Steering Committee

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• International Fresh Produce Association - Ed Treacy 

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Lisa Francioni

• Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources - Amanda Raster 

• Del Monte Foods - Maggie O'Connor

• Western Growers Association - Jeana Cadby

• The Sustainability Consortium - Erin Killeen

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Coordinating Council

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Environmental and Public Interest Groups 

• Ecosystems Service Market Consortium - Debbie Reed

• American Farmland Trust - Kara Heckert 

• Willamette Alliance - Sara O'Brien

• Natural Resources Defense Council - Joanne Berkenkamp

• The Nature Conservancy - Kris Johnson

• The Sustainability Consortium - Christy Melheart Slay

• IPM Institute of North America - Ariel Larson 

• Sustainable Conservation - Sarah Castle

• The Freshwater Trust - David Primozich

• Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources - Amanda Raster

• World Wildlife Fund - Suzy Friedman

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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 - Chris Butts

• National Potato Council - Mike Wenkel

• Western Growers Association - De Ann Davis

• Agriculture Capital Managment - Wood Turner

• Duda Fresh - Amy Duda Kinder

• US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance - Ying Wang

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Buyers and Trade Associations

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Allison Jordan

• Campbells Soup - Ryan Vroegindewey

• Del Monte Foods - Maggie O'Connor

• Panera - Mindy Gomes-Casseres

• International Fresh Produce Association - Ed Treacy

• Pro*Act - Hanna Ricci 

• The J.M. Smucker Co - Rebecca Ott

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Additional Experts​/Advisors

• Measure to Improve, LLC - ​Nikki Cossio 

• Lisa K. Johnson, Ph.D. - North Carolina State University

• Sustainable Food Lab - Hal Hamilton

• Elevated Foods - Peter Wells

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Metric Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC)

• Sustainable Conservation - Daniel Mountjoy

• Campbell Soup - Ryan Vroegindewey

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance - Lisa Francioni

• Western Growers Association - De Ann Davis

• Jacobs Farm / DelCabo - Larry Jacobs

• California Almond Board - Gabriele Ludwig

• 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.