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 …

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 …

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 …

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 is responsible for developing, implementing and managing our marketing strategy for all services in this region. He also supervises all administrative and legal activities in Preferred by Nature’s Bolivia and Peru legal entities. Freddy is Preferred by …

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 …

Gabriela began her career working for the CFV, a national initiative of the Forest Stewardship Council in Bolivia in 1997. Then in 1999, she started working for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Bolivia until January 2001 when she joined Rainforest …

Her other duties include: Maintaining certification database Ensuring a smooth exchange of information between clients and auditors on issues related to Chain of Custody and Forest management audits Making logistical arrangements to support audit …

Rolyn is in-charge of monitoring certification activities, as well as managing and promoting FSC certification services within the region. His other duties include: Supporting senior manager in marketing activities to identify and engage potential clients …

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 …