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Board of Directors

Cranberry Institute Board of Directors March 2026

Cranberry Institute Board of Directors March 2026

L to R Top Row: Steve Ward, Sarah O’Neil, Trevor Gardner, Mike Dubuc, Jean-Pierre Schneider, Shawn Cutts, Kayla Smith, Kevin Hatton

L to R Bottom Row: Nicole Hansen, James Ross, Tommy Quinby, Lynn Kemper

Shawn Cutts
Chairman
Cutts Brothers, Inc. 
Tabernacle, NJ

James Ross
Vice-Chairman
Decas Cranberry Products, Inc. 
Carver, MA

Tommy Quinby
Treasurer
Tommy & Phylicia Quinby 
Grayland, WA

Kayla Smith
Secretary
Mariani Packing Company 
Wisconsin Rapids, WI

jean-pierre schneider
Canneberges Schneider Inc
Lavaltrie, QC, Canada

Nicole Hansen
Cranberry Creek Cranberries, Inc.
Necedah, WI

Lynn Kemper
Richberry Groups of Companies
Richmond, BC, Canada

Charles Mathews
Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc. 
Carneys Point, NJ

Sarah O’Neil
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 
Lakeville, MA

Mike Dubuc
Interim Executive Director


Board Advisors

Jeff LaFleur
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 
Lakeville, MA

Kevin Hatton
Hatton Bros. Cranberry Co.
Grayland, WA

Wayne Gardner
Gardner Cranberry
Pittsville, WI