The Staff

The Crop Trust considers its staff its most important asset.

The Crop Trust is a small organization with a big mission. With less than 30 people, the Crop Trust has staff of broad talents and exceptional drive to ensure the conservation of crop diversity, forever.

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  • Executive office

  • The science team

  • The partnerships & communications team

  • The finance team

  • The corporate operations team

Executive office

Marie Haga

Executive Director

Bernhard Stocker

Executive Assistant

The science team

Luigi Guarino

Director of Science and Programs

Hannes Dempewolf

Senior Scientist - Head of Global Initiatives

Charlotte Lusty

Head of Programs, Genebank Platform Coordinator

Matija Obreza

Information Systems Manager

Janny van Beem

Genebank Quality Management

Benjamin Kilian

Plant Genetic Resources Scientist

Nora Castañeda-Álvarez

Genesys Catalog Coordinator

Beri Bonglim

Technical Specialist

Nelissa Jamora

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Michael Major

Science Communication Specialist

Faith Wambua-Luedeling

Administrative Assistant

The partnerships & communications team

Paula Bramel

Scientific Advisor

Luis Salazar

Communications Manager

Julia Greene

Campaign Officer - Food Forever

Cierra Martin

Partnerships and Communications Assistant

Adrienne Bober

Partnerships Fellow

The finance team

Janet Muir

Director of Finance

Stefan Thyen

Contracts and Grants Manager

Anna Stolyarskaya

Finance Officer and ERP Project Manager

Mary Ghira

Finance and Procurement Officer

Amanda Dobson

Finance Officer, Projects and Contracts

Dezreen Cameron-Stein

Financial Accountant

Penny Thayer

Temporary Finance Officer

The corporate operations team

Dagny Poser

Travel and Meetings Officer

David Westphal

Corporate Operations Officer

Alireza Mohammadi

IT System Administrator

Isbandiyar Valiyev

Junior ICT and Operations Assistant