The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

Maya Searle

Partnerships Associate

Nationality: United States
Language spoken: English, Spanish
Favourite Crop: Peach

Maya Searle is a Partnerships Associate at the Global Diversity Crop Trust, where she supports fundraising and partnership efforts. With a background in local government, community agriculture, and nonprofit communications, Maya brings experience in project coordination, relationship-building, and strategic communication. She joined the Crop Trust in 2022 as a Fellow through the Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler. She holds a BA in Health Equity and Spanish from Rhodes College.