Management

Since childhood, Joe has loved to farm. His first venture was at the age of thirteen when he started Marchini Ramirez, growing tomatoes. Over the last 55 years Joe has continued to do what he loves, putting all of his energy into every task. In 1989, Joe began his most successful business venture by starting J. Marchini & Son with his son Jeff. At first, Joe was involved with many parts of the farming process. Then in 1995 he became involved with the Minturn Nut Company, concentrating on the exportation of almonds to Europe. Joe has always been one to have his hands on something new, constantly growing new varieties of vegetables that no one else has. In his free time, Joe enjoys cooking for charity dinners and political functions. He is part of the Minturn Nut Board of Directors and Minturn Huller Board of Directors.

Jeff's love for farming started at a young age, working weekends and summers for his father and uncle. He began working for Marchini Brothers after attending Fresno State, where he studied Ag Business. In 1985, Jeff began playing with radicchio. He personally delivered his first load of twenty cartons to San Francisco and has been a grower ever since. In 1989, Jeff and his father started J. Marchini & Son, which has been called the original radicchio growers in the United States. Jeff is currently the head of radicchio production and long-term planning.  He is currently President of the Merced Farm Bureau and on the Board of Directors of Le Grand Union High School and Minturn Nut Company.

Jenny first started with J. Marchini Farms in 2000, one week after graduating from Weber State University on a full ride soccer scholarship. When she wasn't kicking the ball around, she was hard at work earning a degree in Technical Sales with an emphasis in marketing. Jenny showed tremendous ambition and willingness to learn the many different facets of J. Marchini Farms' operations. She soon became a vital part of the entire business, becoming connected with many of our customers. Jenny is currently head of sales and product development.

Alejandro began with J. Marchini Farms in 1993, working as a radicchio harvest crew foreman in Watsonville. Showing excellent leadership skills, Alejandro quickly moved up the ranks. In 1998, he became our Watsonville Production Manager. Currently Alejandro splits his time between Mexico and Watsonville.

Ector’s story is a classic one. Born in Mexico, he lived there until he was fifteen, then moved to Le Grand where he went to Le Grand High School. While still in high school, in 1998, he began working for J. Marchini Farms. After learning English and graduating, he began working full time as a foreman at the packing shed. Ector showed great task management and leadership skills, and now works as the plant facility manager. As the packing facility manager, Ector is head of radicchio packing, fresh fig packing, and cold storage operations.

Larry started as a shop foreman in 1989. Since then, he has always wanted to be involved with as many steps of the farming process as possible. Improving quickly, he began to oversee many of the production functions. Today, Larry is the manager of production in Le Grand and Huron.

Before Karen started with JMF in 1991, she worked for Golden West Foods performing Cost Accounting functions and Purchasing. Later she worked for Raymond Corporation as a tech, aiding in customer support for software sales. Both jobs led her to the career she was always looking for, in Accounting. Currently Karen is responsible for preparing our Financial Statements and Crop Financial Reports.

Nohe recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2008 with a major in Agricultural Business with a concentration in Marketing. His collegiate experience helped build the groundwork for a successful career in agriculture. After graduating college he worked for his family’s small business in Sonora, CA. Nohe began working for J. Marchini Farms in the summer of 2009 as the Food Safety Specialist: implementing the company’s comprehensive food safety program for all of its growing regions. As his experience has grown within company and industry as a whole, Nohe has taken on additional roles at J. Marchini. He now also oversees the Worker Safety programs and Organic Compliance for the company.

Marc is currently the sales and marketing manager for figs and future business development. He spends most of his free time learning about farming. Read his blog in the news section.

Nic is currently a production manager for J. Marchini Farms. He oversees all stages of the radicchio growing from ground preperation to harvest. In his spare time Nic likes to workout and play football.