NEWARK, Del. -- Lauree Lincoln, floral sales manager, Big Y Foods, Springfield, Mass., has been appointed chairman of the Produce Marketing Association Floral Industry Forum Committee. She succeeds Debbie Straub, Hill's Floral Products. Lincoln's priorities for the forum include creating a bigger presence of floral interests at the upcoming PMA Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, Oct. 17-21, in Orlando, Fla., on the show floor and in educational experiences. According to officials, Lincoln will also work toward a floral regional program in 2003 to take the place of the PMA Floral Leadership Exchange, which was moved to a biennial schedule in 2002.
