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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, and Tribal Forestry Director, and one western Forest Service Research Station Director.

Council of Western State Foresters

Chair

Kelly Norris

Wyoming State Forestry Division
State Forester

5500 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5662
Fax: 307-777-5986
Email: Kelly.Norris@wyo.gov
Website: https://wsfd.wyo.gov/

Incoming Chair

Jamie Barnes

Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
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

Treasurer

Laura McCarthy

New Mexico State Forestry
State Forester

1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-490-2954
Email: Laura.McCarthy@emnrd.nm.gov
Website: www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SFD/

Past Chair

John Erixson

Nebraska Forest Service
State Forester

102E Forestry Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0815
Phone: 402-472-6601
Fax: 402-472-2964
Email: jerixson2@unl.edu
Website: https://nfs.unl.edu/

Ex-officio member

Danielle Okst

Executive Director
Council of Western State Foresters/Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 

2255 Sheridan Blvd, Suite C-327
Edgewater, CO 80214
Phone: 303-835-9911
Email: dokst@westernforesters.org

USDA Forest Service

Co-Lead

Jacque Buchanan

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Regions
Regional Forester

1220 SW Third Ave, Portland, OR 97204 
1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592 
Phone: 575-644-9678 
Email: jacqueline.buchanan@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r6, www.fs.usda.gov/r5

Incoming Co-Lead

Troy Heithecker

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain and Northern Regions
Regional Forester

1617 Cole Blvd, Building 17, Lakewood, CO 80401 
26 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804 
Email: troy.heithecker@usda.gov 
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r2, www.fs.usda.gov/r1

Research Lead

Richard Barhydt

USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Station Director

240 West Prospect Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Email: richard.barhydt@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/

State, Private, and Tribal Forestry Lead

Alicia San Gil

USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region
Director, State, Private and Tribal Forestry

333 Broadway Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-235-9233
Email: alicia.sangil@usda.gov
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r3