Steve Nice

Co-Fundador y Director General (CEO)

Steve Nice is an entrepreneur who has focused his career on building businesses that promote products and systems that help people. As Co-Founder and former CEO of BedinaBox.com, he helped to create the cleanest (first OekoTex-Certified mattress in U.S. history), most durable, and comfortable memory foam mattress in America. He is responsible for the removal of dibutyl tin and phthalates from polyurethane foam manufacturing. He is the co-founder and CEO of Shield Nutraceuticals, a company dedicated to personal and environmental wellness with a lean toward Regenerative Agriculture. The three companies he has built in the past two decades are all still in business – built to last.

Sheridan Nice

Co-Fundadora

Sheridan Nice is the Co-Founder of Shield Nutraceuticals, Inc. She is a graduate of La Varenne, Ecole de Cuisine, Paris. Sheridan currently teaches French Cuisine, “Slow Food” cuisine and Farm-to-Table cuisine in the European tradition, through online Zoom classes and in person. In-person classes are available through East Tennessee State University and Serenity Knoll Farm in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She has 38 Years experience as a professional chef.

Charles Collins

Vice President

El Dr. Charles Collins es químico de procesos de disolución y profesor de ciencias farmacéuticas. Tiene más de cuarenta años de experiencia como farmacéutico y es un experto en la formulación de productos para obtener un rendimiento óptimo.

Jorge Estrada

VP- International Sales

Jorge is a senior entrepreneur with 34 years of experience in the agriculture industry. He has held management positions in the high-tech agriculture sector. He is the founder and CEO of LCI Inc. in Seattle, WA, which he founded in 2000. The company serves U.S. and international businesses. He is the co-founder of Earth Conscious Solutions, LLC, established in 2018. At Chitosan Global, he leads the International sales team.

Audrey Depelteau

Junta Consultiva Científica

La Dra. Audrey Depelteau es una quiropráctica con más de 26 años de experiencia clínica y es la directora de un nuevo laboratorio de incubación de empresas. Lleva muchos años utilizando y perfeccionando la terapia enzimática para aliviar a sus pacientes.

Herbert Herman Alvarado

Agribusiness Advisor & Entrepreneurial Leader

Professional with over 30 years of experience in the development, management, and leadership of agribusiness companies, working with multinational corporations as well as small entrepreneurial ventures. He has held senior management positions in co ee, cocoa, fresh and frozen vegetable trading companies across four countries: the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
He stands out for his ability to identify market opportunities and develop sustainable business models. His career reflects a strong combination of strategic vision and practical expertise across the agribusiness value chain.
He holds a degree in Agronomy from the Pan-American School of Agriculture, a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

Andrew Clark

Junta Consultiva Científica

El Dr. W. Andrew Clark es bioquímico nutricional y nutricionista dietético registrado. Es decano asociado de investigación y director de un laboratorio nutricional. Utiliza sus años de experiencia en ciencias de la nutrición para crear soluciones a los problemas de nutrición más comunes.

Alvaro Corso

VP - Latin American Joint Ventures

Alvaro Corzo is an Agricultural Engineer with over 35 years of experience in plant nutrition, biostimulation, soil health and regenerative agriculture. Providing technical advice to agricultural producers in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Robert Santos-Prowse

Junta Consultiva Científica

Robert is a registered dietitian nutritionist who led the research and provided guidance for building this website. He graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition.

Julio Vásconez

VP - International Markets

Agricultural Engineer (with MBA) and +36-year international veteran in sustainable agribusiness. Specialist in cocoa and cut-flower production, value chain development, and responsible sourcing programs.
Expert in building and managing traceability systems, organic certifications, and compliance with key regulations such as the EUDR—combining operational excellence, financial discipline, and field-level agronomy with a deep dedication to environmental stewardship, biodiversity protection, and community empowerment. Broad experience partnering with global companies, development organizations, and smallholder farmers in Ecuador and Latin America to foster inclusive, sustainable, and high-impact agricultural value chains

Mitchell Drake

Professional Sales

Mitchell Drake is an entrepreneur with a focus on sales and growing businesses from personal brands to commercial retailers. He was a Boy Scout growing up, and has had an immense passion for music all his life. Starting as a Realtor, he transitioned into insurance sales, before helping start a Business Technology Implementation company, Legacy Consulting. At Chitosan Global, he is part of the sales team in North America.

