ORLANDO, FL - Rachel Muñoz has been named the new Director of Marketing for the National Mango Board (NMB). In her new role, Rachel will oversee the NMB's marketing campaigns and guide its consumer, nutrition, retail and foodservice public relations programs. She will also be responsible for managing trade shows, website communications, and working with management to develop marketing concepts, tactics and campaigns.

“We get very few chances to see the development, transition and transcendental growth of an organization,” stated Manuel Michel, Executive Director of the NMB. “Having Rachel on board completes and solidifies the first steps of a new era of evolution that the NMB and mango industry will face in coming years.”

Rachel has years of experience in consumer-focused retailer merchandising and marketing, having worked previously at Home Shopping Network and Best Buy Corporate. She has also been closely involved in the Women of Leadership Forum and Hispanic Business Network, advocating for diversity in the workplace. In addition, she has served as a member of Connect Team. With Connect, she worked to support the organization's employe engagement programs.

Rachel's love for mangos blossomed while living in her farther's homeland of Ecuador as a child. She would later go on to receive her education at the University of Texas-PanAmerican. There, she earned a Bachelor's in Business Administration. When not working to promote the mango industry, she says that she enjoys visiting friends and family in St. Petersburg, FL, volunteers regularly with Sally’s House Foster Care and is a music and concert enthusiast.

Congratulations on your new position with the National Mango Board, Rachel!

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