Develop, manage and implement field and packinghouse level food safety certification program for certified organic operations in US, Canada and Mexico. As GLOBALG.A.P. Scheme Manager, food safety and organic inspector, I work to ensure certified operations grow and handle fresh products in the safest manner possible while respecting the principles of organic production, namely maintaining and improving natural resources, including soil, woodlands, wetlands, water, and wildlife. GFSI food safety certification is an organic grower's passport to domestic and international markets. https://www.ccof.org/certification/food-safety-services

Review inspection reports for Grower & Intermediate Post-Harvest Handling production systems and ensure compliance to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) standards. I also review organic operation's to our Global Market Access (GMA) program, which ensures organic crops grown in the United States, can legally enter foreign countries with different organic standards. I've been fortunate enough to take part in developing CCOF's regulatory approach to natural resource management & conservation, which encompasses the physical, hydrological, and biological aspects of a farm, including soil, water, wetlands, woodlands, & wildlife. Its really about providing grower's the technical & financial resources they need to make good resource decisions on the farm.