Ensures Healthy, Productive, and Sustainable Forests

Leadership

2025 Board of Directors

Matt Allen, Canfor Southern Pine

Jadie Andrews, Integrated Companies LLC

Scott Askew
, Jordan Lumber & Supply

Blair Bishop,
Bishop Forestry & Land, PLLC

Josh Bledsoe
, NC FFA

Jason Bowman
, Weyerhaeuser

Jay Boyette
, NC Farm Bureau

Jim Brodie
, Wayne Community College

Cody Brooks
, GFR Forestry Consultants - ACF Chair

Ben Burger
, International Paper Company

Doug Burleson
, Canfor Southern Pine

Kenny Cain
, Lumber River Timber Company

John Cecil
, Domtar

Chris Charest
, H.W. Culp Lumber

Will Coleman
, Inez Forest Products

Clay Creed
, ZV Pate, Inc.

Chuck Daniels
, Domtar

Tara Dickson
, Weyerhaeuser

Bill Dine
, Forestry Mutual Insurance Company

Tony Doster
, Resource Management Service, LLC

Tripp Dowling
, EGGER Wood Products, LLC

Tyson Edwards
, Parton Lumber Company

Rob Elliot
, Weyerhaeuser

David Gadd
, Satisky & Silverstein

Brett Goulding
, Campbell Group

George Hahn
, Haywood Community College

Pete Hancock
, Roseburg Resources

Mike Harris
, Canfor Southern Pine

Greg Hicks
, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Daniel Hodge, Canal Wood, LLC.

Bryan Hulka, Tree Farm Chair - 2025

Perry Hunt
, Hunt Forest Resources

Josh Hussey
, Montgomery Community College

Alec Kearns
, Canfor Southern Pine

Jared Lucas
, Troy Lumber

Arturo Lumpkin
, Landowner

Mike Marks
, Canal Wood

James Mathis
, Arauco

Boyd McLaurin
, Canal Wood

Jeff Meacham
, Meacham Logging, Inc.

Phil Mead
, Henderson Forestry Consultants

Justin Moretz
, Moretz Brothers Logging

Russ Newton
, Parton Lumber

Wib Owen
, Southern Group of State Foresters

Scott Page
, Page Sawmill & Forest Products

Jess Parton
, Gilkey Lumber Co.

Will Reese
, NC SFI SIC

Greg Ricks
, Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Richard Sanders
, Wildwood Consulting

Phil Smith
, Timbco

Lori Spiece
, Outlaw Appraisals

Kim Stewart
, Hardly Farm, LLC

Richard Taylor
, Columbia Forest Products

Nancy Thompson
, Weyerhaeuser

Will Tulloss
, Mazur & Tulloss Associates, LLC

Cierra Ward
, Resource Management Service, LLC

Allen Whitesell
, Troy Lumber

Jerry Williams
, Select Harvesting


2025 Executive Committee

The NCFA Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair of the NCFA Board of Directors, a President, a President-Elect/Treasurer, a First Vice President, and three Regional Vice Presidents, and the NCFA Executive Vice President. The Executive Committee is affirmed each year by the NCFA Board of Directors, with the three regional vice presidents being one-year appointments, after which one of the three may move to the First Vice President Position.

Chris Charest

Chris Charest

Chairman of the Board

Jadie Andrews

Jadie Andrews

President

Jess Parton

Jess Parton

President-Elect/Treasurer

Jared Lucas

Jared Lucas

First Vice President

John Cecil

John Cecil

Piedmont Vice President

Brett Goulding

Brett Goulding

Eastern Vice President

Scott Page

Scott Page

Western Vice President

John Hatcher, PhD

John Hatcher, PhD

Executive Director, NCFA