As founder and CEO of Vinsight, Megan Nunes provides a unique outlook spanning several industries. With over a decade of experience in the aerospace industry, Megan has held various levels of leadership roles such as COO and CEO of small satellite startups. As COO, she oversaw the creation/move of a new startup and was directly responsible for bringing on new hires. The company grew from 6-30 employees in a year and launched two satellites. As CEO of another start up, Megan oversaw hiring, product testing, contracts (both commercial and government) and sales. She also brings a strong agriculture background from studying in the College of Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University, SLO to her family's farming business in the central valley of California. Megan worked at an agriculture engineering firm where she was responsible for direct sales, contracts and ongoing customer meetings. All this allows Megan to lead Vinsight in providing what the agricultural industry really needs while leveraging technology and methods from aerospace and tech as a whole.
Rosie I. Armstrong is a Director of Workforce Development for Agriculture and Sector Partnerships in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Hartnell College in Salinas. She also serves as Executive Director to a Salinas Valley regional five cities board comprised of economic development and city managers of the Valley. The board works collaboratively to drive workforce development in Agriculture, AgTechnology, and Healthcare. She has worked in the Community College system for over 10 years in community and contract education. Rosie served as a Board member for the Association of Community and Continuing Education for over 5 years and as a member for over 10. She holds an AA from Hartnell, a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in Law and Society, and an MA in Sociology of Law from the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati, Spain. Rosie is also a current class member and soon to be graduate of Class XII of AgKnowledge of the Grower Shipper Association Foundation.