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Paul Lightfoot

Board Chair

Patagonia Provisions | patagoniaprovisions.com

LaRhea Pepper

Board Vice Chair

Organic Cotton Farmer, Co-Founder and former CEO of Textile Exchange | LaRheaPepper.com

Rachel Dreskin

Board Treasurer

Plant Based Foods Association | plantbasedfoods.org

Sarela Herrada

Board Secretary

SIMPLi | eatsimpli.com

David Bronner

Board Member

Dr. Bronner's

Robyn O’Brien

Board Member

Sirona Ventures | sironaventures.co

Jeff Tkach

Board Member

Rodale Institute | rodaleinstitute.org

Elizabeth Whitlow

Board Member

Regenerative Organic Alliance

Christopher Gergen

CEO

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

VP Program Integrity and Supply Chain

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

Standards & Quality Assurance Manager

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…

Darcey Howard 

Director of Marketing and Engagement 

Darcey has spent her career championing ideas and brands that challenge the status quo and make the world better. As ROA’s Director of Marketing and Engagement, she leads campaigns that…

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