Murray Valley Citrus Board

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Meet the Board There are nine Board Members including one NSW and one Victorian Government Representative.
	Jan Denham Chairman Jan is a grower and packer of citrus at Palinyewah NSW. Jan has been involved in many aspects of the citrus industry and 2009 will be her first year as Chairman of the Murray Valley Citrus Board.
	Trevor Radloff Vice Chairman Trevor is a producer of both citrus and wine grapes at Palinyewah, NSW. Trevor is a recent graduate of MVCB's Impact on Citrus leadership program and a Director of Sunraysia Citrus Growers Inc.
	Sarah-Anne Chesson Sarah is currently employed as an Analyst at Seven Fields Pty Ltd, which operates 416 ha of citrus. Sarah has worked as an accountant in Shepparton where 60% of her clients were fruit growers.
	Paula Gordon Paula is a full-time citrus grower from Trentham Cliffs, NSW. Past positions held by Paula include education, health, and community services and more recently with Department of Primary Industries.
	Stuart Holland Stuart is the Board's Victorian Government representative and Senior Analyst, Plant Industries Division, Department of Primary Industries.
	Keith Richards Keith is a citrus grower at Palinyewah, NSW. Keith is more directly involved with his orchard since he has scaled back his involvement as solicitor and partner at a Mildura based law practice.
	Tony Filippi Tony works with the Mildura Fruit Company as a Grower Services representative dealing with suppliers, production and marketing departments. Tony has a broad knowledge of the industry as a former employee of Fruit Doctors and the MVCB.
	Jeremy Giddings Jeremy is the Boards NSW Government representative and holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree. He is currently employed as an Irrigation Officer with the NSW Department of Primary Industries at Dareton.
	Gina Petrascu Gina is a full time citrus producer in Barham, NSW. She has a Degree in Graphic Design and background in marketing and is also a Vice Chairman of the Melbourne Citrus Committe.
Staff & Management
	Hugh Flett Chief Executive Officer Hugh has a strong background in the financial performance of agriculture. Hugh is outcome focused towards the citrus industry issues and its promotion.
	Mary Cannard BSc (Hons) Industry Development Officer (IDO)/ CITTgroup Co-Ordinator. (full time) Responsible for: promoting Total Quality Management, Best Practice to growers and technology transfer.
	Tony Bothroyd Field Officer (full time) Provides support to the IDO with crop forecasting, technology transfer, liaising with growers/packers and providing market information to key stakeholders.
	Marian Tobin PA / Administration (part time) Marian provides extensive secretarial support services to the MVCB and CEO.
	Jill Purich Office Administration (part time) Jill processes levy information, property registrations, updates the website, and provides reception and general administrative support to all staff.
	Deb Scott Office Administration (part time) Deb processes levy information, property registrations, updates the website, and provides reception and general administrative support to all staff.
	Sue Chapman CPA Accountant/Public Officer (part time) Sue is an Associate CPA and handles all the financial and statutory requirements, including audits of Approved Receivers, for the Board.