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 …

James is a Senior Specialist in Forestry with Preferred by Nature and a Registered Professional Forester in Ontario with over 8 years of experience in forest and resource management. James has been with Preferred by Nature since 2020, having completed ISO …

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 …

Violeta has a degree in forest engineering from the Agrarian National University (UNALM) in Perú. She began her career in the Peruvian Forestry Research Institute where she conducted a diversity of studies and monitored plantations and natural forests in …

… Nature in 2020. … Marimuthuram Mahendran is responsible for FSC Certification and verification services and project …

Carmen, a biologist by training, is our Senior Lead Auditor with a focus on Sustainable Agriculture services in El Salvador and other Latin American countries. She conducts audits for Preferred by Nature’s agriculture services, including scheduling audit, …

… master’s degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management and Natural Resources from the National University of Costa Rica. Wendy joined Preferred by Nature in 2020.  … Wendy provides supports for the …

Sonia is the primary contact person for clients in El Salvador and Guatemala. She plans and schedules audits and manages our client portfolio in both countries. She also prepares financial proposals, invoices and contracts.   … Sonia is responsible for …

Her responsibilities include preparing invoices to reviewing expense reports, as well as maintaining contact with external accounting offices. She also provides support for all finance and accounting matters for our Latin American entities. … Karla is a …

His other responsibilities are to help Preferred by Nature establish strong internal controls, to ensure accurate finance information and to ensure compliance with accounting standards across all of our LATAM entities. Omar joined Preferred by Nature in …

Liis provides assistance to Preferred by Nature’s Executive Director in a variety of activities ranging from everyday tasks to supporting internal and external projects. … As a personal assistant to the Executive Director of Preferred by Nature, Liis …

Rasmus has a background in biology and horticulture. Prior to working as an auditor, Rasmus worked as a Technical Advisor in an international substrate-producing company consulting growers in many regions of the world. Rasmus serves as a Senior Supply …

Tereza has more than 14 years of experience in human resources. She has worked for international automotive and IT companies as an HR Business Partner and HR Manager.  She studied Economics and Management at the Mendel University in Brno. Tereza joined …

Trang brings with her over 5 years of experience in the accounting and financial sectors. Previously, she worked for Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Finance and Accounting Department. In that role, she handled the payment processes within the bank …

Yiqing Huang provides certification administration services support and up-to-date information to auditors and for clients in the region on issues related to trademark policies, standards, procedures, in a timely manner. Her other responsibilities include …

Producers, processors, retailers, and other organisations are following best practices in responsible land and business management, legal right to operate, clear rights to land use, and zero tolerance for …