Daisy’s history in the seafood industry runs deep, starting at the early age of 9 in her family’s seafood business in New Mexico. Her father supplied fresh seafood to high-end restaurants in Albuquerque and Northern New Mexico and later opened several seafood markets that her mother operated. After leaving New Mexico, Daisy spent a few years in Atlanta, working with a small distributor specializing in sushi grade tuna.
In 2006 she relocated to the Pacific Northwest where she joined a chain of grocery stores called New Seasons Market. She is currently the Program & Category Manager- Seafood for New Seasons Market in the Portland Metro and Southern Washington. She is a champion for sustainable seafood, sourcing product and building relationships with small, local wild capture fisheries and global aquaculture operations.
Daisy’s commitment to sustainable fisheries extends beyond sourcing; she served on the board of the Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods and contributes to the Seafood Shelf Life Advisory Committee—a NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy project.
