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NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
1600 Glenwood Ave., Suite I Raleigh, NC 27608
(919) 834-3943 / (800) 231-7723 Fax: (919) 832-6188 ncforestry.org
BOARD CHAIR
Doug Burleson
PRESIDENT
Allen Whitesell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John E. Hatcher, Jr., Ph.D., CF
BOARD MEMBERS
Todd Adams Jadie Andrews Scott Askew Stacy Bentley Keith Biggs Blair Bishop Scott Bissette Jay Boyette Jesse Burdett Kenneth Cain John Cecil Chris Charest Sam Cook
Clay Creed Charles Daniels Rudy Daughtry Tony Doster Rob Elliot Ashley Faircloth David Gadd Lori Grady Mike Harris Jason Hoyle Perry Hunt Dylan Hurley Lynn Jenkins David Johnson A.J. Keating
Lauren Killian Arturo Lumpkin Mike Marks
Boyd McLaurin Roger Melvin
Justin Moretz
Zack Myers
Russ Newton
Wib Owen
Mike Patram
Allen Plaster
Henry Randolph Jim Reavis
Bernard Rose Richard Sanders Glenn Sheehan Scott Smearman Jimmy Stockton Alexander Storm Marshall Thompson Nancy Thompson Cierra Ward
Lacy White
Jerry Williams Jimmy Williams Jocelyn Wilson Andy Wolgemuth
Allen and Roxanne Whitesell, John Hatcher, Nancy Thompson, Congressman David Rouzer, and John Nash attending a recent fundraiser.
Another Year in the Books
Although this has been another taxing year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCFA has much to be grateful for.
We were fortunate to add to the NCFA team by bringing on both Ms. Jill Bite and Mr. Mike Powell — as Business Manager and Director of Forestry Programs, respectively. These two highly skilled professionals are an excellent addition to the Association. I hope everyone will take a few minutes to welcome them to the family.
Earlier this year, the NCFA Board of Directors approved a new Strategic Plan. The NCFA and its members have already begun diligently working towards achieving the goals set forth in the plan. (The goals were also outlined in the previous edition of the TreeLine magazine.) On August 31, the NCFA Executive Committee and our committee chairs met with NCFA staff to discuss accomplishments and plans. It was a productive meeting, and we look forward to updating you on our strategic plan accomplishments in future editions.
In closing, I hope you will take the time to read this edition in its entirety. While we have not yet returned to “normal,” our members and the team at NCFA have worked hard this year to make 2021 successful. We all look forward to returning to a normal schedule of events in 2022.
In Forestry,
John E. Hatcher, Jr., Ph.D., CF
NCFA Executive Director
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE
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