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The WFLC Executive Board
The Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) operates under the leadership of an Executive Board, which represents the views and interests of the WFLC members and provides a direct link between WFLC members and staff.
Executive Board meetings are held quarterly either in person or via conference call to make decisions, set strategic direction, and discuss concerns and opportunities.
The Executive Board is made up of eight WFLC members, including the four person Council of Western State Foresters Executive Committee, two USDA Forest Service regional foresters, one Forest Service State & Private Forestry director, and one Western Forest Service Research Station director.
Council of Western State Foresters
Chair
State Forester
Colorado State University
5060 Campus Box Delivery, Building #1050
Fort Collins, CO 80523-5050
Phone: 970-491-6303
Fax: 970-491-7736
Email: mike.lester@colostate.edu
Chair-Elect
State Forester
Division of Resource Conservation & Forestry
3305 W. South Street
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone: 605-394-2395
Fax: 605-394-2549
Email: SDRCF@state.sd.us
Past-Chair
State Forester
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
1416 9th Street, Room 1505
Sacramento, CA 94244
Phone: 916-653-7772
Fax: 916-653-4171
Email: Ken.pimlott@fire.ca.gov
Secretary / Treasurer
Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management
1110 West Washington Street, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-771-1400
Fax: 602-771-1421
Email: jeffwhitney@azsf.gov
Website: forestryandfire.az.gov
Ex-officio member
Executive Director
Council of Western State Foresters / Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
110 16th Street, Suite 603
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-893-0365
Email: cpollihan@westernforesters.org
USDA Forest Service
Lead Regional Forester / Co-Chair
Regional Forester
Southwestern Region
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-842-3307
Fax: 505-842-3110
Email: cjoyner@fs.fed.us
Lead Regional Forester-Elect / Co-Chair-Elect
Regional Forester
Pacific Northwest Region
PO Box 3623
Portland, OR 97208
Phone: 503-808-2200
Fax: 503-808-2210
Email: jpena@fs.fed.us
Website: www.fs.fed.us/r6
Lead Western Research Station Director
240 West Prospect Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: 970-498-1353
Fax: 970-498-1354
Email: jphipps@fs.fed.us
Lead State and Private Forestry Director
Director, State and Private Forestry, Alaska & Pacific Northwest Regions
1220 SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-808-2340
Email: dahollen@fs.fed.us