farm Fresh Foods

Vice Chairman
Bruce Gamble, Bruce Gamble Farms

Secretary
Steve Cargil, Cargil Farms Produce

Treasurer
Mike Martin, Elmore & Stahl, Inc.

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
John McClung, Texas Produce Association

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
Barry London, London Fruit, Inc.

Council
Rosie Aguirre, Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
Andre Escobar, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Lee Moyer, FoodSource, Inc.
Amy Gates, Frontera Produce, LTD.
Carlos Lazcano, J & D Produce, Inc.
Jimmy Santos, Jimmy Santos, Inc.
Joe Aravelo, Joe Arevalo & Associates, Ltd.
Carlos Molina, Ray Molina Customs Brokers
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
Jeff Brechler, J&D Produce, Inc.

Council
David DeBerry, David K. DeBerry, Inc.
Bruce Frasier, Dixondale Farms, Inc.
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
Gary Palmer, J. F. Palmer & Sons Produce, Inc.
Jack Wallace, J. W. Farms, LTD.
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.

Council Members
Tino Balandrano, A & A Transportation
Steve Bramel, Bramel Trucking Co., Inc.
Grant M. Hunt, Grant J. Hunt Company
Jack Rhode, Golman-Hayden Co., Inc.
Mitch Cellum, Pat's Truck Brokers, LTD.

TexaSweet Citrus, Inc.