Two new people added to the Seed Savers Exchange Board

North Carolina resident Hope Shand and Maine resident Marty Teitel have been elected to the board of directors of Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.

Shand and Teitel both have extensive experience as advocates for agricultural biodiversity and have had long standing relationships with Seed Savers Exchange (SSE).
 
Shand lives in Durham, North Carolina.  She is an author, researcher and consultant who has conducted extensive research and written on the topics of agricultural biodiversity and intellectual property, as well as the social and economic impacts of new biotechnologies. Her most recent consultancies were with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Canadian-based civil society organizations, ETC Group and USC Canada.
 
Teitel lives in Sheepscot, Maine.  He is an author, editor, and genetic diversity advocate. He has authored numerous articles and books, including "Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature." Marty has extensive experience with international development and foundation work, having devoted the entirety of his career to nonprofit organizations focused on a wide range of humanitarian and environmental causes. He is the author of the Safe Seed Pledge, a standard many seed companies have signed stating that they do not knowingly sell or grow genetically engineered seeds and plants.
 
Both were elected to three-year terms.

Hope Shand

Marty Teitel