The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) has named Bryn Fussell director of membership as well as executive director of the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation. She succeeds Sonia Tighe, who retired in September.
Fussell will manage FFVA’s membership recruitment, retention and administration efforts. The Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, which she will direct, oversees several scholarship initiatives and the Emerging Leader Development Program (ELDP). Since 2011, more than 150 ELDP participants have graduated from the program that develops leaders to be strong advocates for Florida agriculture.
“Bryn’s deep commitment to education and developing future leaders will be invaluable as she guides our Emerging Leader Development Program to even greater success,” said FFVA President Mike Joyner.
Fussell previously was director of the Youth Academy at Orlando Family Stage, one of the largest nonprofit professional theaters for young audiences in the United States and the only one of its kind in Florida.
The FFVA is an agricultural organization whose membership represents the majority of fruit and vegetable production in Florida.
Source: FFVA