Aneeka oversees the Programme Management unit and leads a team of programme technical leads responsible for the technical oversight of certification and verification services (e.g. FSC, RA, PEFC, RSPO, SBP). Collectively, they serve as Preferred by …
Linsey is responsible for all HR related activities within her region which includes full-cycle recruiting, compensation, benefit administration, employee relations and legal compliance. She is a member of the global HR team and delivers on strategic …
For the US, she conducts forestry audits and provides technical support for US forest management work including training, quality monitoring and systems improvements. In addition, Kara has two global roles: She supports the forestry division's …
Leah began her career in a multinational private company, specialising in Pre-Export Verification of Conformity for imports into Kenya. This contract was awarded by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and Certification Planning coordinator for ISO Standards. In …
Before joining Preferred by Nature in 2018, she worked for Rainforest Alliance as an administrative assistant since 2013. She is responsible for planning Chain of Custody audits for French and English clients throughout North America and provides support …
Alexander graduated from the Biology Department of Kharkiv National University, Ukraine. After graduating from postgraduate degree at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, he worked at the institute for more than 20 years; …
Praveen has conducted more than 100 FSC Chain of Custody and five (5) Controlled Wood audits/assessments in India, Nepal and United Arab Emirates. He has extensive experience conducting audits for different industries such as printing and packaging, …
Lisa is our Agriculture Certification Specialist, based in Shanghai, China. Lisa has a Master’s degree in Forest Management. She has eight (8) years of work experience in certification and quality management. Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Lisa …
Peiying provides support to companies choosing to mainstream sustainability into their business practices by scheduling and implementing risk assessment and mitigation activities, aimed at meeting the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation. Previously, …
Chloé studied political science and law at Sciences Po, where she focused on international law, public policy and cooperation in environmental protection. She began her professional career in Côte d'Ivoire where she implemented and monitored a legal …
Iwan oversees the development and implementation of agriculture audits in the Asia-Pacific Region. He ensures efficiency, quality control and adherence to appropriate agriculture technical and administration certification protocols. He also serves as a …
Rosie supports companies with Preferred by Nature’s ResponsibleSource 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. Rosie …
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 …
Makayla graduated from Aquinas College in 2016 with a degree in Sustainable Business. She has experience with internal and external auditing. Makayla is an external auditor for various schemes including the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM ), …
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, …
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 …
Josette began her career in December 2011 after completing her training as a Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified and Cocoa Practices auditor. Throughout her career, she has freelanced for several certification bodies including Rainforest Alliance’s …
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 …
Joris has experience with FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody and Forest Management certification with from his earlier career in the Netherlands and Suriname, where he worked with sourcing sustainable timber from South America and with sustainable forest …
James is a Senior Specialist in Forestry with Preferred by Nature and a Registered Professional Forester in Ontario, Canada, with over 11 years of experience in certification services, and resource management. James has been with Preferred by Nature since …