{"id":29,"date":"2020-10-29T18:19:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.dotgov.com\/esmc\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2021-02-01T18:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:33:09","slug":"esmc-emsrc-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.dotgov.com\/esmc\/about-us\/esmc-emsrc-team\/","title":{"rendered":"ESMC \/ EMSRC Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row inner_container=”no” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”679″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” full_width=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ESMC \/ EMSRC Team” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) is a member-based organization launching a national scale ecosystem services market for agriculture to recognize and reward farmers and ranchers for their environmental services to society. The Ecosystem Services Market Research Consortium (ESMRC) is ESMC\u2019s research arm. ESMC members represent the spectrum of the agricultural sector supply chain with whom we are scaling sustainable agricultural sector outcomes, including increased soil carbon, reduced net greenhouse gases (GHG), and improved water quality and water use conservation. The ESMC\/ESMRC team supports all efforts of the ESMC and the ESMRC in the development of this market.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Debbie Reed – Executive Director” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Debbie Reed was named Executive Director of the ESMC in May of 2019 upon the establishment of the Consortium and subsequently assumed the same role for the ESMRC upon the creation of the Research Consortium in November of 2019. Reed\u2019s role in leading the ESMC builds on decades of experience in agriculture climate change mitigation and sustainability efforts at the national and international level. Previously, Reed led the Coalition on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (C-AGG), a national multi-stakeholder coalition, supporting the development of tools, support systems, knowledge, and programs to improve quantification of GHG from agriculture. Prior to her work with C-AGG, Reed worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality as the Director of Legislative Affairs and Agricultural Policy and in the U.S. Senate as a Senior Staff on natural resource and agricultural issues for U.S. Senator Robert Kerrey of Nebraska. She has held numerous leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including special assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics (REE) and special assistant to the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).<\/p>\n

She has graduate and undergraduate degrees in human nutrition\/dietetics, chemistry, and communications.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Shiva Scotti \u2013 Chief Financial Officer” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Shiva Scotti holds a Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University, where she majored in Marketing Management with a minor in International Business. Scotti\u2019s experience spans an array of businesses and includes developing new products, determining brand positioning and media plans both in the U.S. and abroad, growing relationships with professional sports leagues (i.e., NBA, NFL, NHL and endurance athletes) and sponsors, managing communication strategies internationally, and facilitating global education coursework and projects. She has worked for several Fortune 100 companies including Kimberly-Clark Corporation on the Kleenex Brand and Abbott Laboratories. Additionally, Scotti has worked in a corporate leadership marketing role in Munich, Germany, and has experience working for a global nonprofit organization focused on climate change mitigation and soil sustainability technologies. As a former Executive Director of a leading certified data destruction company, Scotti delivered higher overall technical efficiency of the business, as well as deeper and stronger client relationships.<\/p>\n

Scotti speaks both Spanish and German conversationally, in addition to her native English tongue, and currently resides in Westerville, Ohio, with her husband and four children.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Caroline Wade \u2013 Program Director” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Caroline Wade provides leadership and coordination across the ESMRC project team, Working Groups, and Strike Teams to guide research, development, demonstration, and deployment of cost-effective, scalable technologies and approaches necessary to accomplish program goals, objectives, and outcomes. Prior to joining the ESMC team as a Project Manager in September 2019, Wade was the Agriculture Program Director for the Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy where she led their sustainable agricultural initiatives to improve water quality and soil health while addressing the impacts of climate change through engagement with local partners and the ag supply chain. She previously worked for the Illinois Corn Growers Association where she served as the Nutrient Watershed Manager and collaborated with partners in Illinois and across the country on sustainability efforts in agricultural production systems. Throughout her career, Wade has worked to unite environmental science and agriculture by focusing on practical yet innovative solutions to the many interconnected natural resources issues facing the Midwest and beyond and by engaging with multiple stakeholders. She has served in collaborative leadership roles for the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, the Illinois S.T.A.R. program, Field to Market\u2019s Education and Outreach Committee, and in Midwest Row Crop Collaborative project development and implementation.<\/p>\n

