<p>The Produce Marketing Association has announced changing roles in the organization's leadership. These announcements reflect a strengthening and greater integration in the senior staff leadership of the association and its Foundation, according to a press release.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>PMA President and CEO Bryan Silbermann announced the new responsibilities for Tony Parassio and Margi Prueitt, two current members of the association’s senior management team.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/Tony.jpg" alt="Cropped Images June 04th 2013" />“I’m pleased to share that Tony Parassio has been promoted to chief operating officer,” said Silbermann. “During his time with PMA, he’s demonstrated unparalleled leadership with our staff team and with members world-wide. Tony’s been instrumental in laying our strategic roadmap for creating and delivering value to PMA’s members around the globe, including our floral members. He’s also played a key role in developing and implementing the association’s governance model, engaging more than 400 volunteer leaders from across the fresh produce and floral supply chains. Most recently, he’s played a key role leading discussions for the renewal of the strategic plan for PMA and its Foundation.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Parassio joined PMA in 2008 as the Vice President of Business Development. He was appointed Senior VP of Member Value in 2012. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/margi.jpg" alt="Cropped Images June 04th 2013" />“Recognizing the growing importance of the value that the PMA Foundation for Industry Talent brings to our industry in the U.S. and abroad, Margi Prueitt will now also assume the role of PMA senior vice president while keeping her role as executive director of the PMA Foundation,” announced Silbermann. “This change is a clear recognition of the integrated role our Foundation now plays in bringing unique and differentiated value to PMA members. Since she joined us in 2010, Margi has been the catalyst for an ongoing spring-boarding of greater value and strategic vision for the PMA Foundation. She’s been instrumental in leading the execution of some hugely successful programs like the Emerging Leaders Program, Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference, the growing portfolio of Career Pathways Programs and more. Just over the horizon is the latest innovation from the PMA Foundation – the High Performance Management Conference debuting this December.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Prueitt also has expanded the PMA Foundation’s role with regional groups across the US and Canada, along with other countries, including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Chile, Mexico and more.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Congratulations are in order for Tony and Margi!</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.pma.com" target="_new"> PMA </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
