Makayla graduated from Aquinas College in 2016 with a degree in Sustainable Business. She has experience with internal and external auditing. Makayla is an external auditor for various schemes including the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM ), …

… Standard auditor. She was also tasked with helping certification administration and task management activities. … by Nature certificates in Côte d'Ivoire as well as updating certification activity data in Preferred by Nature's …

… audits for the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Certification for tea, coffee and pepper in Vietnam. Thao … course for Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Certification Auditor Course in Bali, Indonesia in August … various types of audits in relation to agriculture farm certification services in Vietnam. He is also tasked with …

Guangxin works with the Quality and Assurance teams to ensure successful and efficient maintenance of third-party accreditations, serving as a liaison with accreditation bodies for auditing, inquiries and other accreditation issues. Guangxin has over 11 …

Mai has over seven years of experience in the accounting industry. Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, she worked for a Japanese company for six years, which has equipped her professional knowledge, cautiousness, time management skill and to always keep …

Jakob is a member of Preferred by Nature’s executive management group. He is a specialist in Sustainable Tropical Forest Management, including Community Forest Management, Forest Certification, Timber Legality, Agroforestry and Forest Monitoring. He has …

… in a non-profit organisation. She is familiar with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and Timber Trade Action Plan (TTAP) as she provided assistance … and HR support to Preferred by Nature staff in China. Beyond administrative tasks, she is also responsible …

Leonid graduated from the Forestry Department of Kharkiv National Agricultural University, Ukraine. After graduating from his postgraduate degree at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, he worked at the institute for more …

Linda provides accounting and financial support to all Preferred by Nature legal entities in Africa. She is a highly organised and seasoned accounting and financial specialist, with more than ten (10) years’ experience working in diverse financial roles …

Josette began her career in December 2011 after completing her training as a Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified and Cocoa Practices auditor. Throughout her career, she has freelanced for several certification bodies including Rainforest Alliance’s …

She has over 9 years of experience in the financial and administrative management of multinational projects funded under European Commission (FP7, Horizon2020, etc.) and national programmes; supported by more than 15 years of practice in an accounting …

Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Gabriel worked as a Forest Engineer at the Polytechnical University of Valencia. He had also worked in the Spanish Confederation of Woodworking Industries, from 2009 to 2013. In this role, he provided technical …

Joris has experience with FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody and Forest Management certification with from his earlier career in the Netherlands and Suriname, where he worked with sourcing sustainable timber from South America and with sustainable forest …

… been with Preferred by Nature since 2020, having completed ISO 14001:2015 and FSC/SFI FM/CoC/CW lead auditor courses. …

Michal is responsible for planning and conducting Chain of Custody certification assessments. Michal studied Environmental Studies in Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. During his …

Nhi prepares financial statements for Preferred by Nature. Occasionally, she also provides support for projects in Vietnam. Nhi started her career as an internal audit assistant for a building material manufacturer. As she wanted to expand her knowledge …

… auditor. She is also a lead auditor after having obtained ISO 14001 accreditation since 2006. She has vast experience …

Marimuthuram began his career working for the USAID Forest PLUS program as a Research Associate. In this role, he travelled extensively in India, having project landscapes in Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, to implement monitoring, …

… development and implementation of management systems of the ISO 17065 and ISO 17020 standards. Since 2016, she has been an ad honorem …

… audits in Plant Production Systems, implementation of ISO / IEC 17020: 2012, ISO / IEC 17065: 2012, ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 19011: 2011 and Safety and Health …