Wade graduated from Illinois State University with a B.S. in Environmental Health and Environmental Science and an M.S. in Agriculture. She finds inspiration in the wonders of the natural world and spends her free time enjoying mountain biking, kayaking, camping, hiking, and gardening.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”David Dayhoff \u2013 Senior Director of Strategic Business Development and Membership” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

David Dayhoff brings over 20 years of international business, nonprofit and government experience to ESMC\/ESMRC, most recently as Vice President of Programs and Operations at Partners in Food Solutions, a non-profit consortium of international food and agribusiness companies helping accelerate growth of food processing in Sub-Saharan Africa. His non-profit leadership experience also includes serving as a Director of Hunger-Free Minnesota, a statewide innovation campaign that brought together diverse players to close Minnesota\u2019s missing meals gap. Dayhoff held various agribusiness marketing, strategy and analytical roles in his over 14 years with Cargill, Inc. in the USA and Brazil. He began his career working for the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and U.S. Senator Richard Lugar.<\/p>\n

Originally from Indiana, Dayhoff has lived abroad three times but loves his adopted home state of Minnesota, where he resides in Minnetonka with his wife and two children. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Andrew Lentz – Policy Director” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"As ESMC’s Policy Director, Andrew develops the consortium’s strategic national policy plan to support and align with ESMC\u2019s mission, vision, and national program buildout. Andrew has over a decade of experience in the nation’s capital, serving in roles in the public and private sectors, including at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Andrew came to ESMC from Deloitte where he served as a Senior Lead in the firm’s Policy & Government Relations office. Prior to his work at Deloitte, Andrew spent over seven years at FAS where he supported international agricultural capacity building and development projects in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout Africa. He has also held positions in the U.S. House of Representatives and at a national political party.<\/p>\n

Andrew brings knowledge of the legislative and political processes of developing public policy to ESMC and excels at stakeholder management, government relations, and corporate affairs. He earned an MBA and an MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University and received his bachelor’s in Political Science from Villanova University. Andrew was born and raised in downtown Chicago and currently lives in Washington, DC.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Benjamin Bartley \u2013 Project Manager” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Benjamin Bartley leads ESMC\/ESMRC\u2019s protocol adaptation and refinement work, including management of the protocols and the asset, credit, and program certification process. Bartley has worked in food systems and sustainable agriculture throughout his career, from vending at farmers markets and processing livestock to working in cooperative extension and as a farm food safety auditor. His experience spans the non-profit, private, and public sectors, including employment as an independent consultant and at a cooperative, family-owned business, social enterprise, and academia, most recently serving as Program Area Leader, Food Systems and Local Food with Penn State Extension. His prior positions entailed program area leadership, project management, and value chain coordination. Bartley also brings firsthand experience in policy advocacy on both a state and federal level around climate-smart agriculture, food access, and farm business vitality. He has a proven ability of working with a wide range of stakeholders, particularly food producers, businesses, researchers, and funders.<\/p>\n

Bartley earned a Master of Business Administration from Drexel University and is pursuing a Masters in Ecosystem Management and Administration from Penn State. He also studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York and was a National Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Amanda Raster – Research Manager” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Amanda Raster leads the ESMRC Working Group and Strike Team activities, bringing with her fifteen years of experience in food systems and multi-stakeholder sustainable agriculture initiatives. In her previous role as Science Director at U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action, Raster led a comprehensive life cycle assessment harmonization project for major U.S. ag commodities and engaged farmers, ranchers, and supply chain partners around the science of sustainable food systems. Prior to joining USFRA, she worked for The Sustainability Consortium, where she developed environmental and social metrics for food and agriculture products sold at retail and explored opportunities to improve data flow across food supply chains. Raster also served as facilitator of a national effort to develop sustainability standards for U.S. agriculture through the Leonardo Academy.<\/p>\n

