Who We Are


Officers and Staff

Perry Gooch, President
Perry Gooch is a certified Master Gardner and a member of following professional organizations; The Soil Science Society of American, The Arizona and National Association of Environmental Professionals, the Arizona Riparian Council. Perry is a corporate officer of Global Organics LLC and is a board member of Gardening for Humanity, BioGenesis Technologies and Applied Biotech Industries, Inc. He has extensive experience in organic and sustainable agriculture systems and has written training manuals and conducted seminars on these subjects domestically and throughout the world. Perry is in the process of completing his PhD in Environmental Science with a specialty in Soil Ecology.
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Liz Charles, Executive Director
Liz Charles is a practicing registered nurse and works within the Charleston Educational System as a school nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and International Development from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She is a mother of four, avid gardener, writer and proponent of stewardship and health, Liz is working on an environmental certificate in Sustainable Development at Harvard University.
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Megan Hoybjerg, Director of Community Health Programs
Megan is a registered nurse and most recently worked as a pediatric nurse at Loma Linda University Hospital in Loma Linda, California.  She received her Bachelor’s degree in Community Health from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and her Registered Nursing Degree from Excelsior College. She has been continuing her education towards her Masters in Nursing degree.  Megan has practical experience working with community health programs in Scottsdale, Arizona and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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J. Christopher Gooch, Attorney and Legal Consultant
J. Christopher Gooch is a practicing attorney and senior associate for the Fennemore Craig law firm in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Claremont University in Pomona California where he graduated with a B.A. degree in Economics and received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona.
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Advisory Board

Dr. Thomas Yamashita
CEO of Sunburst Plant Disease Clinic in Turlock, California and Fusion 360, a natural fertilizer manufacture in California
Dr. Yamashita has a PhD in Plant Pathology and a PhD in Nutrition. Prior to starting his own clinic and consulting practice, he was a professor at Fresno State University.

Dr. Mitan Arya
CEO of Applied Biotech Industries in Belguim, Wisconsin
Dr.Arya has a PhD in Microbiology and a PhD in Mycology. Prior to starting his own microbiology manufacturing facility, he was director of research at Semico Industries in Wisconsin. He has been a professor of microbiology at universities in India, Spain and most recently at the University of Wisconsin.