Gaojun supports companies in China and abroad to meet legal requirements for harvesting, processing and trading timber.    Gaojun Zhao majored in Forest Management in Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University. After graduating, he began his career in a …

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 …

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 …

… for forestry services such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), and Climate, Community …

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 …

… as a lead auditor for the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM ) Forest Management, Controlled Wood and Chain of …

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 …

… forestry and agricultural industries to international FSC certification, RSPO and ISO 14 001.   She developed and … actively involved in the drafting of national standards FSC and RSPO and was part of an early forest certification …

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 …

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 …