Staff

QCS staff is made up of passionate, committed, and experienced people ready to assist you on your path to certification.

Get to know more about us below!

Ramkrishnan Balasubramanian

President

As the President of QCS, Ram believes that everyone should have access to healthy and nutrient dense foods devoid of harmful preservatives, chemicals, and food borne pathogens. All the fortunate stages in his life have enabled him to meet numerous teachers, mentors and people who have influenced his approach to leading a once small certification agency into the now highly respected and recognized company that QCS is at the state, national and international level.  Whenever Ram has time, he loves swimming, organic gardening and growing rare exotic and medicinal plants, as well as speaking any of the multiple languages he has learned.

Sally Lammers

Chief Operating Officer

Bio coming soon.

USA

Executive Leadership

Quality & Accreditation

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Beth Rota

Director of Quality & Accreditation

Beth Rota leads the Quality and Accreditation team, supporting QCS’ robust and high-quality organic certification program with technical expertise and an innovative mindset.

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Leslie Touzeau

Quality & Accreditation Manager

Leslie manages quality and accreditation programs at QCS between traveling and trying new recipes.

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Patrick Dost

Inspections Manager

Bio coming soon.

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Adam Maxwell

Sr. Quality & Accreditation Specialist

Adam enjoys surfing literal waves as well as the figurative waves of certification oversight.

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Chloe Smith

Material Review Specialist

Chloe oversees the material review program for organic crop, livestock and processing/handling scopes.

Heidi Mencl

Quality and Accreditation Coordinator

Heidi helps keep our organic certification programs running smoothly by supporting quality systems, accreditation, investigations, and training.

John DiZazzo

Regenerative Organic Certified Program Lead

John is the program lead for the Regenerative Organic Certified Program at QCS and also conducts USDA organic inspections.

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Samantha Victores

GAPC/Organic Inspector

When Samantha’s not attending a trivia night, she’s visiting organic operations for their inspections.

Eric Pawlowski

Staff Inspector

Bio coming soon.

Client Services & Marketing

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Mer Morgan

Client Services & Marketing Manager

Meredith ‘Mer’ Morgan manages our new and existing clients’ experience for all QCS’s certification offerings. They are the go-to client service representative for Regenerative Organic Certified. 

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Maddie Perez

Client Care Specialist

Maddie has the privilege of supporting and onboarding first-time applicants. She is proud to have graduated from the University of Florida and enjoys all that Gainesville, FL has to offer!

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Kelly Masters

Certification Project Coordinator

Kelly is the main point of contact for many clients as a Certification Project Coordinator.

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Matea Pearson-Moore

Certification Project Coordinator

Matea enjoys working closely with clients to keep everything on track. When she’s not working, she loves spending time outdoors and recharging in nature.

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Jahnava Baltz

Marketing Coordinator

Jahnava supports QCS’s mission through branding, design, and digital media.

Database

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Matt Swafford

Database Manager

Matt manages our database and enjoys unplugging in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Finances

Veronica Morrison

Finance Director

Bio coming soon.

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Janice Carpenter

Financial Administrative Assistant

Bio coming soon.

U.S. Certification

Cedar, Oak, & Maple Teams

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Anna Cesarotti

Director of U.S. Certification

Bio coming soon.

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Christine Baker McGowan

Certification Reviewer – Cedar Team

Christine is an organic certification reviewer based out of Portland, Oregon.

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Amanda Vinson

Certification Supervisor – Cedar Team

Amanda supervises our Cedar Team to thoughtfully support clients in achieving and maintaining organic certification, from her home in Portland, OR.

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Lindsay Stinson

Certification Supervisor – Oak Team

Lindsay oversees our Oak Team of certification reviewers and is a certified yoga teacher.

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Sophia Robinson

Certification Reviewer – Oak Team

Bio coming soon.

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Cristina Olaizola- Lopez

Certification Reviewer – Oak Team

Cristina works as a Certification Reviewer and enjoys nature. Her work at QCS is well aligned with her life purpose.

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Madison Parker

Certification Reviewer – Oak Team

Madison reviews organic system plans from her coastal home in Charleston, SC.

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Christopher Lusignan

Certification Reviewer – Oak Team

Chris enjoys, playing hockey and “checking” system plans for our livestock clients out of the Daytona area here in Florida.

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Lisa Easler

Certification Supervisor – Maple Team

Bio coming soon.

Hongzhu Ren
Hongzhu Ren

Certification Reviewer – Maple Team

Hongzhu enjoys working closely with clients and promoting organic and sustainable agriculture.

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Shemuel Patton

Certification Reviewer – Maple Team

Shemuel completes process and handling reviews from her sunny home in Florida.

Ana Maria Suarez

Certification Reviewer – Maple Team

Bio coming soon.

Food Safety

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Odalys Ursell

Administrative Supervisor

Odalys assists with daily tasks in the food safety department. Odalys ayuda con las tareas diarias en el departamento de seguridad alimentaria.

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Diana Grenada

Assistant GGAP Scheme Manager

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Martha Carvache

Ecuador GGAP Administrative

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Reyna Quinonez

Caribe GGAP Administrative

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Latin American Certification

Gabriel Valencia

Director of Latin American Certification

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Ecuador

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Maria Pia Haro

General Manager

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Julio Aguayo

Technical Manager

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Mario Cobo

Inspections Administrator

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Camila Cortez

COI Administrative

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Esteban Moncayo

COI Administrative

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Samia Guapi

COI Administrative

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Veronica Guapi

Finance

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Liliana Pinto

Reviewer & Inspector

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Ileana Catagena

Reviewer & Inspector

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Dominican Republic

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Ruth Gonzalez

General Manager

Ruth oversees the DR office and provides customer service.

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Lara Neri

Technical Manager

Lara supports the technical department in organic certification on daily operational tasks.

 
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Arleenys Tejada

Finance

Arleenys helps with financial and administrative work.

Jean Carlos Cruz

Reviewer & Inspector

Jean Carlos works as a reviewer and inspector for organic and GGAP certifications. He enjoys the inspections, challenges, and experience that each inspection process presents.

Silvia Estevez

Reviewer & Inspector

Silvia Performing inspections to validate the operations complies with Global GAP and Organic Regulations.

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