Community Garden Magazine Issue Five January 2016 | Page 82

Continued…… Scott Rice - Oregon The NOSB's new Accredited Certifying Agent Representative is Scott Rice. Mr. Rice currently works at the Washington State Department of Agriculture's Organic Program as its Organic Accreditation and Quality Manager. He is a member of Tilth Producers' Policy Subcommittee and is the current Board Chair of the Accredited Certifiers Association. Mr. Rice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sustainable Agriculture from Evergreen State College in Washington State. Vena Romero-Briones - Hawaii Vena Romero-Briones has been appointed as a Public Interest or Consumer Interest Representative. Ms. Romero-Briones works as a Food & Agricultural Consultant for the First Nations Development Institute, and is also the co-founder and Executive Director of non-profit for Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Princeton University, and attended Arizona State University's College of Law. Daniel Seitz - Massachusetts Daniel Seitz, J.D., has been appointed as a Public Interest or Consumer Interest Representatives. Mr. Seitz serves as the Executive Director for the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education and also works as a consultant and facilitator for nonprofit organizations. He holds doctorates in both Education and Law. Mr. Seitz serves on the Board for Berkshire Co-op Market and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation. 82