Laura Naumes is the first woman to chair the Pear Bureau Northwest.Laura Naumes is a trailblazer in the U.S. pear world. She is the second-in-command of a family-owned tree fruit growing and packing company, makes recommendations on industry-funded pear research, and is the first woman to chair the Pear Bureau Northwest.As vice president of Naumes, Inc., Laura helps run the vertically integrated tree fruit grower-packer company headquartered in Medford, Oregon. The company has more than 2,500 acres of tree fruit and wine grapes planted in three states, and packing houses in two. She's an active company vice president and relocates to northern California for about a month every spring during cherry season to manage their cherry packing operation near Marysville.
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