Apr 6, 2017Tominaga and Tonso to lead Potatoes USA Domestic Marketing committee
Jerry Tominaga of Rupert, Idaho, and David Tonso of Monte Vista, Colorado, were elected to the Potatoes USA Executive committee on March 16, at the organization’s 45th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Tominaga will be serving his fourth year on the board having previously served on both the International and Domestic Marketing committees and Tonso will be serving his fifth year on the board having previously served on the Domestic Marketing and Industry Outreach committees. This will be the first year for both Tominaga and Tonso to serve as co-chairs.
Tominaga is a third-generation farmer and owner at Southwind Farms, Inc., and has been growing potatoes for the past 37 years. He primarily focuses on growing specialty varieties such as fingerlings and round marbles for table-stock and frozen processing.
Tonso has been involved with the potato industry in Southern Colorado for the past 33 years. He is the regional sales manager for RPE-Colorado. RPE is headquartered in Wisconsin and is one of the largest fresh potato companies in the U.S.
Tominaga and Tonso will be leading their committee to work closely with Potatoes USA over the next year to inspire potato innovation across all channels, motivate the industry to innovate and cultivate strategic partnerships. The Domestic Marketing committee leads the domestic consumer, foodservice, retail, ingredient, school foodservice, nutrition, research and evaluation and reputation management programs.
