Elizabeth Whitlow
Elizabeth’s role at the ROA is the culmination of over 20 years working in the field of organic agriculture. She began her career as an advocate for shade-grown, fair-trade, and…
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…
Agatha Brinkley
With an off-grid farmstead, Agatha has spent nearly as many hours moving cows to fresh pasture as sitting behind a desk. She has dedicated her career to advancing regenerative agriculture…
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…
Angela Jackson
Angela is a certified organic farmer in the USA, advocate, educator, and international lead auditor with more than 15 years of experience in organic inspection, production for crops and livestock,…
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…
Haley Mast
Growing up on a small family dairy and showing sheep in FFA throughout her childhood, Haley’s passions are deeply rooted in agriculture. She strongly advocates for regenerative practices within modern-day…
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…
Ariana Rascol
Ariana learned in her studies that healthy human development cannot occur without holding policy makers accountable to change our food system and how we treat the earth. She embraces the…
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…
Katy Williams
As a passionate environmental advocate, Katy knew she needed to focus not only her personal time but her professional work to address the challenges of climate change. She transitioned from…