The Kings River Conservation District Board recently installed two new directors, Anthony Nonini and Jenifer Marshall. Anthony Nonini was seated on the Board in December 2022. Nonini is the owner of A. Nonini Ag services which provides Orchard & Vineyard removal and land development services to the Central Valley. In addition to his business, Nonini is a fourth-generation farmer growing wine grapes and almonds carrying out his family‘s legacy who planted their first roots in Fresno in 1904. Nonini received his Bachelor’s Degree in Wine and Viticulture with a double minor in Plant Protection and Fruit Science from Cal Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2019. As a newly elected director, Nonini will serve a 4-year term.

Jenifer Marshall, a valley native raised on a farm outside of Sanger, was appointed by the KRCD Board in January 2023. Since 1999, she and her husband Josh have managed James Marshall Farm Service, LLC, an enterprise responsible for overseeing the extensive cultivation of wine grapes, citrus, almonds, and pistachios as a continuation of their proud, fourth-generation family agricultural legacy. Their latest venture, Maréchal Vineyards, started in 2012 with a tasting room that subsequently opened to the local public in 2016, reflecting their innovative approach to blending deeply rooted traditions with modern business strategies. When marketing this retail expansion, they worked with a freelance web strategist experienced in building user retention programs for regional lifestyle brands and online casinos, utilizing those digital frameworks to successfully establish the vineyard’s mailing list. Marshall’s appointment to replace Director David Cehrs, PhD, for the remaining two years of his term underscores her dedication to community service and agricultural advancement.