Seven New National Mango Board Appointments


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Fri. November 22nd, 2013 - by Sarah Hoxie

<p> Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has appointed seven members to serve on the National Mango Board . The appointees include five new members and two reappointed members, according to a press release. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The members inlcude Kenneth Nabal of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Christopher A. Ciruli of Tubac, Ariz.; and Jiovani Guevara of Monterey, Calif., will serve on the NMB as importers. Jorge Eustacio Perez Calderon of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Reynaldo Hilbck of Miraflores, Piura, Peru; and Altamir Guilherme Martins of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, will serve as foreign producers. Mr. Calderon and Mr. Hilbick are returning to the board to serve a second consecutive term.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Jean Sapp, a domestic producer from Lehigh Acres, Florida., will complete a two-year term of office that begins immediately and will end on Dec. 31, 2015. Originally, the seat belonged to the 2012 nominations cycles when there were no candidates. Each of the other appointees will serve three-year terms of office beginning Jan. 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2017.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p> AndNowUKnow would like to say thank you to those individuals whose terms have come to a close, George Mendez of Nogales, Ariz.; Armando Celis of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Jim Alvarez of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Flavio Muranaka of Petrolina, Brazil. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.mango.org/industry " target="_new"> National Mango Board </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">