California Almond Board Introduces New Crop of Young Leaders

The Almond Board of California announced the Almond Leadership Program class of 2025, a group of 18 professionals expected to help lead the industry into the future.

Sponsored by Bayer Crop Science, the newest Almond Leadership Program class members are:

• Arik Bains of Turlock, a pest control advisor with Wilbur-Ellis.
• Cristal Da Silveria of Modesto, a plant and food safety supervisor with Grizzly Nut.
• Katie Driver of Woodland, a technical service manager with UPL.
• Raquel Gomez of Atwater, a technical agronomist with Brandt.
• Zach Harcksen of Ballico, a pest control advisor with Mid Valley Agricultural Services.
• Evan Koftinow of Los Banos, an operations manager with RPAC.
• Laine LaGrande of Colusa, a product and system specialist of high value crops with John Deere.
• Brenden Lusk of Modesto, an ag realtor with Real Broker.
• Joseph McManus of Shafter, a farm manager with Wilson Ag.
• Luis Mendoza of Denair, a sales representative with Syngenta.
• Rajan Nagra of Yuba City, a sales representative with Flory Industries/COE Orchard Equipment.
• Crystal Nay of Manteca, the managing editor of Modern Ag Media.
• Ricky Robledo of Colusa, a sales manager with TRECE Inc.
• Kiki Sandrini of Bakersfield, a regional sales manager with Chandler Automation.
• Ranvir Tung of Selma, the general manager of Tung Corporation.
• Elizabeth Vander Weide of Sacramento, a supply chain analyst for Blue Diamond Growers.
• Jake Wiley of Chico, a sales manager with ProFarm Group.
• Bobbie Williams of Tracy, a clinical dietitian and almond grower with Sutter Memorial Medical Center in Modesto and WMD Farms.

For more information about the Almond Leadership Program, visit almonds.com.

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