15th Ag Labor Forum

Thank you for joining CFLCA's 15th annual Ag Labor Forum in San Luis Obispo! You may download the PDF files from the Labor Forum sessions that were approved for distribution below.
We enjoyed meeting you and look forward to continuing to serve you in the upcoming year. 

Thursday, November 20th

Building Buy-in & Encouraging Workers to Speak Up 

Lourdes Gonzalez, Raul Calvo

Cal/OSHA Enforcement: Fines, Criminal Prosecution, & the Court of Public Opinion

Bill Krycia

Passing the Reins: Succession Planning for Owners

Ethan Aparicio, Jose Guerrero

Silent Forces Eroding Your Bottom Line

Dr. Rupali Das, Sarah de la Cerda

New PAGA and Self-Audits – Check Your Records Like a Lawyer 

Mike Blankeship

Darrell Smith
Lourdes Gonzalez 
Ethan Aparicio, Jose Guerrero  
Friday, November 21st

2026 on the Horizon: New Laws & Regulations

Seth Marten, Blanca Wright 

Ag Labor Forum Speakers

  • Sergio Alfaro
    Sergio Alfaro
    Alfaro Farm Labor Contractor, Inc. (209)602-6299
    ALF Speaker
  • Greg Anderson
    Greg Anderson
    Vice President, Principal Acrisure (559)721-4711
    ALF Speaker
  • Ethan Aparicio
    Ethan Aparicio
    Northwestern Mutual (559)359-5042
    ALF Speaker
  • Mike Blankinship
    Mike Blankinship
    Rosasco Law Group
    ALF Speaker
  • Isabel Bravo
    Isabel Bravo
    The Zenith Insurance Co.
    ALF Speaker
  • Raul Calvo
    Raul Calvo
    Employer Services Consulting
    ALF Speaker
  • Goretti Calvo
    Goretti Calvo
    Director - Human Resources, Safety & Training AgSocio
    ALF Speaker
  • Carlos Castaneda
    Carlos Castaneda
    SARC, Inc.
    ALF Speaker
  • Rupali Das
    Rupali Das
    The Zenith Insurance Co. (925)416-5210
    ALF Speaker
  • Sarah De La Cerda
    Sarah De La Cerda
    MiSalud
    ALF Speaker
  • Dax Deason
    Dax Deason
    Founding Attorney Deason Law (713)471-6082
    ALF Speaker
  • Salvador Dominguez
    Salvador Dominguez
    Total Labor Force Inc.
    ALF Speaker
  • Emie George
    Emie George
    Ganaz, Inc. (831)200-3313
    ALF Speaker
  • Lourdes Gonzalez
    Lourdes Gonzalez
    Gowan Co.
    ALF Speaker
  • José A. Guerrero
    José A. Guerrero
    Law Office Of Jose A. Guerrero (661)215-4990
    ALF Speaker
  • Javier Hernandez
    Javier Hernandez
    Relation Insurance
    ALF Speaker
  • Gerardo Hernandez
    Gerardo Hernandez
    Littler Mendelson P.C.
    ALF Speaker
  • Bill Krycia
    Bill Krycia
    ALF Speaker
  • Ruben Lugo
    Ruben Lugo
    President Impact Ag Labor
    ALF Speaker
  • Juvenal Jr. Magaña
    Juvenal Jr. Magaña
    Magaña Labor Services
    ALF Speaker
  • Joe Martinez
    Joe Martinez
    Cierto Global
    ALF Speaker
  • Seth Mehrten
    Seth Mehrten
    Littler Mendelson P.C.
    ALF Speaker
  • Francisco Nunez
    Francisco Nunez
    HR Manager Nunez Vineyard Management LLC (707)363-2867
    ALF Speaker
  • Oscar Ramos
    Oscar Ramos
    OFR, Inc. (559)930-4874
    ALF Speaker
  • Jason Resnick
    Jason Resnick
    Western Growers H-2A Services
    ALF Speaker
  • Emilio A. Rodriguez
    Emilio A. Rodriguez
    Littler Mendelson P.C.
    ALF Speaker
  • Erica Rosasco
    Erica Rosasco
    Rosasco Law Group
    ALF Speaker
  • Jesse Sandoval
    Jesse Sandoval
    AG1 Packing & Harvest Company (209)988-8149
    ALF Speaker
  • Derek Sheldon
    Derek Sheldon
    PickTrace
    ALF Speaker
  • Darrell Smith
    Darrell Smith
    Daniel C. Salas Harvesting, Inc. (559)381-4005
    ALF Speaker
  • Ashli Sturgill
    Ashli Sturgill
    The Zenith Insurance Co. (831)406-7448
    ALF Speaker
  • Hannah Tarrats
    Hannah Tarrats
    Datatech
    ALF Speaker
  • Blanca Wright
    Blanca Wright
    AgStaff Solutions, LLC
    ALF Speaker
  • Juan Zaldivar
    Juan Zaldivar
    Paragon Personnel (559)217-8794
    ALF Speaker