Steve Nice
Co-Fundador y Director General (CEO)

Steve Nice is an entrepreneur who has focused his career on building businesses that promote products and systems that help people. As Co-Founder and former CEO of BedinaBox.com, he helped to create the cleanest (first OekoTex-Certified mattress in U.S. history), most durable, and comfortable memory foam mattress in America. He is responsible for the removal of dibutyl tin and phthalates from polyurethane foam manufacturing. He is the co-founder and CEO of Shield Nutraceuticals, a company dedicated to personal and environmental wellness with a lean toward Regenerative Agriculture. The three companies he has built in the past two decades are all still in business – built to last.

Sheridan Nice
Co-Fundadora

Sheridan Nice is the Co-Founder of Shield Nutraceuticals, Inc. She is a graduate of La Varenne, Ecole de Cuisine, Paris. Sheridan currently teaches French Cuisine, “Slow Food” cuisine and Farm-to-Table cuisine in the European tradition, through online Zoom classes and in person. In-person classes are available through East Tennessee State University and Serenity Knoll Farm in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She has 38 Years experience as a professional chef.

Charles Collins
Vice President

El Dr. Charles Collins es químico de procesos de disolución y profesor de ciencias farmacéuticas. Tiene más de cuarenta años de experiencia como farmacéutico y es un experto en la formulación de productos para obtener un rendimiento óptimo.

Andy Clark PhD, RD
Andrew Clark
Junta Consultiva Científica

El Dr. W. Andrew Clark es bioquímico nutricional y nutricionista dietético registrado. Es decano asociado de investigación y director de un laboratorio nutricional. Utiliza sus años de experiencia en ciencias de la nutrición para crear soluciones a los problemas de nutrición más comunes.

Audrey Depelteau, DC - Scientific Advisory Board, Shield Nutraceuticals
Audrey Depelteau
Junta Consultiva Científica

La Dra. Audrey Depelteau es una quiropráctica con más de 26 años de experiencia clínica y es la directora de un nuevo laboratorio de incubación de empresas. Lleva muchos años utilizando y perfeccionando la terapia enzimática para aliviar a sus pacientes.

Robert Santos-Prowse MS, RD - Media Manager and Scientific Liaison, Shield Nutraceuticals
Robert Santos-Prowse
Junta Consultiva Científica

Robert is a registered dietitian nutritionist who led the research and provided guidance for building this website. He graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition.

Jorge Estrada
VP- International Sales

Jorge is a senior entrepreneur with 34 years of experience in the agriculture industry. He has held management positions in the high-tech agriculture sector. He is the founder and CEO of LCI Inc. in Seattle, WA, which he founded in 2000. The company serves U.S. and international businesses. He is the co-founder of Earth Conscious Solutions, LLC, established in 2018. At Chitosan Global, he leads the International sales team.

Abhinav Chauhan
Partner

Abhinav Chauhan is the Founder and CEO of Promecens Entosystems Private Limited, located in Maharashtra, India. As a cross-disciplinary scientist-entrepreneur operating at the convergence of immunotherapy, computational biology, quantum physics, and advanced engineered materials, he has more than a decade of experience across institutions and companies including CSIR-IGIB, MIT, Monash University, the University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, Pfizer, Novartis, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Peter Doherty Institute. His work uniquely integrates antibody and phage engineering, glyco-engineering, AI-driven biological design, and cancer and infection immunology with quantum-informed materials science, propulsion-relevant thermodynamics, and rocket and thruster architecture enabled by functional materials. At Promecens, he leads the scientific vision, global IP and patent strategy, and commercialization of ultra-high-purity melanin, advanced chitosan derivatives, and antimicrobial peptides.

Alvaro Corso
VP - Latin American Joint Ventures

Alvaro Corzo is an Agricultural Engineer with over 35 years of experience in plant nutrition, biostimulation, soil health and regenerative agriculture. Providing technical advice to agricultural producers in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

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