MIKE JOYNER
PRESIDENT, FLORIDA FRUIT & VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION, MAITLAND
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association’s mission is to enhance the business environment for producing and marketing fruits, vegetables and other crops. The association is the state’s leading full-service specialty crop organization, founded in 1943. FFVA represents a broad range of crops, including vegetables, citrus, tropical fruit, berries, sod, sugar cane, tree crops and more. Joyner has been president since 2018. His grandparents were sharecroppers in North Carolina and his father is one of 15 children.
| EDUCATION | University of Florida (BS) |
| ADMIRES | Chris Corr, senior vice presidentwith Rayonier. He is honest, smart, works hard, mentors those around him and loves his family. |
| FAVORITE PART OF JOB | Being on the farm with my growers |
| SABBATICAL TOPIC | I would love to be a park ranger in Yellowstone or Grand Teton National Park. |
| READING | The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain, by Mark Salter |