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

Mark Luster

Sierra Pacific Industries

Paul Violett

Soper-Wheeler Company

John Mount

Southern California Edison

Peggy Sato

Georgia Pacific Corp.

Marty Patten

American Ag Credit

Kent Duysen

Sierra Forest Products

Scott Hagel

Union Bank of California

Nancy Abreu

Rabobank, N.A.

Michael Villarreal

Allstate Insurance Company

John Hendrickson

Woodleaf Outdoor School

Brenda Washington Davis

Central Valley Law Group LLP

William J. Thomas, Jr.

Best Best & Krieger

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

Richard Standiford, Ph.D.

University of California Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources

John Stuart, Ph.D.

Humboldt State University Department of Forestry & Watershed Management

Steve Quarles, Ph.D.

University of California Cooperative Extension