Jeff Creque, Ph.D., co-founder of the Marin Carbon Project and a Director at the Carbon Cycle Institute, focusing on "carbon farming" and land management, has 30 years' experience in agricultural, rangeland, and natural resource ecology, management and conservation. His many organizational affiliations include: founding board member, Alliance for Local Sustainable Agriculture (Marin); Agricultural Director, Apple Tree International; and co-founder, West Marin Compost Coalition.