Dennis and Maryann Salvetti have extensive primary industry, marketing and company director experience including over 35 years as primary producers; partners and co-managers of an agricultural enterprise covering 800 hectares producing sugar cane as well as the production of grass seeds, legumes, soybeans, maize, wheat and hay. In addition Maryann is the marketing manager for North Queensland Tropical Seeds, a wholesale, processing and exporting company supplying seed to both the domestic and international markets.

Maryann is currently a Director of Soy Australia, Deputy Chair of Tableland Canegrowers Limited, a Director of Tableland Contracting Services Pty Ltd and Tanita Pty Ltd and co-managing director of ASF.

Maryann was a director of BSES Ltd and Queensland Sugar Ltd and has been the recipient of many awards such as ABC Radio Queensland Rural Woman of the Year, Atherton Shire Australia Citizen of the Year, Bursary winner to attend 2nd International "Women in Agriculture" Conference - Washington DC and was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001. In 2014 she was named as one of the top 100 agricultural women in Australia (an initiative of Emerald Grain and Fairfax Agricultural Media)