Brent Morrison has over 40 years' experience serving food & agribusiness, alternative energy, processing, distribution, manufacturing, and other companies as an executive and advisor. Brent is Founder and a Principal at Morrison, a specialized consulting firm providing interim/outsource financial and accounting services, Executive Recruiting, People Solutions human resource consulting, Grant Writing for food, ag, and energy programs open to both for-profit organizations and the trade associations representing them. To learn more about these services, visit www.morrisonco.net.Brent was formerly Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sunsweet Growers Inc., one of the nation's premier producers of juice and dried fruit products. Before joining Sunsweet he served as President of Butte County Rice Growers Association (BUCRA), an agribusiness service & supply company in northern California. While Senior Manager with the “Big Four” accounting firm Deloitte, Brent led the Sacramento office's Food & Consumer Products Industry Group and helped found and direct the Sacramento office forensic accounting practice. Brent is a past director of the California Agricultural Leadership Alumni and served an appointment to the California Seed Advisory Board by then California Secretary of Food & Agriculture (and later USDA Secretary) Ann Veneman. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and is a graduate fellow of the California Agricultural Leadership Program. Brent is a CPA (inactive) and a certified Six Sigma “Champion,” He is an active member of Chico Noon Rotary.