Bryant Christie Inc. (BCI) today announced that Alicia Adler, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, has become a shareholder of the firm. Adler joins James Christie, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Rosenberg, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as owners of BCI.
The move reflects Adler’s leadership in growing BCI’s client base and service offerings, and the firm’s long-term commitment to the people, companies, and industries it serves.
“Alicia has been an important part of BCI’s history, both early in her career and since she rejoined us in 2022,” said James Christie, President/CEO of Bryant Christie Inc. “She brings a strategic, results-oriented approach to everything she does, and her work has helped us grow across every one of our business units. We are proud to welcome her as a shareholder as we build on more than 30 years of opening and developing markets for U.S. agriculture, food, and beverage exports.”
Adler rejoined BCI in August 2022 as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. She leads the company’s efforts to identify new business opportunities and implement growth strategies across its Global Access, Market Development, and Research and Information Services business units. She also leads technical research programs on behalf of several U.S. agricultural industries and serves as Executive Director of the Hop Research Council.
In 2025, she helped form BCI Management, LLC (BCIM), a full-service association management firm based in Salem, Oregon. As Vice President of BCIM, she supports program development and pursues external funding sources on behalf of agricultural industries across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
Before returning to BCI, Adler served as Vice President of Global Business Development for the North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC), where she built new market opportunities for the blueberry industry worldwide. By pairing industry funds with federal funding sources, she expanded USHBC’s programs and helped grow the export value of U.S. highbush blueberries by 20% during her tenure.
Adler began her career at BCI, spending six years in the Market Development business unit. She led a team that developed B2B and B2C marketing programs for specialty crop industries, including cherry, pear, stone fruit, cling peach, and tomato growers, and secured more than $10 million in state and federal grant funding for the firm’s clients.
“BCI is where I started my career in agricultural trade, and it’s an honor to now help shape the firm’s future alongside James and Eric,” said Adler. “Our team takes pride in delivering results for every client, whether we’re opening a new export market, providing regulatory intelligence, or leading a global retail promotion. I look forward to building on that legacy and continuing to help U.S. agricultural, food, and beverage exporters succeed around the world.”