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"Post COVID, the world is a different place, and we want to make sure NFI is serving its members to the ultimate ability, but that we are also serving the industry overall," said National Fisheries Institute President Lisa Wallenda Picard. Photo: Lisa Wallenda Picard Facebook page

A year into the role, Lisa Wallenda Picard steers America's largest seafood trade group through the post-COVID era

The results of NFI's upcoming strategic planning process are likely to provide the clearest view yet on where Wallenda Picard will lead NFI in the coming years.

17 November 2023 20:11 GMT Updated 20 November 2023 14:15 GMT

By John Fiorillo

To say Lisa Wallenda Picard hit the ground running a year ago when she stepped into the leadership role at America's largest seafood trade association is a bit of an understatement.

Well, honestly, it's a gross understatement.

A piece of advice from the late John Connelly is guiding NFI's new leader as she takes the helm

"For the past nine months, I’ve traveled by air, car and fishing vessel to meet and visit with NFI’s diverse membership," National Fisheries Institute (NFI) President Wallenda Picard posted on her LinkedIn page recently.

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A year into the role, Lisa Wallenda Picard steers America's largest seafood trade group through the post-COVID era