 Steve Riessen – President/Sales
Steve is the fourth generation of his family to be involved
in Western New York Apple Marketing. After graduating from Cornell
in 1977 with a BS in Pomology and Entomology, Steve went to
work with his father and grandfather at Sun Orchard. In addition
to handling several domestic accounts, he oversees all of the
United Kingdom Export Sales for the Five Star Group. Steve’s
responsibilities also include selecting fruit for daily packing,
purchasing production supplies and equipment, as well as maintaining
grower accounts.
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 Bill Mathis – Senior Field Representative
Bill has worked in the apple industry for 25 years. Thirteen
years of this time was devoted to managing a 125 acre fruit
farm. His experience included a wide range of small fruits and
tree fruits. The remainder of Bill’s time has been with
Sun Orchard Fruit Company as a field representative. Additional
responsibilities include overseeing maintenance of refrigeration
and the hi-tech packing line. Bill graduated from Cornell University
with a BS in Pomology.
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 Scott Penwright – General Manager
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 Kent Wakefield – Warehouse Manager
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 Juli Wilson – Quality Assurance/Sales
Juli joined us in January of 2006. She brings a wide variety of business, customer service, and operational skills to the company. She completed her Bachelor of Business Administration in 2002 from Medaille College and also has an AAS in Accounting from SUNY - Morrisville. Her responsibilities include sales, compliance of all auditing requirements, maintaining IT updates, overseeing the HACCP plan, and supporting both the import and export programs. |
 Pamela Laubacker – Controller
Responsible
for all fiscal accounting functions at Sun Orchard Fruit Company,
as well as domestic sales transportation, human resources and
office management decisions.
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 Lori Ketch – Export Coordinator
Responsible for all aspects of export documentation and transportation,
as well as general administrative assistant to management, Five
Star Group and grower account maintenance.
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 Lou LoDestro – Production Manager
Lou joined Sun Orchard Fruit Company in September 2006. He is a Canisius College graduate who has worked in the food industry over 21 years. His foodservice management background includes experience in production, warehousing, retail, sanitation, and pest control. He is involved with all aspects of production and plant operation. |
 Scott Henning – Junior Field Representative
Scott was raised in Castile, NY where he worked on a fruit farm. His interest in pomology led him to Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Science. He began working at Sun Orchard after graduating from Cornell with a BS in Plant Science. He works as a field representative and is also involved with the daily operation of the plant. |
 Tony Ceasor – Director of Human Resources
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