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PMA Committees

• Member Engagement Committee
  The Member EngagementCommittee helps build a stronger PMA community by engaging current members,re-recruiting lapsed members,welcoming new members to the community,promoting PMA on social media,providing critical insights, and advocating on PMA’s behalf.Occasionally, volunteers may be asked to support staff’s new member acquisition activities.In return, MemberEngagementCommittee volunteers are rewarded and recognized for their support.
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• Floral Council
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  Provides input and guidance to help deliver year-round value to floral members while strengthening existing relationships and recruiting new members.
  Check out our resources and Focus on Floral Facebook group
  
• Fresh Summit Committee
  Provides strategic, tactical and promotional guidance/support to ensure that Fresh Summit continues to meet the evolving needs of the fresh produce and floral community.
  Volunteer requirement: Must have attended and/or exhibited at Fresh Summit at least once or be currently registered to exhibit for the first time.
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• Foodservice Conference Committee
  Provides strategic, tactical and promotional guidance/support to the Foodservice Conference and its objectives to increase produce sales within the foodservice sector.
  Volunteer requirement: Must have attended Foodservice at least once.
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• Demand Creation – Marketing Volunteer Opportunities
  We continue to build out the Demand Creation – Marketing Volunteer Pool. From reviewing/updating member resources to making videos to serving on task forces and committees, we will have opportunities for members interested in marketing at any level to help grow demand. Please fill out a form and jump in the pool! In the meantime, check out our resources, and join our Fresh Ideas discussion group on Linked In.
• Technology Committee
  The Committee serves PMA membership by: identifying critical industry problems and potential technology-based solutions, providing insights on emerging trends and research, determining the impact on the global produce industry, and working with PMA staff to develop solution-based strategies
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• Produce Safety Committee
  The Committee serves PMA membership by: identifying critical industry problems and potential technology-based solutions, providing insights on emerging trends and research, determining the impact on the global produce industry, and working with PMA staff to develop solution-based strategies
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• Supply Chain Management
  The Supply Chain Committee serves PMA membership by identifying critical industry issues in the supply chain; providing insights on emerging trends, challenges and research; determining how this impacts the produce industry domestically and globally and working with PMA staff to develop strategies to address those issues.
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• Product Identification Committee
  Not adding Volunteers at this time.
  Facilitates the development and use of global product identification standards for use within the produce industry. This includes PLU codes, generic and company specific UPCs, and DataBar.
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• Budget & Finance Committee
  Ensures PMA and Center for Growing Talent are in good fiscal health, and the Board of Directors' policies and strategic priorities are reflected in the annual budgets.
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• Brazil Country Council
  Works to advance PMA and Center for Growing Talent in Brazil. Actively promotes programs including Fresh Connections: Brazil. Helps to identify local member value needs, strengthen existing member relationships and recruit new members.
  Volunteer requirement: Should reside and work in Brazil.
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• Chile Country Council
  Works to advance PMA and Center for Growing Talent in Chile. Actively promotes programs in Chile, helps to identify local member value needs, strengthen existing member relationships and recruit new members.
  Volunteer requirement: Should reside and work in Chile.
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• Mexico Country Council
  Works to advance PMA and Center for Growing Talent in Mexico. Actively promotes programs including Fresh Connections: Mexico. Helps to identify local member value needs, strengthen existing member relationships and recruit new members.
  Volunteer requirement: Should reside and work in Mexico.
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• South Africa Country Council
  Works to advance PMA and Center for Growing Talent in South Africa and the southern Africa region. Actively promotes programs including Fresh Connections: Southern Africa. Helps to identify local member value needs, strengthen existing member relationships and recruit new members.
  Volunteer requirement: Should reside and work in South Africa.
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The Center for Growing Talent Committees

• CGT Talent Awareness and Engagement Committee
  The Awareness and Engagement Committee helps build a stronger Center for Growing Talent by PMA community by increasing CGT engagement, providing critical insights, and advocating on PMA’s behalf. In return, Committee volunteers are rewarded and recognized for their support.
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• Talent Development Steering Committee
  Our Talent Development Steering Committee guides the development and implementation of programs designed to attract, develop and retain talent for the global produce and floral industry.
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• Career Ambassadors
  Serving as mentors to university students at industry events, our Career Pathways participants benefit from their experiences and passion for the industry.
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Note: Costs associated with volunteering are the sole responsibility of the volunteer member.