Established in 1968, it is the mission of the Florida Watermelon Association to support research, education, and promotion of the Fresh from Florida watermelon industry.
The Florida Watermelon Association (FWA) was formed to enable growers and marketers of the Florida watermelon industry to unite. Organized membership allows the Association to promote the consumption of watermelons grown in Florida. The FWA assists its members in the growing and marketing of watermelons by providing a forum through this Corporations' meetings.
2024 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Rob Gibson
First Vice-President: Carrie Thomas
Second Vice-President: Adrian Land, II
Chairman of the Board: Trey Miller
Promotions Coordinator: Debra (Harrison) Watson
Directors
Adrian Land, II - 2014 Chuck Elam - 2015 Sawyer Smith - 2015 Bob Stewart - 2016 Courtney Davis - 2018 Terry Parrish - 2018 Marshall Sewell - 2018 Kyler Bishop - 2020 Dustin Blank - 2020 | Chad Chastain - 2020 Jay Belflower - 2021 Kyle Braxton - 2021 John Frey - 2021 Brad Johnston - 2021 Joe Stockenberg - 2022 Brandi John - 2024 Matt Jones - 2024 Trey Smith - 2024 |
Executive Council
Mike Browning Mark Bryan James Carlton Michael Caruthers Ralph Chastain Rich Chastain Bob Conrad Shawn Valentine Garcia Jeff Garrett Darren Hanshaw Carr Hussey Mary Jones Adrian Land, Sr. Jody Land Laura Land Raymon Land | Raymon J Land, III John Lapide Chandler Mack Mitch Mitchell Heather Raulerson Vincent Saviolo Paul Sawyer Jimmy Sheppard Steve Singletary Bill Smith Rantz Smith Thomas Smith John Toth Phil Turner, Jr. Harry Vaughn Al Wroten |
Emeritus (Honorary) Council
Jim Ayoob Jerry Brown Doug Dickerson Don Green Bruce Hanshaw Cheryl Hicks Dan Hussey Douglas Johnson Sherod Keen Kelly Marinaro | Jim Mastropietro Ralph Norris Herman Sanchez, Jr. Herman Sanchez, Sr. Scott Smith Dale Swain Eugene Tolar Steve Van Meter Lee Wroten |
Lifetime Council
Tom Ayoob Bernard Campbell Adrian Chapman Gordon Etheridge Lester Faulhaver WW "Coonbottom" Glenn Wesley Hansen Dallas Jones Robert Kirby Howell Lancaster | Arnold Mack Joe Marinaro Bill Peacock Raymond Peters Howard Sorrells Robert Tolar Bob Valentine Bill Ward Clyde Ware |
Administrative Staff
Executive Director
Jenna Brown
jbrown@asginfo.net
Program Coordinator
Aubryn Shivers
ashivers@asginfo.net