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Inaugural Leadership Alumni Retreat
Las Vegas 2008


Leadership Alumni Retreat attendees (from left to right): Victoria Backer, United Fresh; Jackson Woodward (Class 10), Horton Fruit Company; Melinda Goodman (Class 9), Golden Sun Marketing; Michelle Story (Class 6), Taylor Farms, Inc.; Ashley Rawl (Class 3), Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc.; Lee Anne Oxford (Class 2), L & M Companies; Sheri Mierau (Class 3), California Tree Fruit Agreement; Michael Warren (Class 3), Central American Produce, Inc.; Robert Gordon (Class 1), FreshPoint/Red's Market; Julie Krivanek, Krivanek Consulting; Chris Caratan (Class 7), Columbine Vineyards; Tim Vaux, The Vaux Group; Jarrod Snider (Class 11), Frontera Produce; John Jackson (Class 11), Beachside Produce, LLC; Jon Zaninovich (Class 3), Jasmine Vineyards, Inc.; Jeff Lundberg (Class 10), BabĂ© Farms, Inc.; Andrew Schwartz (Class 11), Rosemont Farms Corporation; Gustavo Beltran (Class 2), International Farm Service; Chuck Ciruli (Class 10), Ciruli Brothers/Amex Distributing Co., Inc.; Aaron Fox (Class 3), Fox Packaging; Marc Mizgorski (Class 10), Tanimura & Antle; Mike McGee (Class 8), L & M Companies; Dan'l Mackey-Almy (Class 4), DMA Solutions, Inc.; Wes Liefer (Class 11), United Produce Sales; and Chris Puentes (Class 9), Interfresh, Inc.

John Baillie, Dan'l Mackey-Almy, and Melissa Goodman collaborate in a team activity during
the retreat.

Chris Caratan, Jerry Butt, and Gus Beltran compare notes on overcoming the challenges of change.
   
                                           

Marc Mizgorski, Ashley Rawl, and Tim Vaux
share a laugh.

Aaron Fox and Chairman Sheri Mierau take a moment to catch up on Class 3.

Wes Liefer, Sheri Mierau, Robert Gordon,
Michael Warren and Michelle Story work on
team strategy.
John Baillie, Jon Zaninovich, John Jackson report their findings on leading through change.

Julie Krivanek shares ground breaking leadership notions with the alumni.

Chris Ciruli and Marc Mizgorski check their notes before presenting the team's findings.

Fellow alums Chuck Ciruli Jr., Jackson Woodward,
Jeff Lundberg, Marc Mizgorski, Lee Anne Oxford
and Gus Beltran enjoy dinner.

Julie joins the alumni to enjoy some time
socializing after an intense day of professional development.

 



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