Everything is connected. No one person, organization, or company can do this work alone. The largest impact is built through collaboration. Our talented team of change-makers come with skillsets that are as diverse as the problems we tackle. We are: hard working, innovative, entrepreneurial, and dedicated to making the world a better place. 


The Soil & Climate Alliance team provides ongoing support to the Network and the regenerative agriculture industry as a whole.

To move our collective goal forward, some areas our staff focus on are: 

  • Guiding the Soil & Climate Alliance vision and strategy 

  • Supporting aligned activity across members of the Network 

  • Establishing shared measurement practices and key performance indicators 

  • Building public will and engagement of progress made by the Network

  • Advancing policy initiatives through strategic partnerships

  • Mobilizing funding for the Soil & Climate Alliance

Meet the Soil & Climate Alliance Staff

  • Sarah Andrysiak

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

  • Justine Ghai

    PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Alisa Gravitz

    PRESIDENT & CEO

  • Jessica Hulse Dillon

    DIRECTOR

  • Lindsey Johnson

    PROGRAM COORDINATOR

  • Mary Purdy

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, NUTRIENT DENSITY ALLIANCE

  • Tina Owens

    SENIOR ADVISOR, NUTRIENT DENSITY ALLIANCE

Meet the Soil & Climate Initiative Staff

  • Jeff Bos

    SR. DIRECTOR, INNOVATION & DESIGN

  • Julie Davenson

    FARM FINANCE SPECIALIST

  • Kristen Efurd

    VERIFICATION DIRECTOR

  • Taylor Herren

    FARM PROGRAM SPECIALIST

  • Adam Kotin

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Megan Tymesko

    COMPANY PROGRAM MANAGER

 

Meet the Soil & Climate Alliance Design Team

  • Drew Afton

    Agronomist - Sustainable Agriculture Development at Nestle/Gerber

  • Tim Greiner

    Managing Director at Pure Strategies

  • Carl Jorgensen

    Agriculture Consultant at Plant Based Foods Association

  • Melissa Larsen

    Program Director at RealTime Solutions

  • Sara Newmark

    Chief Operating Officer at True Grace Nutrition

  • Thea O'Carroll

    Project Management Consultant & Founder at YieldOrganic

  • Cheryl Pinto

    Global Values Led Sourcing Manager at Ben & Jerry’s

  • Ken Roseboro

    Editor at The Organic & Non-GMO Report

  • Audrey E. Tran Lam

    Director Environmental Health Program at Center for Energy & Environmental Education