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Classes 1-9 Mike Chrisman (2) was featured

in the donor spotlight article of California Rangeland Trust’s spring newsletter. He has been a generous and loyal donor of the nonprofit for 15 years.

Jim Nielsen (5), California state senator, spoke at a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the construction of new concrete Habitat for Humanity homes in Paradise in Butte County.

Tim LaSalle (6) was quoted in an article (“Three major ways fighting climate change will transform our health”) in the April issue of Prevention magazine.

Lyra Halprin (7) was one of 15

signees of a letter to the Davis Joint Unified School District regarding members of the Jewish community standing in solidarity with an ethnic studies proposal.

Classes 10-19 Murray Edwards (10) was

reelected to the board of directors of First Financial Bankshares in Texas.

Ted Sheely (13) wrote an op-ed

(“Agroecology as a choice, not coercion”) in April for the online Global Farmer Network.

Randall Lange (14), of

LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards, was elected second vice chair of Wine Institute for the 20212022 fiscal year.

Randall (14) and Brad (17) Lange

were featured in a May article in Lodi Wine about being one of California’s leading producers of premium quality Italian varietals.

Classes 20-29 Jackson Gualco (20) was recently

appointed to the advisory board of the University of California Center, Sacramento by the UC and UCD provosts. The center provides public policy opportunities in the executive and legislative branches of state government for students from all 10 UC campuses. Joe Pezzini (28) stepped down

from his role as CEO and president of Ocean Mist Farms effective June 30. He has served in the position since 2015 and has worked for the company for 21 years.

John Duarte (28), of Duarte

Nursery, was interviewed for a May 14 KCRA 3 news story titled “How a new variety of almond trees could benefit Central Valley farmers.”

Scott Hunter (28) was the subject of a May 17 ABC30-Fresno news story titled “Good sports: Atwater’s field of dreams.” A longtime Central Valley farmer, Hunter built his own baseball field for his family and community during quarantine. While other fields were closed, local youth teams were able to play at Hunter Field.

Scott Stone (28), of Yolo Land

and Cattle Company, commented on the cattle ranching industry and how critical it is to have a safe food supply for an NBC National News story (“Meat suppliers plants coming back online after hack”).

Classes 30-39 Craig Stoller (31) was the featured

subject of an article (“Winegrower Craig Stoller: Capturing the essence of California’s Central Coast”) about his two wineries and vineyard estate.

Kevin Healy (36) was named

grower relations manager for Ocean Mist Farms, where he will be responsible for emerging and cultivating relationships with the company’s grower partner community.

Kelley Parsons (37) was

featured as the June Member Profile for the Sonoma County Farm Bureau. The article highlighted her hydroponic tomato business, Parsons Homegrown, which has supplied the county with off-season beefsteak tomatoes for 25 years.

Classes 40-49 Leon Etchepare (43), of Emerald

Farms, is the focus of a new Corteva Agriscience video titled “The Heart of the Farm: Growing With Pride.” The video is part of a documentary series that highlights the untold stories of diverse farmers. Julie Rentner (44), of River

Partners, was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article (“Could this $36 million Central Valley river restoration project help with California’s droughts?”).

Lucas Espericueta (45), a

member of the Kern County Fair board of directors, was quoted in an article about the fair being postponed this year.

Yvonne Sams (45), of G3

Enterprises, was the presenter for a California Association of Winegrape Growers webinar (Labor and the Harvest Season) in June.

Sal Parra (46), of Burford Ranch, was part of the May 25 Almond Journey podcast titled, “Irrigation efficiency through technology.”

Jenny Lester-Moffitt (47) was

nominated by President Joe Biden to be undersecretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Programs. She currently serves as undersecretary for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Darrin Monteiro (47), of

California Dairies, Inc., was the moderator of a panel - Inside Washington: What to Expect from the Biden Administration and a Balanced Congress - at the California Creamery Operators Association Annual Meeting.

Bryan Nickerson (48), of

Western Growers Association, gave a presentation on the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act to the Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s 2021 apprentice class.

Daniel Hartwig (49), of Woolf

Enterprises, was quoted in an article (“This year’s almond crop forecast to grow – again”) in the May 12 edition of The Business Journal.

Daniel Hartwig (49) and Jared

Plumlee (49) were quoted in a May Ag Alert article (“CA farmers grapple with implications of water cuts”).

Laura Pires (49) was hired as

director of marketing for AHV (Animal Health Vision) International, which develops innovative and sustainable solutions to overcome significant obstacles in the animal health sector. She previously worked for Cargill, Alltech and Pfizer Animal Health.

Taylor Serres (49), of Serres

Ranch, was part of a Sonoma County Winegrowers and Sonoma County Vintners Earth Day virtual event that promoted sustainable wines from the area.

Class 50 Lindsey Liebig (50), executive

director of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau, was named Woman of the Year 2021 by Assemblymember Ken Cooley for contributions to community and dedication to the ag industry.

Multiple Classes Cindy Jewell (30) and Denise

Junqueiro (42) were speakers for United Fresh Produce Association’s 25-session Reimagine Conversations event in June

Cannon Michael (39) and Jenny Lester Moffitt (47) were among

the speakers at the June meeting of the CDFA State Board of Food and Agriculture.

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