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Our staff and board members

Get to know the dedicated professionals and industry representatives who lead the American Pecan Promotion Board. Our diverse team of experts and pecan industry stakeholders work collaboratively to promote America’s native nut and support growers nationwide.

Board members

Deborah Walden-Ralls

Chair, Western Producer

2nd term ends 9/30/2026

Trent Mason

Vice Chair, Eastern Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Brycen Salopek

Secretary, Western Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2026

Vacant

Treasurer

Greg Leger

Eastern Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Justin Jones

Eastern Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Jake Montz

Central Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2027

Larry Don Womack

Central Producer

2nd term ends 9/30/2027

Shannon Ivey

Central Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2027

Phillip Arnold

Western Producer

2nd term ends 9/30/2026

Larry Salopek

Western Producer

1st term ends 9/30/2026

Evo Soria

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2027

Ana Lucia Sanchez

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Romulo Garza

Importer

2nd term ends 9/30/2026

Mark Hamilton

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Steve Zaffarano

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2026

Sally Arn

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2028

Jeff Worn

Importer

1st term ends 9/30/2027

APPB committee chairs

Deborah Walden-Ralls

Executive Committee Chair

Larry Don Womack

Marketing Committee Chair

Brycen Salopek

Research Committee Chair

Meet the american pecan promotion board staff

Anne Warden

Anne Warden

CEO

Serena Schaffner

Serena Schaffner

CMO

Emma Garner

Emma Garner

Director of Operations

Brandon Drummond

Brandon Drummond

Director of Finance

Joy Glass

Joy Glass

Associate Director of Marketing

Carl Sanders

Carl Sanders

Associate Director of Digital Marketing

Bailey Rayfield

Bailey Rayfield

Senior Manager of Industry Relations

Kristi Mosquera headshot

Kristi Mosquera

Senior Administrative Manager

Gabrielle Teixeira

Gabrielle Teixeira

Industry Relations

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