Bonnie is an experienced sustainability professional, bringing over 15 years of experience partnering with companies, non-profits, governments, and farmers in the food and agriculture sector. Prior to joining SCS Consulting, Bonnie led SCS Global Service’s voluntary sustainability standard certification programs in the food and agriculture sector, developing new business arms, and overseeing program piloting, service delivery, technical and field specialist training, and management across all global regions. Bonnie served as a subject matter expert towards standards development for private companies and global sustainable agricultural standards, including Global GAP, SAI Platform Farm Sustainability Assessment, Fair Trade USA Agricultural and Seafood Standards, and Equitable Food Initiative. She holds auditor credentials in social responsibility, sustainable agriculture, and seafood, and is a Certified Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditor (APSCA). Bonnie’s background also includes supporting the scaling of food company start-ups built on responsible sourcing from smallholders. She is a Fulbright Fellowship recipient for assessing community benefits for a national forest conservation program in Ecuador and ran community development projects as a Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador. Bonnie is fluent in English and Spanish.

Bonnie holds a MA in International Environmental Policy from Middlebury Institute of International Studies where she has also served as an adjunct faculty member. She holds a BA in Speech Communication from Northern Arizona University.