{"id":24241,"date":"2026-02-25T20:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=24241"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:40:28","slug":"art-van-wingerden-nombrado-presidente-electo-de-la-afe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/art-van-wingerden-appointed-afe-chairman-elect","title":{"rendered":"Art Van Wingerden, nombrado presidente electo de la AFE"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/429.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24242\" style=\"width:424px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/429.png 600w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/429-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/429-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/429-540x540.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Junta Directiva del Fondo Floral Estadounidense (AFE) ha nombrado a Art Van Wingerden, director de operaciones de<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrolinagreenhouses.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>Metrolina Greenhouses<\/strong><\/a>, como Presidente Electo de AFE. Art comenzar\u00e1 su mandato de dos a\u00f1os como Presidente en septiembre de 2026, sucediendo al actual Presidente David Garcia de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garciagroupinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pete Garcia Company\/Garcia Group<\/strong><\/a>. Tras su mandato como presidente, David continuar\u00e1 prestando servicio a la organizaci\u00f3n durante dos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s como expresidente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El nombramiento de Art llega en un a\u00f1o hist\u00f3rico en el que la AFE celebra su 65 aniversario, un recordatorio importante del compromiso de larga data de la industria con la inversi\u00f3n en investigaci\u00f3n, educaci\u00f3n y becas que fortalecen la floricultura para el futuro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como director de operaciones de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrolinagreenhouses.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Metrolina Greenhouses<\/strong><\/a> En Huntersville, Carolina del Norte, Art ayuda a dirigir una de las mayores e m\u00e1s innovadoras operaciones de invernaderos del pa\u00eds. Fundada en 1972 y de gesti\u00f3n familiar, Metrolina cultiva y env\u00eda m\u00e1s de 70 millones de plantas al a\u00f1o a m\u00e1s de 1400 establecimientos minoristas en 19 estados, incluidos Lowe\u2019s, The Home Depot y Walmart. Art supervisa la producci\u00f3n, el cultivo, el cultivo por contrato y la mano de obra, aportando a la empresa toda una vida de experiencia pr\u00e1ctica y perspectiva empresarial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El impacto de Metrolina va mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su huella de producci\u00f3n. La empresa es ampliamente conocida por apoyar a numerosas organizaciones hort\u00edcolas y florales a trav\u00e9s de su participaci\u00f3n en juntas directivas, comit\u00e9s y otras iniciativas de la industria. Este compromiso de larga data con la colaboraci\u00f3n y el intercambio de conocimientos refleja el mismo esp\u00edritu de servicio que Art aporta a la AFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde que se uni\u00f3 a la Junta Directiva de la AFE en 2018, Art ha participado activamente en la promoci\u00f3n de la misi\u00f3n de la AFE. Ha formados parte del Comit\u00e9 de Investigaci\u00f3n y del Comit\u00e9 Ejecutivo, ofreciendo una perspectiva pr\u00e1ctica y ayudando a guiar las inversiones en proyectos que ofrecen valor en el mundo real.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El arte tambi\u00e9n ha sido un firme defensor de los programas de AFE que benefician a todos los sectores de la industria floral, desde productores y proveedores hasta operaciones mayoristas y minoristas. Bajo su participaci\u00f3n, Metrolina ha seguido siendo un defensor dedicado de los esfuerzos de AFE, incluida su participaci\u00f3n como Socio anual de <a href=\"http:\/\/sustainabloom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sustainabloom<\/strong><\/a>, la cual ofrece educaci\u00f3n y recursos sobre sostenibilidad basados en la investigaci\u00f3n para la industria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMe honra asociarme con el dedicado Consejo de Administraci\u00f3n de AFE, los respetados l\u00edderes de la industria y el personal mientras seguimos avanzando en nuestra misi\u00f3n, expandiendo nuestros programas e incrementando los fondos que impulsan la innovaci\u00f3n y el progreso.\u201d<\/strong> dijo Van Wingerden.<strong> \u201cLa investigaci\u00f3n, la educaci\u00f3n y las becas respaldadas por los donantes de AFE marcan una diferencia significativa para empresas de todos los tama\u00f1os, y espero ayudar a fortalecer esa labor en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El actual presidente David Garc\u00eda comparti\u00f3 su entusiasmo por el nombramiento de Art. <strong>\u201cArt es un gran ejemplo de un profesional de la industria que comprende la importancia de retribuir\u201d,\u201d<\/strong> dijo Garc\u00eda. <strong>\u201c\u00c9l aporta no solo una profunda experiencia empresarial, sino tambi\u00e9n una sincera disposici\u00f3n y pasi\u00f3n por compartir informaci\u00f3n para el bien de toda la industria floral. Esa mentalidad colaborativa es exactamente lo que representa AFE.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Junta Directiva de AFE est\u00e1 compuesta por profesionales que representan a todos los segmentos de la industria floral: productores, mayoristas, floristas detallistas, proveedores y socios aliados. Los miembros de la junta son voluntarios que donan su tiempo y asisten a las reuniones y eventos de AFE por su cuenta, lo que demuestra un compromiso compartido para fortalecer la industria a trav\u00e9s de la investigaci\u00f3n, la educaci\u00f3n y el apoyo a becas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A medida que AFE mira hacia su pr\u00f3ximo cap\u00edtulo, el enfoque reflexivo de Art, su experiencia en la industria y su dedicaci\u00f3n a la misi\u00f3n de AFE ayudar\u00e1n a garantizar que el impacto del Fondo contin\u00fae creciendo. <strong>\u00danase a nosotros para felicitar a Art Van Wingerden mientras se prepara para asumir este importante rol.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,45,42,31,29],"class_list":["post-24241","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-supermarket-mass","news-categories-grower","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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