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Business and Industry Leadership Team | Advisory Committee Members

Name Position Business
Dr. Rita Abi-Ghanem Part-time Agriculture Faculty Allan Hancock College
Mitch Ardantz Managing Partner Bonipak Produce
Dylan Bognuda Production Engineer Bonipak Produce
Teri Bontrager Executive Director Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau
Emma Chow District Conservationist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rosemary Cummings FFA Advisor, Department Chair Nipomo High School
Marc DeBernardi FFA Advisor Santa Maria High School
Tom Durant Owner Durant Distributing, Inc. 
Kevin Dwyer District Manager - Santa Maria/Oxnard California Giant, Inc.
Brenda Farias County Executive Director USDA Farm Service Agency
Cathy Fisher Agricultural Commissioner County of Santa Barbara
Jim Glines Chairman of the Board Community Bank of Santa Maria
Les Graulich Chief Financial Officer Plantel Nurseries
Dr. Christopher Greer Vice Provost University of California Cooperative Extension
Eryn Gray Managing Partner Ag Laboratory Consolidated
Guillermo Guerra FFA Advisor, Part-time Ag Faculty Righetti High School, Allan Hancock College
Miguel Guerra FFA Advisor, Part-time Ag Faculty Righetti High School, Allan Hancock College
Tom Gulliver Retired, Senior Vice President Farm Credit West
Ron Labastida Food Safety Director Babe Farms
Larry Lahr President Rincon Corporation
Lacy Litten Field Operations Coordinator Innovative Produce
Jerry Mahoney Farmer/Grower Blosser Urban Garden
Dr. Anjali Misra Director of Hemp Research, Ag Faculty Allan Hancock College
Holly Nolan-Chavez Regional Director: Ag, Water, Environment Allan Hancock College
Mark Powell FFA Advisor, Department Chair Santa Maria High School
Danilu Ramirez Certified Crop Adviser, Pest Control Adviser DRAM Agricultural Consulting
Christine Ready FFA Advisor, Part-time Ag Faculty Nipomo High School, Allan Hancock College
Andrew Rice Vice President, Production Reiter Affiliated Companies
David Rice Pest Control Adviser Nutrien Ag Solutions
Claire Wineman President Grower Shipper Association