Our Team

Raul was introduced to the fundamentals of the produce industry during his seven-year experience working in Hunts Point. His experience at C.H. Robinson and Del Monte Fresh seasoned his career in sales, logistics, management, and directorship. In 2007, Raul joined with Ronnie Cohen to form Vision Import Group, LLC. This successful and expanding organization has been created by attention to high-quality growers and customer satisfaction.

Ronnie is third-generation in the produce industry with over 25 years of experience. He began working for his family business, Shapiro and Cohen Inc. in Hunts Point market. His experience working in New York has allowed him to transition from a traditional wholesaler to an importer, grower’s agent, and marketer of many commodities over the past years to the present.

Angela has her Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences, with a minor in Agricultural Communications from The Pennsylvania State University. As second-generation in the produce industry, her experience and education has involved the study of agronomic field crops, as well as horticultural commodities. Angela has a certificate from the Food Safety Preventative Controls Alliance course, specifically focusing on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program. At Vision Import Group, Angela is involved in coordinating all aspects of sales activities. In addition, she assists in managing marketing strategies, and Food Safety.

Carolina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s in Economy. She has worked in the National Financing Corporation in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as a Treasury Analyst for 4 years. She has experience in managing negotiations through Stock Market Exchange and investment portfolios. She is managing our grower network in the field, in our warehouses, and through administrative tasks and various projects. Carolina provides administrative, clerical, and customer support, and is a member of the Company Food Safety Committee.

Alberto has a degree in Agronomy from Antonio Narro University in Mexico and a master’s in Environmental Technology. He has over 20 years of experience in the produce business overseeing export and import programs.

Working for the Secretary of Agriculture of Mexico, he spent 10 years (1997-2007) working in Mexico, Chile, South Africa and USA coordinating, developing and consulting on bilateral international agreements for fresh fruit export programs.

For a private citrus company in Mexico, he spent 13 years (2007-2019) directing the general operation, coordinating production fields, developing and operating packing plans and managing export and domestic programs.

Now Alberto will oversee all aspects of sourcing product. Managing and maintaining our relationships with all our grower partners.

Christine is a California native that grew up in the agriculture community of the Salinas Valley. She has over 20 years of experience in fresh produce holding different positions with Church Brothers, Sysco and Pero Family Farms. Her experience, large network and passion for the industry allow her to effectively create value with excellent customer service and building strong relationships.

Jonas has a Bachelor’s Degree from North Tamaulipas University of Technology (UTTN) in petroleum engineering including a Technical degree in oil field maintenance.

He began working at the national polytechnic institute (GAID-IPN), in the city of Reynosa Tamaulipas performing the work of non-destructive tests from November 2017 to November 2018.

Transitioning into agriculture he moved to Texas as an inventory clerk of dry goods from November 2018 to May-2019 at a produce company. He then had another opportunity to expanded his knowledge by joining a logistics company in McAllen as a receiving clerk focusing on the area where trucks with goods were received on the Mexican side of the border.

Merly has been working for over 18 years in the accounting field, first for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. in the accounts payables department, as well as an account specialist. She also worked for a well-known East Coast magazine distributor, Hudson News, in the accounts receivables department.

Nicolas has a degree in Agronomy from Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas in Mexico and a master’s in business administration in Universidad de Monterrey. Nicolas has certificate from the food safety preventive controls alliance course, global gap, primus gfs, organic NOP, HACCAP alliance. Second generation of producers in the central area of Tamaulipas, with extensive knowledge in citrus management in the fields, packaging house and food safety.
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He began his working career in 2006 with large citrus grower in Mexico. His duties included pest control, irrigation schedules, fertilization as well as harvesting. In 2014 he started working at a large citrus packing house in Mexico becoming production coordinator responsible for helping in managing the packing house focusing on pre-selection, quality control, food safety though until the final product.

Keira graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. She took courses studying in food service/safety. She has a strong background in customer service with years of experience. Her education combined with her experience allows her to offer the service she can to her customers. 

Julie Anne began in the produce industry working on Abma’s Farm, a locally owned and operated farm in New Jersey in her youth.

From there she transitioned into the supermarket business in 2007, starting with non-perishable products at Stop and Shop. It was there that she learned inventory practices and billing, then became specialized in accounting and billing.

At Vision Global Group, Julie Anne continues her accounting work with customers, assisting in billing as well as account relations.

Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus on Public Relations from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas Pan American. She brings over 15 years of expertise in the fresh produce industry, specializing in citrus, mangoes, and avocados. Her achievements include earning a spot on Produce Business’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list in 2023 and the esteemed Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship.

Amanda serves as a Board Member of the Texas International Produce Association, contributing to initiatives on the TIPA Lime Board and the In-Bloom: TIPA Women in Produce committee. She is also a passionate advocate for transparency in border crossings, striving to improve industry standards.

Henry has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from American University. He has over 30 years of experience working in the produce industry. Henry has held positions in sales and procurement at the wholesaler and importer level, for various fruit and vegetable companies.

Sawyer is a California native that grew up in the agriculture community of the Salinas Valley.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing from Cal Poly Humboldt graduating Cum Laude. Sawyer has four years of experience in produce holding different positions with Sysco Produce & Braga Fresh Farms. 

Sawyer’s in-depth knowledge of what his customers’ needs are and the technology available today allows him to exceed customer expectations and provide excellent service. He is passionate about developing and maintaining strong relationships centered on trust with each of his customers.