Member Directory
Member Directory
The membership of the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition is comprised of state and territorial forester members of the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF), as well as representation from the USDA Forest Service.
WFLC members include:
- 23 CWSF members
- 17 Western State Foresters
- 6 foresters from U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
- 11 individuals from the Western Forest Service leadership
- 7 Regional Foresters
- 3 Station Directors
- 1 Forest Products Laboratory Director
The western State & Private Forestry Directors also participate in WFLC meetings and conversations and are listed here for reference.
Council of Western State Foresters

Alaska
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
State Forester and Director
550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1450
Anchorage, AK 99501-3566
Phone: 907-269-8463
Email: helge.eng@alaska.gov
Website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/

Arizona
Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management
State Forester
1110 West Washington Street, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-771-1400
Fax: 602-771-1421
Email: ttorres@dffm.az.gov
Website: https://forestryandfire.az.gov/

California
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
Director
PO Box 944246
1416 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
Phone: 916-653-5123
Email: joe.tyler@fire.ca.gov
Website: www.fire.ca.gov

Colorado
Colorado State Forest Service
State Forester and Director
Colorado State University
5060 Campus Box Delivery, Building #1050
Fort Collins, CO 80523-5060
Phone: 970-491-6303
Fax: 970-491-7736
Email: matthew.mccombs@colostate.edu
Website: csfs.colostate.edu

Hawai‘i
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: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/
Idaho
Idaho Department of Lands
State Forester
3284 West Industrial Loop
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
Phone: 208-666-8640
Fax: 208-769-1524
Email: cfoss@idl.idaho.gov
Website: www.idl.idaho.gov/forestry

Kansas
Kansas Forest Service
State Forester
2610 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: 785-532-3309
Email: hartmanj@ksu.edu
Website: www.kansasforests.org

Montana
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Forestry and Trust Lands Division Administrator/State Forester
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-542-4300
Fax: 406-542-4217
Email: sthomas@mt.gov
Website: dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/forestry

Nebraska
Nebraska Forest Service
Director
102E Forestry Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0815
Phone: 402-472-6601
Fax: 402-472-2964
Email: jerixson2@unl.edu
Website: www.nfs.unl.edu

Nevada
Nevada Division of Forestry
State Forester and Fire Warden
2478 Fairview Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-2501
Fax: 775-684-2570
Email: kaceykc@forestry.nv.gov
Website: forestry.nv.gov

New Mexico
New Mexico State Forestry
State Forester
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-3331
Email: Laura.McCarthy@state.nm.us
Website: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SFD/

North Dakota
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

Oregon
Oregon Department of Forestry
State Forester
2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-945-7200
Fax: 503-945-7212
Email: Cal.T.MUKUMOTO@oregon.gov
Website: www.oregon.gov/ODF

South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Resource Conservation & Forestry Division
State Forester
3305 West South Street
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone: 605-394-2663
Fax: 605-394-2549
Email: Marcus.Warnke@state.sd.us
Website: https://danr.sd.gov/

Utah
Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
Department of Natural Resources
State Forester and Director
1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3520
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703
Phone: 801-538-5418
Email: jamiebarnes@utah.gov
Website: www.ffsl.utah.gov

Washington
Washington Department of Natural Resources
State Forester | Deputy Supervisor Wildfire and Forest Health
1111 Washington St SE
MS 47001
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-1684
Email: george.geissler@dnr.wa.gov
Website: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/

Wyoming
Wyoming State Forestry Division
Interim State Forester
5500 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5662
Fax: 307-777-5986
Email: Kelly.Norris@wyo.gov
Website: wsfd.wyo.gov

Territory of American Samoa
American Samoa Community College- Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources Division- Forestry Program
Territorial Forester
PO Box 5319 ASCC / AHNR
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Phone: 684-699-1575 ext. 249
Fax: 011-684-699-5011
Email: d.sene@amsamoa.edu

Republic of Palau
Bureau of Environment - Division of Forest, Land, and Water Management
Palau State Forester
P.O. Box 460
Koror, PW 96940
Phone: (680) 544-5804
Email: Riverthomas77@gmail.com

Federated States of Micronesia
Agriculture and Forestry Unit FSM
Program Manager
PO Box PS-12
Palikir Pohnpei, FSM 96941
Phone: 011-691-320-5133
Fax: 691-320-5854
Email: fsmagriculture@gmail.com

Territory of Guam
Guam Department of Agriculture- Forestry and Soil Resources Division
State Forester
163 Dairy Road
Mangilao, Guam 96923
Email: Christine.Fejeran@doag.guam.gov
Website: www.forestry.guam.gov

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Forestry
Department of Lands and Natural Resources
Director, Division of Agriculture
PO Box 10007
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-322-9834
Email: jtogumoro@gmail.com
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ministry of Resources & Development
State Forester
Coconut Street (PO Box 1727)
Majuro, MH 96960
Phone: 011-692/625-3206/4020
Email: secnrc.rmi@gmail.com
USDA Forest Service

Northern Region
USDA Forest Service Northern Region
Regional Forester
26 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-329-3315
Fax: 406-329-3411
Email: leanne.marten@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r1

Rocky Mountain Region
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

Southwestern Region
USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region
Regional Forester
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-842-3292
Fax: 505-842-3110
Email: michiko.martin@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r3

Intermountain Region
USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region
Regional Forester
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801-625-5605
Fax: 801-625-5359
Email: mary.farnsworth@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r4

Pacific Southwest Region
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
Regional Forester
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
Phone: 707-562-9000
Fax: 707-562-9091
Email: jennifer.eberlien@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r5
Pacific Northwest Region
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

Alaska Region
USDA Forest Service Alaska Region
Regional Forester
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99802-1628
Phone: 907-586-8775
Fax: 907-586-7840
Email: david.schmid@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r10

Pacific Northwest Research Station
USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Station Director
1220 S.W. Third Ave. Suite 1400
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-808-2100
Fax: 503-808-2130
Email: paul.anderson@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/

Pacific Southwest Research Station
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station
Station Director
1731 Research Park Dr.
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-759-1700
Fax: 510-559-6441
Email: richard.barhydt@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.fed.us/psw/

Rocky Mountain Research Station
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Station Director
240 West Prospect Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: 970-498-1353
Fax: 970-498-1010
Email: monica.lear@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/

Forest Products Laboratory
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/
USDA Forest Service S&PF Directors

Northern and Intermountain Region
USDA Forest Service Northern and Intermountain Region
State and Private Forestry Director
26 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Phone: 406-329-3250
Email: timothy.p.garcia@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r1, www.fs.usda.gov/r4
Rocky Mountain Region
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region
Director, State and Private Forestry and Tribal Relations
1617 Cole Blvd. Bldg 17
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: 303-275-5750
Email: sylvia.bierman@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r2

Southwestern Region
USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region
Director, Forest Management, Forest Health, Cooperative Forestry
333 Broadway Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-235-9233
Email: alicia.sangil@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r3

Pacific Southwest Region
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
Director, State & Private Forestry
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
Phone: 707-562-8920
Email: sherry.hazelhurst@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r5

Alaska Region and Pacific Northwest Region
USDA Forest Service Alaska & Pacific Northwest Region
Director, State & Private Forestry
1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-602-2130
Email: chad.davis2@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r10,
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r6