Mari Triplett Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

I support our Packaged Goods Business Development team to drive revenue for our organization, and create tremendous impact for farmers and workers throughout the globe. We do this by identifying ways that Fair Trade USA can support and add value to our clients' business & CSR needs within the sustainable coffee, CPG, & Fair Trade landscape. Typically, we help our customers mitigate various supply chain risks, ensure farmers and workers have safe working conditions and receive an economic benefit, and validate that their sourcing practices support environmental protections and sustainable livelihoods. We help drive additional value through our brand recognition with consumers, and actively work to better connect brands, manufacturers, and retailers to their producer suppliers at origin. We sell somewhat complex sustainability solutions, that utilize rigorous certification and compliance tools, as well as unique economic incentives that create long term positive impacts for farmers and workers. Leveraging our unique position in the certification and non-profit industry, we aim to provide a voice to our manufacture and retailer clients, producers around the globe, as well as sustainably minded and mainstream consumers.

Berkeley, Ca

Overseeing the development of the Women's Rugby Program at U.C. Berkeley, with the goal of establishing our club as a top D1 rugby program in the nation.Established in 1998, the Cal Women’s Rugby team is a Tier 1 Sport Club at the University of California, Berkeley. The team competes in the highly competitive Pacific Mountain D1 Conference, in Northern California. In 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014 the team advanced to the USA rugby Round of 16 National Tournament and finished in the Elite 8 in 2012. In Fall 2013, the team advanced to the 7s National Tournament in Greensboro, NC finishing 4th in the Nation. The current roster consists of approximately 35 players and the team fields two sides, a varsity level side and a reserves side during the competitive season. New players’ prior experience in rugby generally ranges from no experience to 4 years of play during high school. The team has consistently had players named to the USA Rugby Women’s Collegiate All American Squad. Players from the Cal Women’s Rugby team have also been successful in select side play and have been selected for the USA Rugby Women’s National Team, the Women’s 7s National Team, and the Women’s Collegiate and U20 National Teams.

Boston, Ma (Northeast Region)

As Business Development Manager at FoodEx, I actively sought out new opportunities to grow our business, identified and partnered with qualified food producers and food buyers of all sizes, and maintained relationships with these accounts. I helped many of these partners to improve their regional produce supply chains, by implementing quality programs with producers, simplifying their ordering processes, and providing consultation on which ingredients and projects would most efficiently meet their local purchasing goals. Additionally, my role allowed me to strengthen and develop partnerships with various stakeholders in the food industry within the region, including regulatory bodies, policy advocates, non-profit agencies, and other organizations in the private industry. I also provided operational support, food safety compliance oversight, and provided feedback and support to our technology development team.

Boston, Ma

The Agriculture, Food and Environment (AFE) program within the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University fuses the disciplines of nutrition, agricultural science, environmental studies, and public policy. My courses provided me with a fantastic framework of the domestic and international food system, and gave me the academic background that allows me to evaluate the ecological, political, economic and social aspects of food production and distribution. While attending Friedman, I supplemented my core curriculum with supply chain courses at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and food business courses at the Fletcher School of Law and diplomacy. I held two internships as well, at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project which provides support and resources to Refugee and beginning farmers, and at a small scale farm that sustainably produced a wide variety of produce.

-Represented the US in all international matches played between 2005 and 2010-World Cup 2006 - 5th place finish-World Cup 2010 - 5th place finish

I provided immediate staffing solutions to my clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, within numerous industries and work environments. While I primarily focused on temporary staffing needs, I also assisted with temp to perm, and open-ended temp needs. My goal was to provide my clients with qualified candidates that fit well within their company culture, and contribute to their organization's bottom line. Premier Staffing's difference is illustrated by our higher caliber of candidate, the intimate understanding of our clients' needs, and our excellent level of service.

Human Behavior Associates (HBA) is a national provider of Employee Assistance Programs, Managed Behavioral Healthcare Services and Substance Abuse Professional Services. Founded in 1987, the company serves private employers and Federal, State and municipal governments, school districts, water districts, fire districts and non-profit agencies.As Client Services Coordinator, I serviced and maintained 30+ national accounts, directly working with HR representatives and insurance brokers. I also provided on-site orientation and training presentations to various sized client employees and supervisory groups, developed programs to proactively address workplace, performance, and behavioral issues. Additionally, I collaborated with designers, printers and graphic artist to develop program materials (i.e. website, posters, brochures). When needed, I interfaced with client subscribers to arrange psychological, family, legal and financial assistance for employees with personal problems

National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or AmeriCorps*NCCC is an AmeriCorps program in which 18 to 24-year-olds dedicate 10 months to address national and community needs. 1,200 members are trained and operate from one of three regional campuses, located in Sacramento, Denver, and Perry Point, MD. They travel with their team throughout a multi-state region to a series of service projects, each typically lasting six to eight weeks.Projects fall in the areas of disaster relief, public safety, the environment, education, and other unmet needs. Teams frequently work with non-profit organizations such as Habitat For Humanity and the American Red Cross, tutor students in public schools, and build trails for various national and state parks.Members receive room and board, a stipend of $13 a day, health coverage, and upon graduation, an education award. Members are required to complete a minimum of 1,700 hours of service, but complete an average of 1,850 service hours per term.

Ms, Nutrition- Agriculture, Food, And Environment Program

B.A., Visual Art

Activities and Societies: UCSD Women's Rugby Team