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 …

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 …

… led the RA-Cert certification programme. He has served on standards working groups and innovations groups to develop … ISO 9001 and Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standards.  Jon joined Preferred by Nature in 2018 after …

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 …

… He ensures that these clients adhere to the highest standards of sustainable forestry practices. By providing …

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 …

… 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. …

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 …

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 …

… 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 …

… He has 23 years of experience in forest management certification. He started his career as a coordinator for a local initiative in Bolivia, focusing on FSC certification from 1995 to 1997. Thereafter, he worked at …

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 …