{"id":25430,"date":"2026-08-19T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=25430"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:04:48","slug":"una-carta-del-presidente-saliente-de-afes-david-garcia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/a-letter-from-afes-outgoing-chairman-david-garcia","title":{"rendered":"Una carta del presidente saliente de AFE, David Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimados simpatizantes y amigos de AFE:,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha sido un tremendo honor servir como presidente de la Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Estadounidense durante los \u00faltimos dos a\u00f1os. Cuando comenc\u00e9 mi mandato, compart\u00ed mi confianza en la AFE y mi optimismo sobre hacia d\u00f3nde nos dirig\u00edamos. Hoy, al concluir mi mandato y mientras la AFE celebra 65 a\u00f1os al servicio de la industria floral, tengo a\u00fan m\u00e1s confianza en el papel tan importante que esta organizaci\u00f3n desempe\u00f1ar\u00e1 en el futuro de nuestra industria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFE se bas\u00f3 en la idea de que nuestra industria es m\u00e1s fuerte cuando invertimos juntos en nuestro futuro. He visto esa idea en acci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de la dedicaci\u00f3n de nuestros miembros del Patronato y del personal, la generosidad de nuestros donantes y la colaboraci\u00f3n en toda la comunidad floral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juntos, hemos logrado mucho:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inversi\u00f3n ampliada de AFE en <strong>investigaci\u00f3n innovadora<\/strong> abordando los apremiantes desaf\u00edos de la industria, desde la gesti\u00f3n de plagas y enfermedades hasta la producci\u00f3n, la poscosecha, la sostenibilidad y las tecnolog\u00edas emergentes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se han destinado m\u00e1s de $1,5 millones a investigaci\u00f3n, becas y subvenciones durante el<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/informe-anual-afe-2024-2025\/\"> a\u00f1o fiscal 2024-2025<\/a> solo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lanz\u00f3 un nuevo<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/comunidad-floral\/\"> <strong>video explicativo<\/strong><\/a> y el chatbot de inteligencia artificial de nuestro sitio web, <strong>Profesora Petal<\/strong>, para aumentar la conciencia y hacer que los recursos de AFE sean m\u00e1s f\u00e1ciles de acceder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ampliado<a href=\"http:\/\/sustainabloom.org\/\"> <strong>Sustainabloom<\/strong><\/a> como un recurso de sostenibilidad gratuito y basado en la investigaci\u00f3n para toda la cadena de suministro floral. En 2026, el programa recibi\u00f3<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/premio-destacado-sustainabloom-2026\/\"> <strong>Premio Spotlight de Greenhouse Grower<\/strong><\/a> por su impacto en la industria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuamos invirtiendo en nuestra pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de becas, pasant\u00edas, el Consejo de J\u00f3venes Profesionales y el nuevo<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/recursos\/ypc\/\"> <strong>Serie de seminarios web sobre desarrollo profesional y liderazgo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se fortaleci\u00f3 la base a largo plazo de AFE mediante<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donar\/fondos-nominativos\/\"> <strong>Fondos nominativos<\/strong><\/a>, incluidos seis nuevos fondos creados este a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lanz\u00f3 un redise\u00f1o<a href=\"https:\/\/floralmarketingfund.org\/\"> <strong>Fondo de Marketing Floral<\/strong><\/a> sitio web, haciendo que los importantes recursos de investigaci\u00f3n de consumidores y marketing sean m\u00e1s f\u00e1ciles de acceder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Llegamos a nuestro <strong>65.\u00ba aniversario<\/strong> con m\u00e1s de $23 millones reinvertidos en el sector floral desde la fundaci\u00f3n de AFE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"block_1b763b1b54e33511fa74628b7de72297\"\n\tclass=\"nmc-block nmc-block--list-columns aligntrue  list-columns   aligntrue\">\n\t    <div class=\"list-columns\">\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuestra industria contin\u00faa evolucionando, trayendo nuevos desaf\u00edos y oportunidades. La investigaci\u00f3n se est\u00e1 volviendo m\u00e1s compleja y costosa, el desarrollo de la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n requiere una inversi\u00f3n continua y las empresas necesitan recursos confiables para adaptarse. Al mismo tiempo, las fuentes de financiaci\u00f3n externa son cada vez menos seguras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eso hace que el papel de AFE sea m\u00e1s importante que nunca.<\/strong> Durante m\u00e1s de seis d\u00e9cadas, la Fundaci\u00f3n ha proporcionado una manera para que la industria floral invierta en s\u00ed misma, creando una base duradera de recursos, oportunidades y soluciones para las generaciones futuras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nada de lo que hemos logrado habr\u00eda sido posible sin el dedicado personal, la Junta Directiva, los donantes, los voluntarios, los investigadores, los educadores, los socios de la industria y los simpatizantes de AFE. Gracias por su compromiso y confianza en AFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al concluir mi mandato, espero con ilusi\u00f3n servir como expresidente inmediato y apoyar a nuestro presidente entrante, <strong>Art Van Wingerden<\/strong> de<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrolinagreenhouses.com\/\"> <strong>Metrolina Greenhouses<\/strong><\/a>. Tengo la confianza de que AFE seguir\u00e1 construyendo sobre los s\u00f3lidos cimientos que tantos han ayudado a crear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os dejo con la misma invitaci\u00f3n que compart\u00ed cuando comenz\u00f3 mi mandato: involucraos. El futuro de la floricultura nos pertenece a todos. Ya sea a trav\u00e9s de<a href=\"http:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donar\/\"> una contribuci\u00f3n<\/a>, aportando su experiencia, recibiendo a un pasante, compartiendo nuestros recursos o ayudando a otros a comprender el impacto de AFE, hay un papel para todos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25434\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0020740981739802;width:282px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot.png 970w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-768x766.png 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-540x539.png 540w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/David-Garcia-Headshot-900x898.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gracias por la oportunidad de servir como Presidente. Estoy orgulloso de lo que hemos logrado juntos y emocionado por ver lo que traer\u00e1n los pr\u00f3ximos 65 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atentamente,<br><strong>David Garc\u00eda<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Pete Garcia Company\/Garcia Group<br>Presidente, American Floral Endowment<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,29],"class_list":["post-25430","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Letter from AFE\u2019s Outgoing Chairman, David Garcia - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/una-carta-del-presidente-saliente-de-afes-david-garcia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Letter from AFE\u2019s Outgoing Chairman, David Garcia - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear AFE Supporters and Friends, It has been a tremendous honor to serve as Chairman of the American Floral Endowment over the past two years. 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