on the Latin American Seeds of Survival program. She is a cultural anthropologist with specialization in participatory research and sustainable agriculture. She has worked with environmental and popular education groups in Canada and Latin America, and has been with USC Canada from 2005-2009 and 2015-present. Beatriz has a Ph.D. in anthropology from McGill University based on her research with agroecological cooperatives and food sovereignty networks in Uruguay, and has taught at the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies of the University of Ottawa.

Ibrahim OuédraogoRegional Facilitator, West AfricaIbrahim joined USC Canada 2016. He is an expert in agroecology, inclusive and sustainable value chains, and agricultural policy and farmers organizations. He is a founding board member of The Coalition for the Protection of African Genetic Heritage (COPAGEN), and has notableexperience in participatory methodologies, monitoring and evaluation, cooperatives.

Denise Paradis Office Manager Denise came to USC Canada 15 years ago with a strong background in administration, meeting planning, website maintenance and desktop publishing, having worked for several non-profits throughout her career. Since joining the team, she has taken over the management of the office and premises, the IT network and equipment, the accounts payables and assists with the financial reporting for The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security.

Norbey Perez Fincance ClerkNorbey joined USC Canada in September 2016. He holds a Bachelor in Economics from the Universidad Central de Las Villas in Santa Clara, Cuba and he is currently pursuing a Chartered Professional Accountant designation with CPA Ontario. Having grown up in rural Cuba where agriculture is the primary