Board

Taylor Atkinson

Board Member

AgriLabor/Atkinson Staffing

Kennewick, Wash.

Biography

Trent Fuller

Board Member

Roche Fruit/MMP Orchards

Yakima, Wash.

Biography

With over a decade of experience managing H-2A programs and human resources in the tree fruit industry, Trent brings deep operational and compliance expertise to the board. In addition to HR leadership, he has over 20 years of hands-on experience growing tree fruit in Tieton, Wash.

Raised on an apple orchard, Trent continues the family legacy by managing over 300 acres of apples, pears, and cherries while also farming his 15-acre apple orchard. He currently consults for several small growers and a local apple broker, supporting a range of compliance and operational needs.

Jose Ramirez

Board Member

KS Orchards Manzana/El Paraiso

Royal City, Wash.

Biography

Jose Ramirez is a Royal Slope orchardist with deep roots in agriculture. Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, he moved to the U.S. in the mid-1980s and began working in the tree fruit industry in the early 1990s. He advanced from laborer to manager and later started his own orchard, where he now grows apples and cherries.

A WAFLA member since 2014, Jose has served on the Washington State Tree Fruit Association board for ten years and is currently in his second term with the Washington State Farm Service Agency board.

Jennifer Coleman

Secretary

Coleman Agriculture

St. Paul, Ore.

Biography

Paige Hake

Vice Chair

Alamo Organic Orchards

Yakima, Wash.

Biography

Paige Hake grew up in one of the first organic apple orchards in Central Washington. After earning a liberal arts degree from Gonzaga University, she returned to Yakima to work in the fruit marketing industry. After nine years in marketing and sales, she moved to the growing side of the industry and learned more about horticulture. Currently, she is the project manager at Alamo Organic Orchards, where she runs the organic certification, food safety, and H-2A programs for Alamo Organic Orchards and related entities. She is a wafla board member interested in being part of the solution wafla provided to her family farm.

Adrian Roozen

Chair

River Valley Fruit

Grandview, Wash.

Biography

Adrian Roozen brings a lifelong passion for agriculture and deep ties to Washington’s farming community. Raised on his family’s flower bulb farm in the Skagit Valley, he studied Agronomy at WSU. He built a career in agricultural consulting, including roles at Trident Ag Products and Wilbur-Ellis Company. Currently with Lawrence Enterprises, Adrian focuses on agronomy, horticulture, compliance, and worker safety for fruit production. His expertise in risk management, labor systems, and regulatory compliance—combined with hands-on farming experience—makes him a vital advocate for sustainable agriculture and a dedicated supporter of WAFLA.

Nolan Empey

Board Member

Empey Orchards, Inc.

Mesa, Wash.

Biography

Nolan Empey is the current president of Empey Orchards, Inc., a third-generation family farm that has been in business for 63 years. The farms are located in Franklin and Columbia counties, where they grow apples, apricots, cherries, wheat, alfalfa, and corn. He also operates Nueva Vida Nursery, which propagates and sells fruit trees to growers in the Pacific Northwest. Nolan currently serves on the WSDA Organic Advisory Board. He is a graduate of the Washington State AgForestry Leadership program. With the help of wafla, their operation has used the H-2A program for several years to supply its labor needs.

Scott Jacky

Treasurer

Red Rooster Consulting

Yakima, Wash.

Biography

Scott Jacky grew up on a wheat and barley farm near Reardan, Wash. After graduating from Washington State University with a civil engineering degree, he worked in the engineering and construction industries for 14 years in the Seattle area. Because he preferred the Eastern Washington lifestyle, he accepted a job offer from his in-laws to work for Valley Fruit based in Wapato, Wash. At Valley Fruit, he served as the Manager of Orchard Operations until Valley Fruit was sold. At the end of 2019, Scott made the decision to start Red Rooster Consulting, which combined his engineering and construction background with his more recently acquired tree fruit knowledge. While building up his consulting business, Scott also joined NWFM, LLC as the Director of Orchard Design and Development.