Board of Directors

The board of directors consists of forestry professionals, educators, and business and community leaders. Through their leadership and the work of the staff, the foundation manages its own programs and supports worthy projects that seek to accomplish similar goals.

Directors at Large

Ken Dunham: Lumber Association of California & Nevada

Dr. John Helms: Professor Emeritus, Dept. ESPM-Ecosystem Science, University of California, Berkeley

Mark Luster: Sierra Pacific Industries

John Mount: Southern California Edison

Marty Patten: American Ag Credit

Gary Rynearson: Green Diamond Resource Company

William J. Thomas: Best Best & Krieger

Paul Violett: Soper-Wheeler Company

Brenda Washington Davis: The Brenda Davis Law Group

Stacey Dodge: Sierra Resource Management


Scientific Advisory Board

Michael Barbour, Ph.D.: Plant Sciences Department, University of California-Davis

Tom Bonnicksen, Ph.D.: Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University

Douglas Piirto: Natural Resources & Environmental Management Department, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Steve Quarles, Ph.D.: University of California Cooperative Extension

Richard Standiford, Ph.D.: University of California Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources

John Stuart, Ph.D.: Humboldt State University Department of Forestry & Watershed Management