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

Nancy Abreu: Rabobank, N.A.

Ken Dunham: Lumber Association of California & Nevada

Scott Hagel: Union Bank of California

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

John Hendrickson: Woodleaf Outdoor School

Mark Luster: Sierra Pacific Industries

John Mount: Southern California Edison

Marty Patten: American Ag Credit

Gary Rynearson: Green Diamond Resource Company

Peggy Sato: Georgia Pacific Corp.

William J. Thomas: Best Best & Krieger

Michael Villarreal: Allstate Insurance Company

Paul Violett: Soper-Wheeler Company

Brenda Washington Davis: The Brenda Davis Law Group


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