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


