Steering Committee

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• Campbells Soup - Daniel Sonke

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Lisa Francioni

• US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance - Amanda Raster 

• Smuckers - Ben Johnson 

• Western Growers Association - Hank Giclas

• Sustainable Conservation - Daniel Mountjoy

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Coordinating Council

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Environmental and Public Interest Groups 

• American Farmland Trust - Kara Heckert 

• Willamette Alliance - Sara O'Brien

• Natural Resources Defense Council - Joanne Berkenkamp

• The Nature Conservancy - David DeGeus

• The Sustainability Consortium - Christy Melheart Slay

• IPM Institute of North America - Thomas Green 

• Sustainable Conservation - Daniel Mountjoy

• The Freshwater Trust - David Primozich

• World Wildlife Fund - Monica McBride

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Growers, Suppliers and Trade Associations

• Community Alliance with Family Farmers - Dave Runsten

• Jacobs Farm / DelCabo - Larry Jacobs

• California Almond Board - Gabriele Ludwig

• Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association - Charles Hall

• National Potato Council - John Keeling

• Western Growers - Hank Giclas

• Agriculture Capital Managment - Wood Turner

• Lipman Produce - Louis DeMaso 

• Duda Fresh - Amy Duda Kinder

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Buyers and Trade Associations

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Allison Jordan

• Campbells Soup - Daniel Sonke

• Del Monte Foods - Robin Connell

• Panera - Mindy Gomes-Casseres

• Produce Marketing Association - Ed Treacy

• Pro*Act - Anne Nichols 

• Smuckers - Ben Johnson 

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Additional Experts

• SureHarvest - Jeff Dlott

• Sustainable Food Lab - Hal Hamilton

• University of Arkansas - Marty Matlock

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Metric Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC)

• Sustainable Conservation - Daniel Mountjoy

• Campbell Soup - Dan Sonke

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Lisa Francioni

• Western Growers - Hank Giclas

• Jacobs Farm / DelCabo - Larry Jacobs

• Willamette Alliance - Sara O'Brien

 

Metrics Review Committee (MRC)

All specialty crops stakeholders and experts were invited to join the MRC. Individual committees have helped develop, pilot and refine each metric.

•  See a list of all stakeholders who have expressed interest in following and/or serving on the MRC.

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Learn More

The success of SISC depends upon acceptance by diverse stakeholders. To that end, SISC encourages broad and balanced participation in the development of the project's scope and of specific metrics.

• Read about SISC governance.

• Learn more about the metric development process.