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that offers participants hands-on educational
opportunities, leadership training
seminars, field experience and a firsthand
look at the inner workings of ABC.
Nicolau and colleague Rebecca Bailey
manage the Leadership program each
year, and these women have witnessed
the program attract qualified industry
professionals and become more established
with every incoming class.
“I am increasingly proud of the
Almond Leadership Program participants
who take the knowledge and skills
shared with them through this program
and have, in turn, stepped up to the table
to serve their communities and their
industry, said Nicolau.”
And make no mistake: these participants
are stepping up from all areas of
the almond industry.
Participants of All Walks
Sim Batth, a conference panelist and
2015 Leadership program graduate, is
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her work deal solely with almonds.
Batth is an Investment Associate
with Prudential Agricultural Investments.
Appointed to this position in
2014, she assists “all activities related to
agricultural investments in the Western
Region including strategy, acquisitions,
asset management and dispositions
on behalf of third-party institutional
investors.” Yet, while Batth’s bandwidth
includes over ten different permanent
crops, almonds make up 30 percent of
her portfolio. It’s that 30 percent that
drove her to learn more.
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“When I started with the company
I wanted to expand my almond knowledge,
which lead me to apply for the
Almond Leadership Program.”
Batth entered the Leadership
program with a diverse background,
including a degree in Viticulture and
Chemistry from California State University,
Fresno, an MBA with focuses
on real estate and finance from University
of San Diego and a stint in fashion
school. And yet, her background was
not a stumbling block as the Leader-
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