Mike Ranalli, President, Lotus

Michael Ranalli is a wine grape grower and has lived in El Dorado County over 37 years.  Michael and his wife Colleen live in Lotus where they own and operate Ranalli Vineyards.

 

Originally from a Western Pennsylvania steel town, Michael came to California when he was hired by Intel Corporation in the late 1970s. He spent more than two decades at Intel in engineering, manufacturing and executive leadership with success across multiple continents, cultures, and languages.

 

Prior to becoming president, Michael has served on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for the Fourth Supervisorial District. He has served in numerous leadership positions at the county and state level, and has directed initiatives that improve the regulatory framework and to defeat misguided regulations.

 

Michael has undertaken an extensive study of the historic role of agriculture in the County, the evolution of agricultural market segments. He became increasingly familiar with numerous aspects of the County’s General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and the interdependency with agriculture and economic development.

 

Farm Bureau serves as the public policy and political leader for agriculture and professionally represents the policy interests of El Dorado County agriculture at the local, state and federal levels.

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