Current Participants

Steering Committee

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• Lipman Produce - Louis DeMaso 

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Lisa Francioni

• Ecosystems Service Market Consortium - Amanda Raster 

• Del Monte Foods - Molly Laverty

• Western Growers Association - De Ann Davis

• World Wildlife Fund - Monica McBride

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Coordinating Council

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Environmental and Public Interest Groups 

• Ecosystems Service Market Consortium - Amanda Raster 

• 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 - Ariel Larson 

• 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 - Mike Wenkel

• Western Growers - De Ann Davis

• Agriculture Capital Managment - Wood Turner

• Lipman Produce - Louis DeMaso 

• Duda Fresh - Amy Duda Kinder

• US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance - Erin Fitzgerald

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Buyers and Trade Associations

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Allison Jordan

• Campbells Soup - Ryan Vroegindewey

• Del Monte Foods - Molly Laverty

• Panera - Mindy Gomes-Casseres

• Produce Marketing Association - Ed Treacy

• Pro*Act - Hanna Ricci 

• Smuckers - Rebecca Ott

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Additional Experts

• SureHarvest - Jeff Dlott

• Measure to Improve, LLC - ​Nikki Cossio 

• 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.