Raster grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her undergraduate studies in Anthropology and Conservation Biology and her graduate studies in Agroecology. She is currently pursuing a Master\u2019s in Political Science and Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Stacy Cushenbery – Project Manager” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"Stacy Cushenbery joins ESMC\/ESMRC as an experienced agricultural planner focused on regenerative practices and community building. She grew up within a dairy community in Wisconsin and quickly fell in love with farming. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology focusing on food systems, she completed her farm training in organics at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. Having operated farms in the Midwest, she has demonstrated her ability to work within the farming community.\u200b<\/p>\n

Stacy previously worked as Sustainable Agriculture Consultant for Solutions in the Land, where she managed projects focused on nutrient reduction and helped guide farmers and stakeholders in agriculture to better environmental and economic outcomes. She has previously worked with local and county governments to design agriculture plans that meet the community\u2019s needs while preserving farmland. Her comprehensive and practical understanding of the steps necessary to implement conservation practices on farmland allows her to meet new challenges with practical guidance and empathy. \u200b<\/p>\n

She currently lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children, where she finds joy in the outdoors, cooking, and traveling. \u200b[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Neville Millar, Project Manager” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"Neville Millar is the team lead for planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of cropland pilot projects. Millar has over 15 years\u2019 experience conducting work in agricultural systems with multiple stakeholders investigating management practices that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase soil carbon storage. \u200bPrior to joining ESMC, Millar was a Senior Research Associate and the Science Coordinator of the Long-term Ecological Research site at the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University. During his work there he investigated the impacts of nitrogen and cover crop management on nitrous oxide (N2<\/span>O) emissions from row-crop systems in the U.S.A. and Mexico and helped lead the implementation of carbon offset protocols for N2<\/span>O mitigation at several carbon market organizations. \u200b<\/p>\n

Millar earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from St. Andrews University in Scotland, a Masters in Applied Environmental Science from Wye College, University of London, and a Doctorate in Agriculture from Imperial College London. He is originally from the northernmost town in England, and now lives in Michigan where he enjoys similar variation in weather. \u200b[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Thayer Tomlinson \u2013 Communications Director” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"Thayer_1\"<\/p>\n

Thayer Tomlinson provides communications work for the ESMC\/ESMRC team. This includes developing and sending organizational newsletters, expanding the organization\u2019s communications activities, as well as managing the ESMC website and social media accounts. Tomlinson has worked in organizational communications for the last 15 years, serving as the Communications Director for the International Biochar Initiative and as the Program Manager for the Coalition on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. She also currently supports the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program providing research and technical support to small businesses and congregations working to increase facility energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

She holds a Masters in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia. She lives in Vermont.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Lizzie Rose – Project Coordinator” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"Lizzie Rose coordinates scheduling for ESMC\/ESMRC\u2019s Executive Director and supports pilot projects through research and administration. Lizzie has been interested in sustainable agriculture for many years and spent a summer working on an organic farm in Kansas while pursuing her undergraduate degree. She has also worked with several nonprofits to engage the public and promote environmental stewardship. Her past roles include working as a Naturalist at the Audubon Center of the North Woods teaching nature-based classes and serving as a Communications and Outreach Intern with Women for Conservation by publicizing work to protect endangered species in the Colombian rainforest.<\/p>\n

Lizzie earned a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Environmental Studies and English from St. Olaf College, and also holds a Master of Natural Resources Stewardship with a specialization in Forest Sciences from Colorado State University. She currently lives in Kansas City.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Brandy McFadden \u2013 Administrative Lead” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Brandy McFadden handles scheduling and other administrative support for the ESMC\/ESMRC team. Working in various fields of administration since 2015 and successfully managing an executive office for the past two years, she has effectively streamlined communications and office operations for over five years. She is excited to bring her efficient organization skills and attention to detail to the ESMC team.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″]

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