Meet Our Team
We are a community of unconventional problem solvers. We’re humanitarians and environmentalists, philanthropists and investors, farmers and feminists.

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Willy Foote Founder & CEO - United States
Willy Foote is founder and CEO of Root Capital, a nonprofit impact investor that offers farmers around the world a path to prosperity by investing in the agricultural businesses that serve as engines of impact in their communities. Root Capital provides these businesses with the capital, training, and access to markets they need...
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Alexandra Tuinstra Chief Programs Officer - Central America and Mexico
Alexandra is responsible for overseeing our global Advisory program, working closely with our global Lending team to ensure both teams' strategies and operations are aligned. Prior to joining Root Capital, Alexandra worked as Farmer Finance Manager at the Rainforest Alliance...
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Amy Mullen Chief Development Officer - United States
Since early on in college, I knew that I wanted to work in nonprofits in order to explore my interests in global development and sustainable environmental management. As I began my career with the Sierra Club in 1998, I saw the important role that fundraising and donor stewardship...
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Bryan Woliner Chief Financial Officer - United States
Bryan oversees Root Capital’s finance functions, including accounting, financial planning & analysis, treasury, and investor relations. He also leads Root Capital’s global information technology operations, ensuring Root Capital’s global staff have the right systems and tools to efficiently and effectively execute on our mission...
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Darcy Salinger Chief Credit Officer - United States
Darcy joined Root Capital in 2011 as Chief Credit Officer and leads the credit risk management function, which includes credit policy and procedures, underwriting standards and tools, lending operations, credit administration, portfolio risk management, and collections and workout. She came to...
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Frances Reid Chief Operating Officer - United States
Frances' role is to oversee the day-to-day management of the organization and ensure that all staff and systems are operating effectively in support of our mission. Prior to joining Root Capital, Frances spent more than four decades working in the private and public finance sectors around the world including the CDC Group in...
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Mary Beth Côté-Jenssen Chief Partnerships Officer - United States
As Chief Partnerships Officer, I engage key stakeholders across Root Capital’s value chains to effectively position the organization as a leader in the sector and contribute to business resilience. Developing and nurturing a network of cross-sector partnerships has always been a crucial part of...
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Nancy Godinho Everett General Counsel and Chief Talent Officer - United States
Nancy provides legal advice at all levels of the organization, facilitating transactions and improving transactional processes, advising Root Capital leadership, overseeing enterprise risk, improving internal structures for legal compliance, and serving as a key...
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Allan Santamaría Regional Manager, Credit Administration - Latin America - Central America and Mexico
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David Lozano Senior Manager of Advisory Services, Mexico and Central America - Central America and Mexico
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Laura Gordillo Human Resources and Administration Manager, Latin America - Central America and Mexico
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