Judy Logback first went to Ecuador in 1997, one year after completing her undergraduate studies at Beloit College in the US.  She started as a volunteer working in environmental education with the native Kichwa people.  Seeking economic alternatives to logging and other industries which could degrade the rainforest, she has spent the last ten years working with indigenous communities to build the Kallari Association into one of the most successful sustainable development programs in South America.  Today Kallari Association is made up of over 800 families from 20 plus communities in the Tena region of Napo Province in Ecuador.  In 2003, the association earned recognition from the Ecuadorian government.  With its own elected leadership, Kallari has widened its sustainable development businesses to include native handicrafts, a coffeehouse in Quito, and the Rainfamily chocolate products.

Presently, Judy is pursuing dual masters degrees in NonProfit Management and Forestry at Yale University.  She continues her involvement in Kallari, focusing on the development of new markets in North America and Europe for native handicrafts and gourmet organic fairly traded dark chocolate bars.  Judy brings a wealth of knowledge about the biodiversity of the Ecuadorian rainforest, the islands, the Kichwa culture, social entrepreneurship and chocolate-making.  She is excited to share this journey with you.

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