People

7th American Forest Congress Organizers, Board, and Sponsors

The people of the Yale Forest Forum, the Congress board, sponsors, and an organizing office made the 7th American Forest Congress a reality.

Yale Forest Forum (1993–1994)

The following individuals led the call to convene the 7th American Forest Congress.

  • William Banzhaf, EVP, Society of American Foresters
  • Joyce Berry, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Institute, Colorado State University
  • Edgar Brannon, Director, Grey Towers National Historic Landmark
  • Donna Brown, Manager, Southern Regeneration, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Hanna Cortner, Professor, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
  • John Gordon, Professor, Pinchot Professor of Forestry, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • Sharon Haines, Manager, Natural Resources, International Paper
  • Rex McCullough, Vice President, Forestry Research, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Hal Salwasser, Boone & Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, School of Forestry, University of Montana (now with USDA Forest Service)
  • V. Alaric Sample, President, Pinchot Institute of Conservation
  • Art Smyth, Columbia Consulting Group
  • William Ticknor, President, American Forests

Board of Directors for the 7th American Forest Congress

  • Greg Aplet, The Wilderness Society
  • Keith Argow, National Woodland Owners Association
  • Ward Armstrong, Oregon Forest Industries Council
  • Bill Banzhaf, Society of American Foresters
  • Bill Bentley, Salmon Brook Associates
  • Joyce Berry, F./NR Policy Institute, Colorado State University
  • Donna Brown, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Bob Clausi, Office of the Forest Congress
  • Joan Comanor, USDA Forest Service
  • Hanna Cortner, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
  • Barry Cullen, American Forests
  • Carol Daly, Flathead Economic Policy Center
  • Lisa Diekmann, Office of the Forest Congress
  • Jane Difley, Vermont Natural Resource Council
  • Richard Donovan, Rainforest Alliance
  • Paul Ellefson, University of Minnesota, College of Natural Resources
  • John Gordon, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (co-chair)
  • Janet Green, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
  • Perry Hagenstein, Institute for Fores! Analysis, Planning and Policy
  • Sharon Haines, International Paper
  • Wayne Haines, International Paper
  • Don Harker, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
  • John Heissenbuttel, American Forest & Paper Association
  • Sandra Hill, Government of the District of Columbia
  • Lynn Jungwirth, Watershed Research and Training Center
  • Jonathan Kusel, UC-Berkeley Office of Forest Community Research
  • Keville Larson, Larson & McGowin Inc.
  • Denny LeMaster, Purdue University
  • Gretchen Lloyd, Bureau of Land Management
  • Tom Martin, National Audubon Society
  • Rex McCullough, Weyerhaeuser Company, (co-chair)
  • Columbus McReynolds, United Woodcutters Services
  • Sandra Miller, Faulkner County United Way
  • John Moser, Forestry Building, Purdue University
  • Rob Olszewski, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
  • Kathy Parker, The Oriskany Institute
  • Maryln Perritt, Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks
  • Dick Reid, consultant
  • Chris Risbrudt, USDA Forest Service
  • Maria Rivera-Maulucci, New York City Public Schools
  • Lou Romero, De La Porte & Associates, Inc.
  • Jerry Rose, Minnesota DNR Forestry Division
  • Hal Salwasser, USDA Forest Service
  • Al Sample, Pinchot Institute for Conservation
  • Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund
  • Craig Shinn, Lewis and Clark College
  • Robert Simpson, American Forest Foundation
  • Dan Smith, American Forests
  • Art Smyth, Columbia Consulting Group
  • Dorceta Taylor, Washington State University
  • Laurie Waybum, Pacific Forest Trust
  • Rick Weyerhaeuser, ConserVentures
  • Leah Wills, Plumas Corporation

Senior Sponsors of the 7th American Forest Congress

  • John Albert, Vice President, Union Camp Corporation
  • Bruce Anderson, President, CEDCO
  • Frances Beinecke, Deputy Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Charles Bingham, Executive Vice President-Retired, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Robert Bosworth, President, Society of American Foresters
  • Jared Cohon, Dean, Convener of the Senior Sponsors, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • Charels H. Collins, Managing Director, The Forestland Group, LLC
  • James Crowfoot, President, Antioch College
  • Brock Evans, Vice President for National Issues, National Audubon Society
  • Sally Fairfax, Associate Dean, College of Natural Resources,
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • Kathryn Fuller, President, World Wildlife Fund
  • Kathleen Green, President, Pacific Meridian Resources
  • Paul Hansen, Executive Director, Izaak Walton League
  • Thomas C. Jorling, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, International Paper
  • Jean Mater, Vice-President, Mater Engineering
  • Patrick Noonan, Chairman, The Conservation Fund
  • Richard Porterfield, Executive Vice President, Forest Products, Champion International Corp.
  • John Rasor, Sr. Vice President, Forest Resources, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
  • Jon Roush, President, The Wilderness Society
  • Bruce Runnels, Conservation Officer, The Nature Conservancy
  • Judith Stockdale, Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
  • Mark Suwyn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • William Ticknor, President, American Forests
  • Scott Wallinger, Senior Vice President, Westvaco Corporation

 

Staff of the 7th American Forest Congress

 The Office of the 7th American Forest Congress was hosted at Yale University from 1995 through 1996.

  • Bill Bently, Executive Director, 7th American Forest Congress
  • Bob Clausi, Administrator, Office of the Congress
  • Gary Dunning, National Roundtables Coordinator
  • Alexis Harte, Editor
  • Sharon Hausam, Office Manager
  • Bill Langbein, Editor