NFI Future Leaders Newsletter (2016-1)[spring]

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Spring Edition - Survival Thread - Page 7

NFI Future Leaders Class of 2016

Katherine Alvarez

Manny Alves

Faheem Bacchus

Kristen Beadon

Javier Botello

General Counsel Alfa International Seafood, Inc.

Mgr, Aquaculture Procuement High Liner Foods

Manager, Protein Purchasing Darden Restaurants

Marketing Manager SeaPak/Rich Products Corp.

Director, Business Development Americold Logistics

“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes, but in never making the same one a second time.” -George Bernared Shaw

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” -Stephen Covey

Alicia Carrillo

Paula Chancey

Luis Claro

Henry Collis

Tom Dorwart

Warehouse Supervisor Los Angeles Cold Storage 4 St.

Purchasing Agent Tampa Maid Foods

Export Manager Pacific Seafood

Dir, Vendor Managed Inventory Easten Fish

Southeast Regional Sales Mgr. Trident Seafoods

“If you can’t change your fate; change your attitude.” - Amy Tan

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” - William James

“Go big, enjoy life.” -Laird Hamilton

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” -Vince Lombardi

Amanda Duran

Kevin Edwards

Heath England

Matthew Gray

Chad Groves

Director of Sales Seattle Fish Company Denver

We are not just passive consumers of food but co-creators of the systems that feed us. Our food dollars can either go to support a food industry devoted to quantity, convenience and “value” or they can nourish a food chain organized around values like quality and health.

Business Development Global Food, SGS NA

Chief Information Officer The Fishin’ Company

Sales Manager Southeast Sarplast (Promens)

Dir, Field Sales/Foodservice High Liner Foods

“Chance favors only the prepared mind.” -Louis Pasteur

“If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” - Anonymous

“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” -Isaac Newton

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” -John Wooden

Peter Handy

Brad Hudson

Phillip Jeffrey

Madelyn Kearns

Jeri Kostal

President and CEO Bristol Seafood

Director, Business Development American Holdco Group

Director of Sales and Marketing Bay Hill Seafood Sales

Associate Editor SeafoodSource.com

Food Technologist I Rich Products

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

“An open mouth gathers no information.” -Richard Helms

“The cure for anything is salt water— sweat, tears, or the sea.” -Karen Blixen

“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” -James Dean

“With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” -Max Ehrmann, Desiderata


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