David L. Pruitt , a gardening consultant and former flower farmer , has been advert the interim CEO and ambassador of the California Cut Flower Commission ( CCFC ) by the establishment ’s board of commissioners . Pruitt , a preceding chair and one of the founders of CCFC , will take the helm on July 15 .
Dave Pruitt is welcome as the interim CEO and ambassadorby June Van Wingerden , Chair of the CCFC Board .
For the past five years , Pruitt has stand for International Horticultural Technologies in business development , sales and technical bread and butter . He was previously the cosmopolitan manager of Ball Tagawa Growers , and spent 25 years as a bloom farmer and owner of Sea Coast Greenhouses in San Diego County .
He currently serve on the display panel of the Kee Kitiyama Research Foundation , the Central Coast Greenhouse Growers Association and the Agriculture Liaison Advisory Board that advise the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors , along with a host of other voluntary theatrical role in the farming and cut back bloom industries . He ’s also served on the Growers Council and Membership Committee for the Society of American Florists , and is a retiring member of the Cal Poly Advisory Council for Horticulture and Row Crops .
During his fourth dimension as a flower James Leonard Farmer , Pruitt helped establish the San Diego Flower Auction and served on its board of theatre director .
As one of the father of the CCFC , Dave Pruitt portion out the history of the Commission at the celebration of the CCFC ’s twenty-fifth Anniversary in 2015 . Photo by Linda Blue .
“ I ’m thrilled to have Dave occur on board as the interim CCFC executive officer . He has a profundity and breadth of experience in the floral industry and a solid connexion to the commission . We feel very fortunate that he was available to step into this persona , ” said CCFC Chair June Van Wingerden .
“ As one of the founders of CCFC , I take pride and love in coming back to support my fellow farmers as the interim CEO . I ’ll continue the work to build on the incredible momentum the CCFC has created in the promotion of and advocacy for our flower and foliage farms , ” Pruitt said .
Pruitt will lead CCFC until the lookup for a new executive , currently underway , is over .
For more data : California Cut Flower CommissionPO Box 90225 , Santa Barbara , CA93190-0225www.ccfc.org
