Lisa Rende Taylor
Lisa founded the Issara Institute in 2014 and serves as the Executive Director. She has worked in anti-human trafficking and human rights for over 20 years, the last 10 focused on forced labor and human trafficking in global supply chains. Lisa worked in community-based shelters while working on her Ph.D. in Biocultural Anthropology (U Washington), […]
Clare Stevens
Clare has worked at ASC for 7 years, developing and leading the organisation’s human rights programme. Before moving into aquaculture, she worked in human rights in developing countries, principally in sub-Saharan and Central Africa. Her work in international development had a focus on community engagement, gender equality, sexual and gender based violence, forced labour, child […]
Kai Garcia Neefjes
As the Indonesia Program Lead at IPNLF Indonesia, Kai develops and promotes Indonesia one-by-one tuna fisheries by ensuring the delivery and reporting of the work carried out in Indonesia, while seeking new opportunities and collaborations with funders, project partners, and IPNLF members. With over five years experience working in small-scale tuna fisheries in Indonesia supporting both […]
Zacari Edwards
Zacari has extensive experience working on labor rights issues in the seafood sector. In previous roles, he oversaw the implementation of social responsibility improvements in tuna supply chains, demonstrating his leadership in guiding market actors, NGOs, and advocacy groups toward fostering greater accountability in the global fishing industry. Serving as the Senior Seafood Campaign Coordinator […]
Jayson Berryhill
Jayson Berryhill is a co-founder of Wholechain, a blockchain-based traceability solution that enables trust, coordination, and transparency in fragmented supply chains. Originally developed for food and agriculture supply chains, Wholechain now works across commodities and industries with customers including Estée Lauder, McCormick, Chicken of the Sea, Topco Associates, Wegmans Food Markets, and more. Wholechain is […]
Esben Sverdrup-Jensen
CEO of the Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO) & Chair of the EU Pelagic Advisory Council Former President of the European Association of Fish Producers Organisations (EAPO) Formerly: Head of Section, Danish Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Research Assistant at the Mekong River Commission. Education: Master of Science: Public Administration and Geography. Expertise […]
Teresa Fernandez
Teresa is the Group Sustainability Senior Manager for Seafood and Crops at Hilton Foods, leading international food processing and manufacturing business, serving customers and millions of consumers across the world with high quality meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan foods, and meals. Her passion for industry has led her from aquaculture production in Scotland, with […]
Greg Smith
Portland-based chef Gregory Smith has been honing his skills in Pacific Northwest cuisine since his early days running Coldspring Farm, a vegetable farm in the Columbia Gorge. This passion for local produce propelled his trajectory to head the kitchen at Noble Rot, a restaurant firmly established as one of the top-ten in the Portland area. […]
Mike Berthet
A qualified Chef with over 35 years of experience in Fish and Seafood, Mike had a successful career with the leading UK food service company M&J Seafood as Director Purchasing & Marketing. His focus on sustainability issues ensured their commitment to responsible sourcing was maintained. Mike works with the Industry, Governments, NGOs, and Fishermen, to […]
Jason Ball
Jason Ball has recently returned to the Oregon State University Food Innovation Center as a Senior Faculty Research Assistant I and Product Developer. Jason is part of the Product and ProcessDevelopment Team at the FIC and his work utilizes creative thinking, innovative techniques, and scientific principles to develop value added food and beverage products across all categories. Many […]