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The Agribusiness Department's Industry Advisory
Council consists of leaders in agribusiness who willingly
promote excellence in Cal Poly's Agribusiness Department.
They advise us of current industry trends which we should
be addressing in our curriculum, as well as criteria for employee
selection commonly used by executives in their fields of expertise.
They have also been an integral part of our fundraising campaign,
an increasingly important component of state-financed higher
education. Many of our members are Agribusiness alums, although
we also have graduates of other departments or educational
institutions who are committed to Cal Poly and want to assist
us in defining our focus and future. We welcome the diversity!
The Advisory Council meets at least twice a year. We are
deeply appreciative of these industry leaders who give so
freely of their time to help us develop more marketable and
prepared Agricultural Business graduates.
Members of the Advisory Council are as follows:
| Name |
Company |
City |
| Mitchell Ardantz |
Bonipak Produce Company |
Santa Maria |
| Dan Block |
D. W. Block, Associates |
Portland |
| Louie Brown, Jr. |
Kahn, Soares & Conway,
LLP |
Sacramento |
| Chris Bunn |
Crown Packing Company, Inc. |
Salinas |
| Dale Dickenson |
TruGreen LandCare, TruGreen
ChemLawn |
Orange |
| Joe Ferrara |
Ferrara Railroad Ranches |
Exeter |
| Jeff Foster |
Foster Farms |
Livingston |
| Del Garcia |
Washington Mutual Commercial Bank |
Bakersfield |
| Brian Keavy
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Kings Canyon
Fruit Sales |
Reedley |
| Jim Llano |
Ito Packing, Inc. |
Reedley |
| Paul McFadden |
Roberts Irrigation Products,
Inc. |
San Marcos |
| William Noland |
Farm Credit West |
Visalia |
| Duane Paul |
Northwest Economic Associates |
Fair Oaks |
| Heather Schroeder |
SunWest Foods, Inc. |
Davis |
| Jennifer Spaletta |
Herum Crabtree
Brown |
Stockton |
| Gary Suthers |
Ag Management Associates, Inc. |
Bakersfield |
| Nick Tompkins |
Apio, Inc. |
Guadalupe |
| Kori Tuggle |
Fresh Kist Produce LLC |
Salinas |
| Ellen Way |
California
Women for Agriculture |
La Quinta |
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