Rosie supports companies with Preferred by Nature’s Sustainability Advisory service to map and assess risk in supply chains on forest-impact commodities, including oil palm, soy and beef. In addition, she also delivers external capacity building training. …

Laura began her career in the areas of administration for private companies and government institutions. In June 2006, she joined the Rainforest Alliance office in Oaxaca, Mexico. She started in the administration unit, focused on forest certification …

As a Senior Forestry Manager in Preferred by Nature, Cu oversees regional forestry teams, which includes monitoring their performance and ensuring timeliness and quality across all audits. He is also involved in identifying clients for key account …

… on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Makayla joined Preferred by Nature in August 2019 … Makayla is responsible for managing and executing Preferred by Nature's Forestry services in the United States which …

Ouattara is an agricultural engineer with more than 10 years’ experience in sustainable agriculture, especially in providing technical support for cooperatives and exporters. In 2013, she started working for the Rainforest Alliance business unit, RA-Cert, …

Thao also acts as a representative of Preferred by Nature with agriculture stakeholders. He is in charge of promoting Preferred by Nature’s public image and reputation. Thao began his career in the National Institute of Medicinal Materials in Vietnam. He …

… in the accounting industry. Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, she worked for a Japanese company for six years, … Degree in Audit and Accounting. Mai joined Preferred by Nature in Aug 2019. … Mai’s main responsibilities are to …

Jakob is a member of Preferred by Nature’s executive management group. He is a specialist in Sustainable Tropical Forest Management, including Community Forest Management, Forest Certification, Timber Legality, Agroforestry and Forest Monitoring. He has …

Jess has more than 20 years of experience in logistics and administrative duties, whereby she worked for 10 years in a non-profit organisation. She is familiar with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and …

Leonid graduated from the Forestry Department of Kharkiv National Agricultural University, Ukraine. After graduating from his postgraduate degree at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, he worked at the institute for more …

Linda provides accounting and financial support to all Preferred by Nature legal entities in Africa. She is a highly organised and seasoned accounting and financial specialist, with more than ten (10) years’ experience working in diverse financial roles …

… Josette began her career in December 2011 after completing her training as a … UTZ Certified and Cocoa Practices auditor. Throughout her career, she has freelanced for several certification bodies …

She has over 9 years of experience in the financial and administrative management of multinational projects funded under European Commission (FP7, Horizon2020, etc.) and national programmes; supported by more than 15 years of practice in an accounting …

Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Gabriel worked as a Forest Engineer at the Polytechnical University of Valencia. He had also worked in the Spanish Confederation of Woodworking Industries, from 2009 to 2013. In this role, he provided technical …

… of Copenhagen and AgroParisTech. Joris joined Preferred by Nature in 2020. … Joris is mainly responsible for Chain of Custody auditing of companies within Preferred by Nature 's FSC and PEFC certification schemes in the …

… James is a Senior Specialist in Forestry with Preferred by Nature and a Registered Professional Forester in Ontario, … and resource management. James has been with Preferred by Nature since 2020, having completed ISO 14001/19011 and …

Michal is responsible for planning and conducting Chain of Custody certification assessments. Michal studied Environmental Studies in Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. During his …

Nhi prepares financial statements for Preferred by Nature. Occasionally, she also provides support for projects in Vietnam. Nhi started her career as an internal audit assistant for a building material manufacturer. As she wanted to expand her knowledge …

Violeta has a degree in forest engineering from the Agrarian National University (UNALM) in Perú. She began her career in the Peruvian Forestry Research Institute where she conducted a diversity of studies and monitored plantations and natural forests in …

Marimuthuram began his career working for the USAID Forest PLUS program as a Research Associate. In this role, he travelled extensively in India, having project landscapes in Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, to implement monitoring, …