Our Officers & Board of Directors

Officers:
     
Austin Wrenn
President
Wrenn’s Farm
5078 Brantley Rd
Office: 919-306-2735
2027 – First Term Zebulon, NC 27597 USA  
     
     
Charlie Gunderson
1st Vice President
Planasa LLC
21008 Dersch Rd
Office: 360-770-2064
2028 – First Term Anderson, CA 96007 USA  
     
     
Sam Erwin
Past President
Indiana Berry & Plant Co.
2811 Michigan Rd
Office: 574-784-8535
2026 – Second Term Plymouth, IN 46563 USA  
     
     
Tom Stevenson
Treasurer
Stevenson's Strawberries
62 Berry Road
Office: 530-223-1075
  Wayne,  ME 04284 USA  
     
     
Directors:
   
Jayesh Samtani 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Office: 757-363-3901
2026 - First Term Virginia Beach, VA 23455 USA  
     
Kevin Schooley 72 Julia Drive Office: 613-558-3220
2028 – First Term Welland, ON L3C 0E7 Canada  
     
Renee Holland Holland Consulting & Research, LLC. Office: 864-710-8864
2027 – First Term 232 Muskrat Rd.  
  Alma, GA 31510 USA  
     
Sonny Murray Millen Farms Ltd. Office: 902-957-2991
2027 – First Term RR 1, 80 Little Dyke Road  
  Great Village, NS B0M 1L0 Canada  
     
Joel Connell    
2027 – First Term    
     
     
Staff:
     
Victoria Buma 13395 Kittle Road Office: 613-862-4321
Executive Director Chesterville,  ON K0C 1H0 Canada  

 

   

Past Leadership

 

Year
President Conference Location
2026 James Powell/Sam Erwin Savannah, GA
2025 James Powell Kona, HI
2024 Joey Boudreault Hershey, PA
2023 Joey Boudreault San Luis Obispo, CA
2022 Tom Stevenson Nashville, Tennessee
2021 Tom Stevenson Virtual Conference
2020 Tom Heeman San Antonio, Texas
2019 Tom Heeman Orlando, Florida
2018 Scott Thompson New Orleans, Louisiana
2017 Scott Thompson Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 Blaine Staples Savannah, Georgia
2015 Blaine Staples Ventura, California
2014 Gary Bardenhagen Durham, North Carolina
2013 Gary Bardenhagen Portland, Oregon
2012
Simon Parent Las Vegas, Nevada
2011
Simon Parent Tampa, Florida
2010
Nate Nourse Grand Rapids, Michigan
2009
Nate Nourse New Orleans, Louisiana
2008
Steve Polter Hershey, Pennsylvania
2007
Anne Geyer Ventura, California
2006
Rudy Heeman Savannah, Georgia
2005
Rudy Heeman Nashville, Tennessee
2004
Charles Keddy Tampa, Florida
2003
Charles Keddy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2002
Sam Irwin Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
2001
Sam Irwin Niagra Falls, Canada
2000
Bill Jacobson Primm, Nevada
1999
Bill Jacobson Orlando, Florida
1998
  Victoria, British Columbia
1997
Susan Butler Louisville, Kentucky
1996
Susan Butler Newport Beach, California
1995
Dave Whittamore Orlando, Florida
1994
Dave Whittamore Niagara Falls, Ontario
1993
Norman Greig Tuscon, Arizona
1992
Norman Greig Williamsburg, Virginia
1991
Don Belluz St. Petersburg, Florida
1990
Tom Halat Houston, Texas
1989
Tom Halat Grand Rapids, Michigan
1988
Tim Nourse Tampa, Florida
1987
Tim Nourse Nashville, Tennessee
1986
Doug Carrigan Monterey, California
1985
Doug Carrigan Toronto, Ontario
1984
George Butler New Orleans, Louisiana
1983
Ralph Witherell Orlando, Florida
1982
Ralph Witherell Great Gorge, New Jersey
1981
Charles Thompson Anaheim, California
1980
Phil Ahrens St. Louis, Missouri
1979
Phil Ahrens Hershey, Pennsylvania
1978
William Fulton Mt. Vernon, Illinois
1977
William Fulton Wooster, Ohio