TAMPA, Fla. (June 17, 2008) – Gary Caloroso, vice president of Tampa-based Sahlman Williams Public Relations and Marketing, is a recipient of the Produce Business “40 Under Forty” award.  The program recognizes top industry leaders, under the age of 40, whose qualifications include outstanding community involvement and are considered young leaders in the produce industry.

"I'm truly honored to receive this prestigious recognition by Produce Business magazine,” said Caloroso.  “I love working with the great people of the produce industry."

In 2006, Caloroso joined Sahlman Williams in Tampa.  A Southern California native, Caloroso recently returned to Southern California to open the firm’s new West Coast office.

With a special focus in the produce industry, Caloroso has more than a decade’s worth of broad-based communications experience that encompasses public relations, issues management, crisis communication, brand marketing and multicultural communications.  Caloroso is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Arts in political science with an emphasis in International Relations.

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