Shannon Cappellazzi, is the director of Research at GO Seed, recently hired to lead research into sustainable seed solutions to combat climate change. Her research has a broad directive, to increase the number of acres that are covered with cover crops or perennial systems by providing focused data that is useful for producers' decision making process. She also serves as courtesy faculty at Oregon State University where she worked as the Manager of the Central Analytical Laboratory. Prior to GO Seed, Cappellazzi was the liaison for the western United States and the disciplinary lead for the Soil Health Institute’s North American Project to Evaluate Soil Health Measurements. Earlier in her career, she helped manage Wheelbarrow Creek Ranch and was an agricultural commodities trader for Wilbur-Ellis Company. She received her B.S. in Animal Science and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Soil Science from Oregon State University.