Kianda Franklin is a Technical Manager for Sustainability at NSF International under the National Center for Sustainability Standards (NCSS). Manages independent schemes for NSF including Professional Services and Regenerative Organic Certification. Primary duties include manage the development and continuous improvement of NSF technical standards, oversight of technical schemes and procedures and identify guidance documents, protocol, and other criteria opportunities. Prior to joining the standards development team, Kianda was a Senior Project Manager for NSF’s Sustainability Program. She served as the main contact for clients pursing certification. Participated in the development process of NSF sustainability standards and performed document reviews/audits for 2nd party sustainability standards. She also launched several NSF Sustainability programs. Kianda has been with NSF since 2007 and has a BS in I.T. at Michigan State University, a MS in I.T. and a MBA at Colorado Technical University