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The Board

Democratically elected at the recent General Assembly held virtually in 2021, the current POETCom Board will be responsible for providing guidance to POETCom until the next General Assembly.


	Franck Soury-Lavergne (Chair) Founder and manager of a market garden and fruit farm since 2012, with organic produces guaranteed under the Organic Pasifika mark. President of BioCaledonia since 2019. Elected to the New Caledonian Chamber of Agriculture since 2017, Chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission. Founding member of the COOP1 producers’ cooperative since 2017. Email: sca.passion@lagoon.nc

	Nambo Moses Principle Livestock Officer-Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry Fisheries and biosecurity. Animal health livestock specialist, paravet trainer and serologist. Regional founding member of POETCom. Email: nmoses@vanuatu.gov.vu
	Sala Georgina Sueina Mary Bonin Over 20 years experience in the development sector at UNDP, current Board member at the Women in Business Development Inc. (WIBDI) and Market Access Working Group (MAWG) in Samoa. Email: g.bonin@aosacatholic.ws
	Drew Havea He is a founding Member of the Tonga National Youth Congress, an organic association in Tonga. Mr. Havea is passionate about Community Development looking at communities from inside, promoting local governance and resilience. Email: drewhavea1955@gmail.com

Standards and Certification Committee

Name	Designation	Institution
Sachin Ayachit	Organic Certifier	Australia Certified Organic
Carolin Moeller	Organic Certifier	NASAA
Gilles Parzy	Organic Certifier	BioAgricert
Claire Lataste	Technical Specialist	Bio Caledonia
Pauline Baudhuin		Chambre D'Agriculture Nouvelle Caledonie
Donald Nordeng	Organic Certifier
Shane Tutua -		Zai Na Tina organic farm
Ben Copeman	Organic Certifier	Southern Cross Certified
Sharon Ong	Organic Certifier	Ecocert
Seth Wang	Organic Certifier	Control Union

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