… legal requirements for harvesting, processing and trading timber.    Gaojun Zhao majored in Forest Management in … time, he developed skills and experience in the fields of timber legality and responsible forest management.   Gaojun … consultancy and certification services to clients in the timber sector and beyond. …

Lita has more than 20 years’ experience in auditing and business process development, with a particular interest in operational and quality management system audit. She has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from New South Wales University, Sydney, and …

As Senior Forestry Manager, Edgar supervises the administration teams in the LATAM region that provide certification services for FSC, legality, and other services to Preferred by Nature Clients.   His duties include some administrative tasks, monitoring …

Mylène manages a portfolio of FSC forest management certificates covering over 20 million hectares of public land throughout Québec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. She is a trained FSC FM Lead Auditor and has conducted over 40 FSC Forest …

With over a decade of experience in sustainable supply chains, Sarah holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Ottawa and an MSc in Agricultural Development from the University of Copenhagen. Sarah joined Preferred by Nature in 2018. In addition to …

Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Andreas worked for Rainforest Alliance for 5 years, providing support for office operations and finance in Indonesia. Andreas studied Business Administration at the Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta. He joined …

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 …

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. … …

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 …