Company Team (Area managers)

• Tom Payne, President.   Tom is an experienced professional in the food industry.  He has pioneered business to business marketing at his California based company for the past 16 years.  He has worked for more than 50 different products in as many countries, including the California raisin and walnut industry, Canadian flaxseed industry, almond growers and the World Bank. His specialty is documenting ingredient and product characteristics as value added ingredients.
  

• David J. Ropa, Madison Wisconsin USA.  Dave heads TJP's Midwest Office.  He has been with the firm for more than ten years and is a specialist in technology transfer and writing.  He holds an advanced degree in Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

• Summer Ni, Shanghai China.  Summer coordinates TJP activity in Asia.  She specializes in translation, web design and publication and is active in China, HK, Korea and Southeast Asia activity.  summer@blueberry.org

• Miloslav Kase, Prague, Czech Republic.  Milo handles TJP business in the Czech Republic.  He holds an advanced degree in Chemistry and is experienced in trade issues. 

• Edith Nagy,  Budapest Hungary.  Edith manages TJP activity in Hungary and has been conducting market development activities for the past ten years.