… Arief previously worked at the Rainforest Alliance as a Chain of Custody Associate in the …

Haryo provides agriculture certification services to farms in the Asia Pacific region.  He began his career as a GIS Specialist in consultancy firm, specifically for forestry services such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Verified Carbon Standard …

Gabe provides technical and quality oversight for Preferred by Nature’s Forest Management services.  It includes the maintenance of related Preferred by Nature held accreditations, audit management, auditing, and monitoring of Preferred by Nature’s global …

Jon has extensive experience in forestry, agroforestry, natural resource management, certification programme management, as well as sustainability auditing in more than 25 countries. Jon holds an MSc in Forest Economics and a BSc in Forest Management. …

Naomi serves as the global resource for policies, systems, quality monitoring and training for forestry supply chain services across all Preferred by Nature regions. Oversight of these services includes maintaining the related accreditations, audit …

Porter is the Agriculture Programme Manager for the United States & Canada. In this role, Porter both oversees the agricultural certifications team as well as acts as the a Technical Expert and Lead Auditor for our standards offered. Porter has been …

Randy oversees the FSC and SFI Forest Management activities for a select group of Preferred by Nature’s US clients. He ensures that these clients adhere to the highest standards of sustainable forestry practices. By providing guidance and support, he …

José provides administrative support to project management. José also provides support to other day-to-day activities in operations management of Mexico, including management, financial and other tasks.  He ensures customer service is delivered to current …

Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Sandra worked as Africa Regional Director of Rainforest Alliance certification unit, RA-Cert based in Accra, Ghana. With over 10 years’ experience in the private sector, Sandra guides forestry and agricultural …

Saúl is Preferred by Nature´s Sustainable Travel Programme Director. Besides the strategic role that Saúl plays for this Programme, he´s also a staff elected member at Preferred by Nature Board of Directors.  Saúl was born in Guatemala, Central America. …

As a trademark agent, she also reviews and approves trademark use by clients. She is also a FSC Chain of Custody auditor. She also provides accounts receivable support for the United States region. … Mary is responsible for different certification …

Maricela advises new clients about certification services. She also monitors their progress in obtaining the certification and provides other information such as date of audit for clients and their payment status. She joined Preferred by Nature in 2018. … …

Karla supports the implementation of multiple elements of Preferred by Nature´s communications strategy. She collaborates with teams to develop communications content for social media, press, training and fundraising materials, website, and many online …

She is in-charge of issuing certificates, maintaining certification databases and communicating with clients and partners. Patricia also oversees the billing processes, tracking payment, in addition to other financial accounting activities. She is …

Daniel studied at the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACH) in Mexico, where he obtained a degree in Forestry Engineering in 2000. He has 16 years of experience in forestry. Previously, he worked for APROFOR SC, a company that advises on ejidos (an area of …

Brittany’s work at Preferred by Nature focuses on sustainable forest and land management, forest product traceability and peoples’ rights and interests. She is responsible for overseeing certification services for a diverse group of organisations across …

Aadarsh is passionate about contributing market-driven sustainability solutions that foster eco-friendly choices for consumers. Aadarsh holds an Erasmus+ Masters in Agroforestry from Bangor University and a master's degree in Agriculture Development from …

He coordinates with clients in Bolivia and Peru to ensure the audits are planned and conducted, follows through the entire audit, and delivers reports on time and within deadlines.   Facundo also provides quality reviews for chain of custody and forest …

He is responsible for developing, implementing and managing our marketing strategy for all services in this region. He also supervises all administrative and legal activities in Preferred by Nature’s Bolivia and Peru legal entities. Freddy is Preferred by …

Gabriela provides administrative support for agriculture and forestry certification services. She is also responsible for reviewing and approving the use of a certification trademark (RA and FSC) by certified clients in South America. Her other duties …