Peggy Ranger, President has owned and operated Peggy's
Natural Foods, a leading store on the Treasure Coast of Florida,
since 1982.  She is a licensed Certified Nutritionist and has a
Masters Degree in Exceptional Child Education.  It was by working
with her students that she realized many of their learning and
concentration problems were related to a lack of nutrients in their
lunches.  Peggy has been a member of the SENPA for over 20 years
and has been on the board since 1994 and has served as treasurer
since 1999.  She has been a part of many committees in the field of
nutrition and in her local community.  The natural food industry is her
lifestyle.
Carylene Reed, Executive Director, began her background in the
industry when her father opened his first natural foods store in
Clearwater, Florida in 1950. She continued in the industry by joining
him in the business in 1971 and eventually taking over the business.
She was elected to the board of directors of SENPA in 1974 and is
celebrating her 35th year with the association. She became their full
time executive director in 1987 and operates the office in New Port
Richey, FL  with three staff members.
SOUTHEAST NATURAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
The Natural Products      
Associations recognized for  
its strong, aggressive
lobbying presence in
Washington, D.C., where it
serves as the industry
watchdog on regulatory and
legislative matters. Southeast
Natural Products Association
(Southeast Region) watches
over the local and state
issues dealing with its
members in the Southeast.
The Southeast Region sponsors
the popular
SOHO EXPO, held in
December in Orlando, Florida,
as well as two or three
educational programs each
year.
Benefits offered to
association members include
Liability and health insurance,
credit card processing program,
free admittance for member
retailers to attend the  
SOHO
EXPO
, timely and relevant fax
updates, news-letters
and much more.
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