World Tree

International professional with over 28 years of work experience with a wide range of species and forestry operations in South America, Central America, North America, Asia, and Africa focused on developing robust and innovative solutions to value creation. Strong skills in silviculture management, genetics, biometrics, statistics, harvesting and supply chain logistics. Expertise in quantitative analysis, verifying harvesting projections, reporting of operation results, modeling growth and yield performance, estimation of carbon accounting. Proficiency in SAS, Unscrambler, MS Office, and capability with sophisticated tools for applied forest management.

Mariana Alfaro is a biologist with expertise in ecology and sustainable development. She has worked on several conservation and environmental education projects, including Costa Rica's coastal flora conservation project as well as sustainable development work in rural communities in Guanacaste and the Distance State University of Costa Rica. She has been part of World Tree since 2016. She works tirelessly to bring sustainable growth opportunities to Central America's rural communities.

Agrologist and environment professional with over 15 years of technical or managerial experience in sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, community development, ecotourism, conservation, and natural systems restoration. Work experience in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Professionally fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

Allan English is the founder of SilverChef, which has helped more than 50,000 hospitality businesses achieve their dreams. It is regularly listed in the Top 50 great places to work in Australia. In 2010 he created the English Family Foundation with a donation of just over 50% of family shares to ensure the largest shareholder of the public company was a non-profit. In 2011 a goal was set to fund 1.5 million people out of poverty by 2020 through Microfinance programs. With significant staff efforts and 8,000 customers who committed regular funding, they achieved the goal in June 2019. Allan dedicates approximately 5 hours per week to World Tree. Allan's primary job is with English Family Foundation.

Dr. Chris Wedding is a former environmental private equity investor and impact investment banker, Duke and UNC Chapel Hill professor, 3x startup founder, and executive coach with over $1 billion of investment experience and 60,000 professional students taught. Chris brings a global perspective, with experience in 20+ countries in climate tech, renewable energy infrastructure, impact/ESG investing, corporate sustainability strategy, and green real estate. He is the Founder of Entrepreneurs for Impact, an executive peer group program for founders, CEOs, and investors tackling climate change. Chris dedicates less than 5 hours per week to World Tree. His primary jobs are with Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business and Entrepreneurs for Impact.

Filippo Bozotti is the co-founder of Tribewanted Ltd., developing sustainable communities for eco-tourism in Fiji and Sierra Leone. Both projects were handed back to local communities after 5 years. He also founded Tribewanted Monestevole in Umbria, Italy, retrofitting a 15th century borgo into a sustainable hamlet and farm. Monestevole welcomes dozens of school groups and retreats every year, offering a fully immersive, sustainable experience. Filippo was a documentary film producer in New York and was a founding partner of Shine On Sierra Leone, a non-profit operating in healthcare, education and microfinance. Filippo dedicates approximately 5 hours per week to World Tree. Filippo's primary job is with Tribewanted Ltd.

Senior advisor and impact investor focused on sustainable working landscapes, green products and materials, renewable energy and fuels, and built environment after 22 years as Founder and former President & CEO of GreenWood Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Jeff dedicates approximately 5 hours per week to World Tree. Jeff's primary job is with GreenWood Resources.

Mark Watson is Co-founder and President of Potlikker Capital, a farm community-governed charitable integrated capital fund dedicated to supporting BIPOC farmers at the intersection of racial and climate justice. Potlikker Capital is a supporting entity to Jubilee Justice. He also serves as Senior Investment Strategist, after serving as Managing Director of the Fair Food Fund, which offers catalytic capital with a social equity lens to improve community access to healthy food and increase wealth through more local ownership of the means of the production and distribution of food. He is also the founder of Keel Asset Management LLC, a financial advisory firm that provides socially responsible financial planning and investment advisory services to nonprofits, public and corporation pension plans. Mr. Watson started his career as a banker at the First National Bank of Chicago, now JP Morgan in commercial banking, corporate and public finance. He had a 30-year career which included managing investment portfolios for foundations, endowments, and institutional pensions funds. Most recently, Mr. Watson co-designed and launched an integrated racial justice capital fund, The Boston Impact Initiative Fund and managed the deployment of capital to over 30 small businesses. Mark continues as an investment committee member of the Boston Impact Initiative Fund; an advisory board Member of MIT/Health Innovation Systems Inc.; Director of Transition of The Institute of Educational Leadership; board president of Sustainable Cape, Inc.; and a former board member of the Social Venture Network. Mr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Illinois Champaign -Urbana and a Master’s in Business Administration, The Booth School, University of Chicago Mark dedicates 5 hours per week to World Tree. Mark's primary job is with Potlikker Capital.

Tiffany Persons founded Tiffany Company Casting in 2005, which provides commercial casting for some of the largest brands in the world such as Apple, Google, Nike, Facebook, Disney and Starbucks. Known for bringing joy, passion and vulnerability to the advertising world, Tiffany also founded Shine On Sierra Leone, an organization that has created groundbreaking education, healthcare, micro-loans, sustainability and agriculture programs. Tiffany works with David & Goliath Ad Agency to recruit new and more diverse talent and lead trainings on Black culture in media to change the conversation about minority groups in marketing at its root. Tiffany dedicates approximately 5 hours per week to World Tree. Tiffany's primary job is with David & Goliath.

Todd Fein is a creative, driven, future-facing executive with a passion for creating a sustainable world. He has 25 years of experience in management and technology consulting and business building. He founded and serves as CEO of Green Diamond, which helps large corporations and government agencies achieve maximum, sustainable performance. Todd serves as director on the board of the World Future Society, speaks around the world, and has been written about by Forbes. He holds Global Reporting Initiative, Carbon Disclosure Project, and other specialized credentials and affiliations. Todd dedicates approximately 5 hours per week to World Tree. Todd's primary job is with Green Diamond.