
Christopher Gergen
The Regenerative Organic Alliance’s CEO, Christopher Gergen, has over 25 years of experience building, scaling, and supporting systems-based solutions in communities globally. With a passion for the positive impact that…

Paul Alvarez
An advocate for organic, social, and environmental sustainability, Paul comes to us with more than 15 years of experience in designing and implementing strategies, project management, creating frameworks, and external…

Daniel Araujo
As an agronomist, Daniel has spent 10+ years working with international certifiers dedicated to various organic, social and environmental programs. His experience as an auditor, certification officer and operations manager…

Donna Worley
Donna Worley is a seasoned communications and engagement strategist with almost 20 years of experience driving mission-focused messaging, public relations, and global event strategies in the sustainability and nonprofit sectors…

Haley Tardiff
Haley came to the ROA with years of experience in strategic storytelling for environmental non-profits and agriculture media outlets. She has used thoughtful messaging as a tool to enhance mission…

Ross Aglialoro
After getting an education in accounting and starting his career in corporate risk consulting, Ross more recently professionally pursued his lifelong passion of cooking. He has lived in the mountains…

Charlotte Martin
Growing up on a small farm in rural Massachusetts, Charlotte learned the importance of regenerative organic agriculture and stewardship of the environment. Prior to the ROA, she worked for an…

Maíra Severo
Passionate about all aspects of agriculture, Maíra has dedicated more than a decade of working with organic certification, small family farmers and social environmental education projects. Her primary focus has…

Claire Smith
Claire holds a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science with a minor in Nutritional Science and a Master’s in Agribusiness. Over the past 12 years, she has built a career in…

Alania Cowie Lindquist
Alania joined ROA in 2022 when she learned about the incredible work being accomplished through regenerative agriculture and wanted to combine her passion for ecology, nutrition and agriculture to be…

Cris Comezana
Cris has deep experience as both an agronomist and a quality assurance specialist. She was the ROC Program Manager for Organización Internacional Agropecuaria. Prior to that, she worked for over…

Cristina Rodriguez
Cristina has spent the last decade working in South America in agricultural supply chains and operations. Based in Peru, she brings a global Latin America perspective on certification systems. She…