The Emerging Team

We are a dynamic group of multicultural individuals with a passion for making a positive impact. We provide expert services to our clients, with a strong focus on global policy issues and engagement with international organizations.

The Emerging team is multicultural:

11 languages spoken fluently: English, French, German, Italian, Kikuyu, Luhyia, Maasai, Portuguese, Sotho, Spanish, and Swahili.
9 nationalities: American, Bahamian, British, Canadian, French, German, Italian, Kenyan and South African.
Extensive travels and living abroad

Emerging’s team is based globally to provide 24-hour coverage of international issues.

The Emerging Ag Team in front of a Canola Field

Robynne Anderson
President of Emerging Ag Inc.

Robynne Anderson is an authority on global agricultural and food policies. Her engagement reaches throughout the value chain, providing support on strategy and management to a...

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Brian Baldwin
Development & Policy Advisor

Brian Baldwin (Geographer and Agricultural Economist) held field posts with the UK’s Overseas Development Administration (the precursor of DFID) in Sri Lanka and Zambia in d...

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Paulette Bethel, PhD
Special Advisor, Multilateral Affairs

Paulette Bethel is the Special Advisor-Multilateral Affairs on the Emerging Ag Team. She is a seasoned diplomat and manager with a wide range of national, regional and interna...

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Isabelle Coche
Vice-President of Strategy

Isabelle is Emerging’s strategy visionary. She is our lead on global policy issues related to technology, climate change, and health. Isabelle's approach focuses on managing...

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Sara Cohen
Finance Manager

Sara has an extensive background in accounting and specializes in implementing and improving accounting systems. She has worked with organizations in many industries ranging...

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Morgane Danielou
Vice-President of Communications

Morgane is an international communications and public affairs professional with 18 years of experience. Internally, she is Emerging’s lead on communications projects. Her pr...

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Tracey Foster
Vice-President of Operations

As the Vice President of Operations at Emerging ag Tracey oversees the administrative branch of the team to support and advance Emerging’s efforts in the areas of Administra...

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Sophie Goudard
Operations Manager

Sophie has joined the Emerging ag team in the role of Operations Manager, and focuses primarily on team logistics, scheduling and event planning.

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Stefanie Hyde
Digital Media Strategist

With a passion for creativity, marketing and communications, Stefanie leads the various digital and communication strategies for Emerging’s valued clients. She heads up the...

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Zaira Lanna
Strategy Manager

As a Strategy Manager, Zaira works on stakeholder engagement strategies, risk monitoring and policy development in a range of projects, mostly related to public health and eco...

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Mumbi Munene
Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Mumbi is working as Stakeholder Coordinator at Emerging. She is a sustainable development professional focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Emerging Ag, Mumbi manag...

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Rosemary Navarrete
Stakeholder Manager

Rosemary Navarrete is the Stakeholder Manager at Emerging. She is a US-trained international lawyer with a Masters in Economic Development. Before joining the team at Emergi...

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Hlamalani J Ngwenya
Special Facilitator

Hlamalani Ngwenya (known is Hlami) is an International Development Consultant and Lecturer at the University of Free State, South Africa (Centre for Sustainable Agriculture). ...

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Fabio Niespolo
Policy Analyst

At Emerging, Fabio works on coalition building and manages working groups and committees. He also supports policy development and keeps track of policy and science issues.

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Tanja Riedel
Project Coordinator

Tanja Riedel is a Project Coordinator with Emerging ag. She assists the team with internal and external communications, schedule management and assisting with various tasks on...

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Ben Robinson
Policy Coordinator

At Emerging, Ben works on policy analysis and client engagement in international policy fora, in particular related to biodiversity, public health and conservation. He has con...

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Ashleigh Schoonderbeek
Communications Coordinator

Ashleigh has joined the Emerging team as one of our client services co-ordinators.

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Jacob Tukai
Project Coordinator

At Emerging, Jacob works as a Project Coordinator. Prior to joining the team, Jacob explored ecosystem financial values that natural ecologies and biodiversity hold and provid...

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Irina Wandera
Partnership & Events Coordinator

At Emerging, Irina is working as Partnership and Events Coordinator. Her background is in community-led conservation and public policy. She has great interest in public-privat...

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