RIPE’s technical advisory committee (TAC) is a group of technical experts that helps to shape the RIPE proposal. Members regularly review the RIPE proposal and provide feedback based on their expertise in agri-environmental policy and science.
TAC Members
Christina DeConcini, Director of Government Affairs, World Resources Institute
Aliza Drewes, RIPE Founder and former Executive Director
Mark Gutierrez, Executive Director, Minnesota Soil Health Coalition
Braxton Mitchell, Extension Agent, Prairie View A&M University
Jim Moseley, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ari Peskoe, Director, Electricity Law Initiative, Harvard Law School, Environmental and Energy Law Program
Alex Rudee, Program Manager for Nature-Based Solutions for a Fortune 100 tech company; former Senior Program Manager, Nature-Based Solutions for the World Resource Institute
Other Leadership and Advisory Committees
RIPE is governed by a board of directors that is a majority agricultural producers. We also have multiple groups in addition to the TAC that advise the organization and inform the policy. They include the producer-led steering committee, inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) committee, and Farmer Advisory Network (FAN).
