Adam has been with QCS since Fall of 2017, starting as a crop certification reviewer. He has a wide variety of experience including environmental education and consulting, park management and habitat restoration. Adam also spent 8 years cultivating and maintaining a 62-acre botanical garden before joining QCS. In his free time, he enjoys being out in nature with his two daughters: hiking, running, swimming and surfing. Adam lives in Gainesville, Florida, home base for QCS and his Alma Mater, the University of Florida

Ana María is from Colombia. She studied Advertising and Marketing. She has been in the Food Industry, in Food Safety, for 5 years. She is certified as PCQI, FSSC22000, HACCP, PGFS and NOP processing. Her hobbies are cooking and exercising. She also likes to read books which give her tools to improve her day-to-day life. She recently read The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, which is a very interesting book that changes the way you think and process information, allowing you to make the daily decisions that will make you happier and more productive. Another of her hobbies is traveling. She loves discovering new cities and places. She likes learning new skills, creative arts, including music, painting, and crafts.

Anna graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in Sustainability Studies and minors in Sociology, as well as Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy and Ethics. As a student, she worked at Trader Joes and volunteered at a local farm, getting to see two different sides of the food industry.

Anna joined QCS in early 2018, and worked first as a Certification Reviewer, then as the Crop Certification Manager, leading the team that carries out the organic certifications of all our Grower-scope clients. She now oversees all scope certification teams of the US office in her role as Associate Director of Organic Certification. Anna loves the opportunity to promote sustainability through certifying organic systems of all shapes & sizes and is privileged to be surrounded by passionate & knowledgeable people. In her free time, you can find Anna tending her house plants, enjoying live music, canoeing & exploring in north-central FL.

Anjali holds a Master's in Botany and a Post-Master's diploma in non-wood forest products. Prior to QCS, she worked as certification inspector for USOCA (Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency) in India where she inspected grower groups and bio pesticide operators. She also has experience auditing documents submitted by operators. Apart from her work she loves painting, crafting, and playing cricket. She played cricket at the university level in her college days. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family. Her husband is a Senior Technical Program Manager in Amazon. She has 2 kids, Devangi (4th grade) and Akshaj (2nd grade) who keep her busy when she's not working. She is happy to be a part of QCS and excited to learn new things.