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ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Portland, Ore. Scott Coe was appointed to the board of directors. Coe is general manager of Emerald People’s Utility District (Emerald PUD). He joined Emerald PUD in 2012, after a 24-year career at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), where he was a key player in carrying out new initiatives and implementing processes that support BPA’s strategic direction. He held several management roles there, including overseeing the Western Area Power account executives, generation supply and power scheduling.
Produce Marketing Association (PMA), Newark, Del. Trevor Suslow will join as vice president of food safety, effective Oct. 1, responsible for engaging with members and other industry, coalitions, regulators and the food safety community to educate and advocate for a risk- and science-based approach to produce safety. Suslow will also work with researchers to facilitate produce safety research that can be translated into industry best practices. Previously, he served as extension research specialist for the University of California-Davis, where he has been researching, advising and educating industry and other stakeholders on post-harvest safety and quality. He also worked as a staff scientist and director of product research at DNA Plant Technology Inc., and has led the University of California-Davis’ Postharvest Technology Center since 2016.