Arief previously worked at the Rainforest Alliance as a Chain of Custody Associate in the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to that, he worked in the production planning and inventory control line in the supply chain department of a factory. Arief holds a …

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 …

… FM staff and auditors, conducts FM audits, delivers FSC FM auditor training and serves as the point of contact …

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 …

… Alliance, working with the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM ) certification and now at Preferred by Nature in his …

… Randy oversees the FSC and SFI Forest Management activities for a select group …

… use, marketing, and many more. Occasionally, José conducts FSC and NMX audits.  Prior to becoming an FSC auditor, José collaborated with the public sector and … staff that provides certificati on and verification for FSC and other services to Preferred by Nature clients in …

… was also actively involved in the drafting of national standards FSC and RSPO and was part of an early forest …

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. …

… and approves trademark use by clients. She is also a FSC Chain of Custody auditor. She also provides accounts …

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. … …

… was part of a group of international consultants in two projects, one for the Guatemala Tourism Board and one for …

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 …

… He is experienced as an auditor for various organic standards, FairTrade, GlobalG.A.P. Aadarsh is also a …

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 …

… coordinator for a local initiative in Bolivia, focusing on FSC certification from 1995 to 1997. Thereafter, he worked … at Rainforest Alliance until October 2018. Freddy is a lead FSC auditor with ISO 14001 accreditation. He has extensive … Colombia, Chile, Peru and Mexico. He is also a leading FSC Forest Management trainer. Freddy acts as the Soy …

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 …