David Cox
L.E. Cooke Company
CEO/General Manager
Phone: 559-732-9146 x 1
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Bio:

David Cox is the CEO/GM of L.E. Cooke Co and also supervises production in the nursery. He has over 30 years of hands on experience in the nursery industry.

He is has been involved in a multitude of regulatory activities on behalf of the industry and is currently serving on multiple CDFA and USDA groups that deal with issues of immediate and potential concern to the nursery industry of a local, state, national and international nature. This includes pests, pathogens and potential changes to the national and international regulatory system that govern the movement of plant material.

Past service includes past president of California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC), appointment to the California Fruit, Nut and Grapevine Industry Advisory Board (IAB) as well as participation in several hiring panels for scientists at the USDA-ARS field station in Parlier and long involvement in the CANGC Research Committee, where he has served as member and chair.