Kathleen Cooper
Company
Costa Farms
Job Title
Research & Development Manager
Accomplishments
- Works with breeders to solve grower issues such as daylength requirements, pests, diseases and heat tolerance.
- Responsible for new variety trials and evaluates over 1,500 new trial codes — from propagation to production to performance trials.
- Named Costa Farm’s Employee of the Year for 2021.
Extracurricular
Can’t Live Without: Kathleen loves living near the water. “Whether it be the beaches in Miami, rivers in North Carolina, or the beach in my hometown Myrtle Beach, I love spending time by the water.”
Fun Facts
A Deep-Rooted Family Tree That Knows How to Spell: Kathleen’s great-great-aunt Helen lived to be 112 years old, and she is a distant cousin of Vanna White of Wheel of Fortune.
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