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The International Food Information Council has appointed Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak as the new CEO and Superfresh Growers has selected Conner O’Malley to succeed Tim Lane as president.

Alyssa Charney now serves as the director for lands and climate-smart agriculture in the climate policy office at the White House and Adam Hodge will be moving to the National Security Council on a detailed assignment as the acting senior director for press and spokesperson.

Judith McMeekin has announced plans to retire from the Food and Drug Administration on June 30 and California Citrus Mutual has brought on Michael Bliss.

Judith McMeekin has announced she is going to retire from the Food and Drug Administration on June 30 and the American Peanut Council has hired Tracy Grondine as vice president of communications.

Fall Creek Farm and Nursery has promoted Cecille Madriz to grower support representative for customers in California and North Carolina and Rachelle Schulken has been brought on to the Organic Produce Network as the new vice president of events.

Kathy Eichlin has been selected as the head of U.S. crop protection corporate communications for Syngenta North America and Former Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has joined Husch Blackwell Strategies, where he will chair a new leadership strategies advisory services group.

Justin Kosta has been tapped as the new director of sustainability for California Giant Berry Farms and Valent U.S.A. has named Kenneth Seebold as the director of field research and development.

Trout Unlimited has brought on Lindsay Slater as the new vice president of government affairs and elevated David Kinney as the new vice president of communications, and Alejandra Danielson Castillo has been named the new director of global programs in the U.S. Grains Council’s Washington office.