Carl Jorgensen Management and Marketing Executive 30 Years Experience 1643 Pleasant Plain Road Fairfield, IA 52556 641.472.

7873 (w) 641.472.0603 (h) 641.919.8063 (mobile) cj17bf09e@westpost.net Professional Profile Accomplished executive with an extensive background in all phases of marketing a nd administration seeking to leverage my experience in a senior management posit ion at a larger organization. Have led key start-up initiatives in product devel opment, communication, sales (wholesale and online), marketing, distribution, lo gistics, importing, labeling, testing and organic certification. Recognized as a n expert in advising start-ups. Respected leader, able to build highly motivated teams focused on successful imp lementation of strategic plans. Recognized through awards and as a sought-after consultant. I first met Carl when I needed advice about a business concept. His advice was i nsightful and absolutely correct. Without his advice throughout the years, our company, Heavenly Organics, would never have grown to become a profitable nation wide company with a line of products in hundreds of Whole Foods and other high-e nd venues throughout the U.S. W. Jay Christopher, Co-Founder, Heavenly Organics "As a consultant myself, I have a high standard of what I expect from a paid exp ert. In every relevant way, Carl Jorgensen has proven himself to be in the topmo st tier of providers of the highest quality consulting services. He knows his ar ea of expertise from top to bottom and inside out - experience based on more tha n a decade of successful operations in a very challenging field, through thick a nd thin economic cycles, continually having to refine and reinvent his strategie s and tactics to keep up with the rapid change of business realities in our time . Bob Stone, President, ISOrganics Positions 1998-present: CEO of Purely Organic, Ltd., importer, broker and national distrib utor of retail-ready and bulk Italian organic foods. Took company from an idea to a nationally-recognized leader in the field of Italian organic foods. www.pu relyorganic.com 2004-present: President of MVOAI, a USDA-accredited organic certification agency . Picked up the reins of the organization from its founders and grew the client base 300%. www.mvoai.com 1996-1998: Founding Director and General Manager of Genetic ID, providers of lab oratory analytical services to the global agri-food industry. Developed and mark eted the worlds first commercial test to detect genetically modified DNA in raw and finished food products. Today the company is recognized as the gold standard in GMO testing and non-GMO certification among the approximately 120 companies now in the field. www.genetic-id.com 1995-1998: Founder and Owner of University Information Bureau, provider of infor mation on US and Canadian higher education to foreign students. Created custom r eports on programs available for foreign students at colleges and universities, giving special attention not only to specific courses of study, but also to rati ng on-campus programs and facilities for foreign students. 1980-1992: Co-founder and partner, Taggart and Jorgensen Gallery, dealers in 19t

h and early 20th century American and European art, Washington, DC. Became the p re-eminent dealer in the mid-Atlantic region. Successor company: Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY. Education BA, Art History, Pennsylvania State University, 1972 MS., Information Science, Drexel University, 1976 Recent Continuing Education USDA ACA (Accredited Certifying Agency) Training, Chicago, IL, June 2009 Italian Trade Commission Workshop on Healthy Ingredients, Quality Foods and Leg al Protection of Italian Products on the US Market, New York City, June 2009 FederBio Workshop on Understanding the Regulatory and Market Environment for th e Commercialization of Authentic Italian Foods in the United States, Bologna, It aly, September 2009 Foreign language spoken: Italian Skills A Well-Rounded Executive Entrepreneurial From idea to strategic plan to fully functioning business Leadership Building and inspiring qualified, committed teams He is kind, considerate, and a superb communicator. He appreciates the psycholog ical challenges as well as the financial challenges that his clients may be deal ing with as they come to the realization that they must look outside themselves for help. He delivers his advice clearly, logically, and in such a way as to mai ntain the self esteem of his clients while enabling them to be much more success ful as they move past whatever roadblock required them to seek out his help in t he first place." Bob Stone, President, ISOrganics Marketing Developing and implementing national and international product launch es, customer service programs, and building sales forces Product Development Identifying products that consumers want developed product s that received top recognition from NASFT, Saveur 100, Sant Magazine Gold Star Award, etc. Compliance Expert in organic regulations, USDA and FDA labeling and registratio n Logistics Hands-on experience in importing, transport, warehousing, fulfillment , and customer service Technology Understanding of cutting-edge digital marketing and communication te chnologies, including e-commerce and social networks. Complete familiarity with all common office software: PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe, etc. Honors and Awards Italian Trade Commission, Distinguished Service Award, 2010 National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, 2007 Sofi Silver Award # 26 in the Saveur 100, 2005 National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, 2003 Outstanding Product Awar d (3 products) Selected Conference Addresses and Publications: Questions and Answers with Purely Organic. September/October 2010 Organic News USA. Pub. By FederBio, New York and Rome. Creating Food and Economic Self-Sufficiency, International Conference: Building Healthy, Sustainable American Indian Communities, Organized by the David Lynch F oundation, Fairfield, Iowa, Sept. 25-27, 2009. Biodyanamics in Italy. The Voice of Demeter, No. 16, Summer 2002. Demeter Associ ation, Aurora, NY. Understanding the Commercial and Regulatory Issues for Genetically Modified and

Novel Foods and Food Ingredients. Brussels, Belgium, 24-25 September 1997. Protecting Organic Integrity in a GMO Environment. Workshop on Genetically Modif ied Foods, Natural Products EXPO West, March 1999. Editor, GMF Market Intelligence, 1996-98. The pioneering agri-food industry news letter providing news and guidance for food-chain identity preservation and nonGMO segregation. Successor publication: The Organic and Non-GMO Report http://w ww.non-gmoreport.com/ When I was planning to launch my publication, The Organic & Non-GMO Report, near ly 10 years ago, the first person I contacted was Carl Jorgensen, because I knew he had launched a similar publication. Carl readily shared his experience and e xpertise. His extensive knowledge of the industry and his practical and very use ful advice were very valuable in helping me launch what has been a very successf ul publication. -Ken Roseboro, Editor and Publisher, The Organic & Non-GMO Repor t Daniel Garber Catalogue Raisonn. Pub. 2006 Hollis Taggart Galleries, NY. Credit for my original inspiration for the book and my contributions is detailed in the preface and acknowledgements. Memberships Slow Food USA NASFT National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Demeter Association Organic Trade Association Recent Volunteer Activity Project Manager Agricultural greenhouse and field crop initiative, Ho-Chunk Ind ian reservation, Winnebago, Nebraska. Secured donation and construction of two c ommercial greenhouses. Developing training program for greenhouse operations. Salary Requirments $150,000.00 per annum plus benefits