Sal Sunseri is equally at home talking about the family’s historic oyster company, educating people about “the oyster experience” – and even shucking shellfish with business magnate Martha Stewart.
And for the second time in his career, Sunseri, vice president of the family-owned P&J Oyster Company, brings this diverse industry expertise to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. As a newly appointed member, he represents the Louisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers Association.
Previously, Sunseri was a board member from 1997 until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After serving, his strong support continued for the Louisiana seafood community. Earlier this year, for instance, he participated in the board’s “Walk the Hill,” meeting with legislators in Washington, D.C., to represent the interests of the state’s 12,000+ commercial fishermen.
“When I last served on the board in 2005, the challenges we faced then were different than those facing us now,” said Sunseri, whose family runs the oldest, continually operating oyster processing and distribution company in the United States – dating back to 1876.
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