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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

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: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/

Incoming Chair

Jeremy Douse

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
State Forester and Director

3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: 907-451-2670
Email: jeremy.douse@alaska.gov
Website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/

Treasurer

Kacey KC

Oregon Department of Forestry
State Forester

2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: ​503-507-8062​
Email: kacey.kc@odf.oregon.gov
Website: www.oregon.gov/ODF

Past Chair

Tom Claeys

North Dakota Forest Service
State Forester

916 E Interstate Ave, Ste #4
Bismarck, ND 58503-1227
Phone: 701-228-4914
Fax: 701-328-9947
Email: thomas.claeys@ndsu.edu
Website: www.ndsu.edu/ndfs

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, Pacific Southwest, and Alaska Regions
Regional Forester

1220 SW Third Ave, Portland, OR 97204 
1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592 
W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 575-644-9678 
Email: jacqueline.buchanan@usda.gov
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/r6, www.fs.usda.gov/r5, www.fs.usda.gov/r10

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