Our Team

The Regeneration Academy consists of a diverse group of enthusiastic and driven professionals. Our team integrates people from local and international backgrounds with a shared ambition and passion; enabling the regeneration of our landscapes, economies and communities by educating the practitioners of the future working in farming and sustainable food production.

Alfonso Chico de Guzman

Alfonso is an experienced regenerative farmer and one of the primary partners of the Regeneration Academy. He has been the manager at La Junquera farm (1100ha) sice 2012.

Through Commonland he is connected to Spanish and international research institutes on agro-ecological farming. Alfonso is closely involved in all of our programs and research projects. All research regarding La Junquera is directly related to a current need on the farm.

Gine JimÉnez Sánchez

I studied business at UMU, I have been working in management and business administration since 2008.

I collaborate with Regeneration Academy in administration work.

I am passionate about craftsmanship and sustainability, so since March 2020 I started to develop my own brand in which we work with natural products such as jute and leather.

One of my priorities is my family and work and family conciliation

yanniek schoonhoven

Yanniek holds a master degree in Environmental Sciences and has worked with farmers throughout Southern Spain for over 2 years as part of Commonland and AlVelAl.

She also worked for AIESEC, an international youth leadership program that creates opportunities for
cross-cultural exchanges around the world. At the Regeneration Academy Yanniek is one of our experienced trainers and manages the international projects.

Clara Bosch

Clara holds a master's in Organic Agriculture, and through this master, she engaged with the Regeneration Academy in multiple ways. She helped within the collaboration with EIT-Food, on the development of Regenerative Agriculture manuals; and researched how farmers learn about Regenerative Agriculture.

Clara is currently involved in research projects related to soils and knowledge sharing. Moreover, she is working on knowledge sharing within the academy and helping with the student research program and organizing the family planting days. Through her work, Clara hopes to contribute to the development of a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system.

Jacobo Monereo

Jacobo has an MBA in agribusiness and has more than 7 years of experience in the development of businesses in diverse companies like Microsoft, Cawley Farms, Biostevera and Aldi, offering a global and interdisciplinary business vision. Jacobo works with our rural entrepreneurs to help them develop their businesses, as well as with the Education Alliance.