Evelyn Drawec

Experience

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  Human Rights Watch

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Intern
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  The Campaign for Public Health

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2009

  Intern
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  Amazon Conservation Association

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Intern

  Translated and summarized information from ACA field locations in Peru and Bolivia; Contributed to quarterly newsletter, Social web networking, Fundraising efforts

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  Congressman John Hall

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2010

  Intern

  Worked on improving local environemntal intitiatives through researching and analyzing hazards in the Congressman's district; Assisted with constituent outreach and researched voting demographics

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  Asociación para la Conservacion de la Cuenca Amazónica

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Field Volunteer at CICRA biological research station

  Field Volunteer at CICRA biological research station in Madre de Dios, PeruWorked with the station director and staff to manage current research projects and visitors; Assisted field scientists and researchers carrying out scientific research projects in Madre de Dios; Hosted visiting student programs

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  Worldwatch Institute

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Research Intern for Nourishing the Planet

  Researched current sustainable agriculture topics and produced journal articles, OpEds, summaries, and videos for the Nourishing the Planet (NtP) blog; Assisted at at the State of the World 2011 Symposium

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  CRACYP

  Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

  Organic Fair Trade/Economics Intern

  Worked with an organic and fair trade cooperative of sugarcane farmers and micro-distilleries to create cost analysis reports for various sized farms and distilleries; Conducted interviews and farms visits to assess the effects of organic and fair trade certification on the farmers; Dealt with commodity exportation and researched new international markets. Created an informative report that has been useful to understand the costs of production in various communities as well as identify various issues in the buying/exportation process. Show less

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  The Schoolhouse at Cannondale

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2014

  Client Relations Manager

  Managed guest relations and daily operations of a sustainable farm to table restaurant that focuses on locally sourced ingredients and incorporating them creatively in a menu that changed daily; Handled administrative responsibilities, front office management, guest relations, maintaining client information, and event planning as well as supporting the rest of the staff in daily operations; Maintained relations with local farms and explained the restaurants philosophy and food preparation to guests Show less

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  SCS Global Services

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2020

  Conduct onsite inspections and desk audits for the USDA Organic standard and Non-GMO Project standard Oversaw technical compliance of the USDA Organic standard for SCS Global Service's Organic program. Final certification decider, managed adverse action responses, handled investigations and complaints, key actor in the accreditation audit with the NOP, ran calibrations for all contract inspectors in the US and internationally, main contact for operations in Mexico, conducted inspections and report reviews. Lead technical associate in the USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project programs. Responsible for enforcing the USDA Organic standard and Non-GMO Project standard among food producers, processors, growers, and distributors. Certified Organic scope including crop production and processing/handling. Non-GMO Project for all scopes. Roles include auditor, inspector, reviewer, and certification decider.

  • Contract Inspector and Auditor - USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Technical Manager, Organic

    Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Associate, Organic and Non-GMO Programs

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2019
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  National Biosecurity Agency of Seychelles

  May 2020 - May 2023

  Organic Programme Consultant
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  GOS-UNDP-GEF Programme Coordination Unit

  Jun 2021 - now

  Technical Advisor - Agroforestry/Agriculture, Ridge to Reef project