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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
North Dakota Forest Service
State Forester
916 E Interstate Ave, Ste #4
Bismarck, ND 58503-1227
Phone: 701-328-9945
Fax: 701-328-9947
Email: thomas.claeys@ndsu.edu
Website: www.ndsu.edu/ndfs
Incoming Chair
Kansas Forest Service
State Forester
2610 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-532-3309
Email: hartmanj@ksu.edu
Website: www.kansasforests.org
Treasurer
Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Forestry and Wildlife Administrator
1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 325
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-587-0166
Fax: 808-587-0160
Email: david.g.smith@hawaii.gov
Website: www.dofaw.net
Past Chair
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Forestry Division Administrator
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-542-4306
Fax: 406-542-4269
Email: sgermann@mt.gov
Website: dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/forestry
Ex-officio member
Executive Director
Council of Western State Foresters/Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
2255 Sheridan Blvd, Suite C-327
Edgewater, CO 80214
Phone: 303-893-0365
Email: lschweitzer@westernforesters.org
USDA Forest Service
Lead Regional Forester/Co-Chair
USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region
Regional Forester
1220 SW Third Ave
Portland, OR 97204-3440
Phone: 503-808-2200
Fax: 503-808-2210
Email: glenn.casamassa@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r6
Lead Regional Forester-Elect/Co-Chair Elect
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region
Regional Forester
1617 Cole Blvd. Building 17
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: 303-275-5350
Email: frank.beum@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r2
Lead Western Research Station Director
USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory
Director, Forest Products Laboratory and Northern Research Station
1 Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726
Phone: 608-231-9320
Email: Cynthia.west@usda.gov
Website: www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
Lead State and Private Forestry Director
State and Private Forestry Director
USDA Forest Service Northern and Intermountain Region
26 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-329-3250
Email: timothy.p.garcia@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r4