{"id":2151,"date":"2018-11-20T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2018-11-20T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:00:53","slug":"opma-welcomes-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/opma-welcomes-new-president\/2018\/11\/20\/","title":{"rendered":"OPMA Welcomes New President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/opma_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/opma_logo.png\" alt=\"opma logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is welcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michellebroom\/\">Michelle Broom<\/a> as its new president. Michelle is an experienced business leader and nutrition specialist with a particular interest in reducing chronic disease and improving food security in our community. Michelle&#8217;s LinkedIn profile identifies her skill sets in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Program and Business Management \u2013 Six years experience managing programs and two years managing a nonprofit organization<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Planning \u2013 Five years experience delivering measurable program improvement by developing, implementing and evaluating strategic plans and budgets<\/li>\n<li>Communications &#8211; Six years experience regularly presenting and writing for the media, industry, health professional and academic audiences<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy \u2013 Five years experience developing evidence-based advocacy positions and undertaking stakeholder outreach to gain support for change to policies, regulations and guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to working with Michelle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is welcoming Michelle Broom as its new president. Michelle is an experienced business leader and nutrition specialist with a particular interest in reducing chronic disease and improving food security in our community. 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