Georgia Watermelon Association Board of Directors

Georgia Watermelon Association Officers


President
Dan King
83 Plantation Drive

Chula
, GA 31733

229-567-9661 (T)
229-387-1965 (M)

Office Address:
Five Brothers
11840 GA Hwy
112
Rebecca
, GA  31783

dtking@trianglecc.com


Vice President

Jamey Adams
Southwestern Seed

5313 Woodrow Lane

Hahira
, GA 31632

229-794-2248 (T)
229-561-4545 (M)

adamsj8@yahoo.com


2nd V
ice President
Rich Chastain
C & L Packing

6820 Tech Court

Fort Myers
, FL  33905

239-633-3114 (M)
229-276-1500 (W)
941-575-4122 (F)
877-757-4772
rich@melon1.com


Secretary
Charles Hall
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1109
LaGrange
, GA  30241
706-845-8575 (T)
706-255-5655 (C)
706-883-8215 (F)
chall@asginfo.net

 


Treasurer
Leslie Bloebaum
Delta Fresh
PO Box 48
Tifton, GA 31793
229-382-7726 (T)
229-382-9883 (H)
229-386-5857 (M)
229-386-5397 (F)
leslie@deltafreshsales.com

 


Chairman
Mitch Mitchell
Temple
Inland

2220 Richwood Road

Vienna
, GA 31092

404-395-4939 (M)
 
678-559-0325 (F)
 mitchmitchell@templeinland.com


Vice Chairman
Don Wood
5850 GA Hwy
112
Rochelle
, GA 31079

229-365-7201 (T)
229-365-3425 (M)dww.donwood@gmail.com


Ex-Officio
Tucker Price
Crisp County Extension
110 W 13th Ave, Suite C
Cordele, GA 31015
229-276-2612 (T)
229-947-0298 (M)
229-276-2615
tprice@uga.edu

 


Board Members


Jerry Albritton
Albritton Farms

462 Americus Hwy

Butler
, GA 31006

478-214-1963 (M)
478-862-5917 (F)

mablebrannin@yahoo.com


Rusty Autry
Seminis Veg. Seeds
2221 N. Park Avenue

Tifton
,  GA 31794
220-386-0750 (T)
229-392-0255 (M)
229-386-0750 (F)
Rusty.autry@seminis.com


James (Jamie) Brannen
Gerald’s Vidalia Onions Statesboro
5591 Clito Road

Statesboro
, GA  30461

954 Parrish Road

Statesboro
, GA  30461
912-587-5902 (T)
912-587-2258 (F)
912-682-2660 (M)
912-852-5543 (H)
Jab1@frontiernet.net


Darren Deal

Siegers Seed Company
143 River
Oaks Road

Bainbridge
, GA 39817

229-248-8354 (T)
229-224-8639 (M)
229-248-8324 (F) vegseedman@hotmail.com


Randy Ellis
Dixie
Land
Farms
104 Briar Patch Road

Cordele
, GA 31015

229-239-1374 (M)

229-942-9201 (Wife Cell)
229-273-5830 (H)
Rte56@bellsouth.net


Joey Faison
Mobley Greenhouse
1265 GA Hwy
133 N
Moultrie
, GA 31768
800-345-5783 (T)
229-873-4759 (M)

jpfaison@alltel.net


Sam Farrow
Coney Ag
1500 N. 2nd Street

Cordele
, GA 31015

229-273-6870 (M)
229-273-6870 (F)


Rob Green
PO Box 119
119 1st St E
Arabi, GA 31712
229-239-1165 (T)
229-276-0071 (F)
limecreekfarmsinc@hotmail.com


David Hobbs
Hobbs
Produce
934 Cemetary Road

Cordele
, GA 31015

229-273-7346 (T)
229-273-8510 (M)
 
229-273-0424 (F)

Ricky Jackson
Crisp Melons
306 Albany Road

Cordele
, GA 31015
229-322-8611 (T)
229-322-8611 (M)
229-271-2000 (F)

Jacksonfarm@bellsouth.net


Neal Kickligther
LTF Greenhouses
195 Ty Ty Omega Rd
Tifton, GA 31793
229-382-4454 (T)
229-382-8930 (F)
nkicklighter@planttel.net


