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.
Beth Rota is the Organic Program Director at Quality Certification Services (QCS), serving as the technical lead for QCS’ certification teams in the US and Latin America. With more than 15 years of experience in certification, Beth’s expertise includes policy, compliance and accreditation across multiple organic standards and all scopes of production and handling. She values the organic industry’s diversity, sustainability, and integrity and enjoys the opportunity to engage and collaborate with colleagues and organic producers. Beth holds a MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and BS in International and Environmental Politics from Juniata College. Beth lives in wild and wonderful West Virginia, where she enjoys spending free time in her garden and exploring the outdoors with family and friends.
Carley is from St. Augustine, Florida where she grew up the youngest of 7 kids. She first became interested in agriculture in high school while studying abroad in Quevedo, Ecuador where she lived in an agricultural region of the country and met many local farmers. Carley attended the University of Florida for undergraduate where she majored in Sustainability Studies and pursued minors in Organic and Sustainable Crop Production and Spanish Language. She later went on to pursue her masters at UF in Horticultural Sciences where she researched the effects of grafting on mini watermelon fruit quality and yield in an organic system. In her personal life, Carley loves to read, travel, cook, and tending to her plants.
Chin earned her A.S. in Medical Office Administration from City College in Gainesville, where she went on to work in the medical field for 6 years. She has a passion for horses and grew up with plenty of them. She grew up planting fruit trees and growing her own vegetables for consumption. Chin started working for QCS in November of 2021. In her free time, she likes riding, bogging, and going swimming.
Chloe was born and raised on the coast of Northern California and received her B.A. in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis. After a move to the Puget Sound region of Washington State, she earned two certificates in Organic Agriculture and Horticulture from Washington State University. Chloe spent three years working on a diversified vegetable, flower, poultry, and pig farm before joining QCS. In her free time, she manages her own farm property and attends a small Farmer’s Market on the weekends. She is also a fiber arts enthusiast and keeps a herd of angora rabbits for wool, which she uses to spin yarn, knit, and crochet.
