Margaret D’Arrigo Martin
Taylor Farms, 150 Main St., Salinas
(866) 675-6120, www.taylorfarms.com
With decades of leadership in agribiz—22 years as a VP at D’Arrigo Bros. before becoming a VP at Taylor Farms in 2012—Margaret D’Arrigo Martin has an impressive resume. But it’s her extracurriculars that make her a real leader in an industry that’s still male-dominated. She’s a co-founder of IMPOWER, a program of the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce to advance women and girls; she serves on the board of Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital; and she has successfully spearheaded efforts to get salad bars in public schools. Maybe she’s got a secret power; more likely, a sincere motivation to make the industry she grew up in perform at its best.