Buddy Leger
Leger & Son
PO Box
686

Cordele
, GA 31010
229-273-4548 (T)
229-322-1782 (M)
229-273-4998 (F)
buddy@ledgerandson.com

susan@ledgerandson.com


Greg Leger
Leger & Son
PO Box
482

Cordele
, GA 31010
229-273-4548 (T)
229-322-6778 (M)
greg@legerandson.com


Adam Lytch
L&M Companies
2925 Huntleigh Dr, Ste 204
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-875-4016 (T)
919-981-8040 (F)
adam.lytch@lmcompanies.com


Ben Mathis
MGM Plant Farms Inc
2113 Morris Sumner Rd

Lenox, GA 31637
229-686-3449 (T)
229-686-6977 (F)
bwmm@windstream.net


Craig Mathis
Syngenta Veg. Seed
590 St. Route 339 S
Fancy Farm, KY 42039-9459
208-863-7179 (M)
270-623-8696 (F)
craig.mathis@syngenta.com


Barry Plotnick

Borders Melon East
596 MJ Taylor Rd
Adel, GA 31620
229-896-1895 (T)
229-896-1774 (F)
barry@bordersmelons.com


 Bob Rawlins
Rawlins Farm
PO Box 186
Rebecca, GA 31079
229-567-7791
229-643-7609
grawlins@alltel.net


Joe Simmons
Simmons Produce
 Rt. 1 Box 745/ St. Hwy 257
Pineview, GA 31071
229-624-2361 (T)
478-290-8960 (M)
478-783-2536 (F)

Gareth Smith

Browning & Sons
PO Box 688
Madison, FL 32341
850-973-7183
850-973-6896
850-973-3531 (F)

gaeths@browningandsons.net

Tom Sprouse
Sunburst Farms
PO Box 1030
Tifton, GA 31794
229-382-3200 (T)
229-777-7001 (M)

sprouse@mchsi.com

Rickey Tucker
187 Gopher Ridge Ln
Enigma, GA 31749
229-686-4042 (M)
229-533-9212 (F)
229-533-6665 (H)
229-533-9078 (W)
tuckerfarms2@windstream.net

Johnny Veazey
Veazey Plant Company
231 Belflower Road
Tifton, GA 31794
229-382-6443 (T)
229-238-1702 (M)
229-382-7100 (F)
229-386-1761 (H)
vzplant@hotmail.com

Al Wroten
Global Produce
1018 E Oleander
Lakeland, FL 33801
863-682-7163
863-683-2662 (F)
863-644-9674
863-712-0367 (M)
alw@globalproducesales.com
     

Honorary & Lifetime


Lifetime Membership
H. R. Lawson
PO Box 38
Morven
, GA 31638

229-775-2347 (T)


Lifetime Membership
Tommy Mitchell
710 E. 19th Avenue
Cordele
, GA 31015

229-273-3414 (T)


Lifetime Membership
Howard McGlamory
1263 Matthews Road
Abbeville
, GA 31001
229-365-7110 (T)
229-365-7110 (M)
229-365-7689 (F)

Staff/Queens


Executive Director
Charles Hall
P.O. Box 1109
LaGrange
, GA  30241
706-845-8575 (T)
706-255-5655 (C)
706-883-8215 (F)
chall@asginfo.net

 
Membership Coordinator
Dawn Cheplick

PO Box 1109
LaGrange, GA 30241
706-845-8575 (T)
706-881-1507 (C)
706-883-8215 (F)
dcheplick@asginfo.net


Promotion Coordinator
Julie A. Daughtrey
PO Box 2278
Dalton
, GA 30722
770-842-3309 (M)
akinsjulie1@alltel.net


Promotion Coordinator Advisor
Jarret Barnes
214 Daniel Street
Americus
, GA 31709
229-928-9865 (T)
229-381-1711 (M)rjbarnes@bellsouth.net


2008 GWA Queen
Hannah Lee Jones

836 Tallent Store Road
Americus, GA  31719
229-924-6833 (H)
229-538-3328 (C)
hjones307@yahoo.com


2009 GWA Queen

Lindsey Maria Mann