Our Team
We are focused on people.
That starts with our Staff and Board of Directors.
World Forestry Center Staff
Sue Hildick
Managing Director
503-488-2111
shildick@worldforestry.org
Chris Deppa
Campus Director
503-488-2145
cdeppa@worldforestry.org
Alli Gannett
Communications Director
503-488-2128
agannett@worldforestry.org
Tim Hecox
Experience & Programs Director
503-488-2127
tnhecox@worldforestry.org
Jennifer Kent
Event & Visitor Services Director
503-488-2117
jkent@worldforestry.org
Merrit Thompson
Development Director
503-488-2122
mthompson@worldforestry.org
Sharon Perez
Campaign Advisor
sperez@worldforestry.org
Sara Wu
Strategic Advisor
503-488-2130
swu@worldforestry.org
Angie Garcia
Event Services Manager
eventsales@worldforestry.org
Brent Haugen
Office Manager
bhaugen@worldforestry.org
Natalie Jenkins
Campaign Manager
njenkins@worldforestry.org
Dennis McAfee
Facilities & Safety Manager
503-488-2138
dmcafee@worldforestry.org
Sarah Marks
Annual Fund Manager
smarks@worldforestry.org
Bobbie Winchell
Visitor Services Manager
bwinchell@worldforestry.org
Stephanie Stewart Bailey
Experience Developer
sbailey@worldforestry.org
Vivian Bui
Program Coordinator
vbui@worldforestry.org
Maya Puggarana
Programs Associate
mpuggarana@worldforestry.org
Jessica Schantz
Events Coordinator
jschantz@worldforestry.org
Diversity, Equity, Access, & Inclusion
Board of Directors
Jeff Nuss
Chair
Tiffanie Starr
Vice-Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Cade Warner
| Jeff Nuss, Chair Managing Partner Handprint Impact Partners |
Tiffanie Starr, Vice-Chair Managing Director, Acquisitions Timberland Investment Resources |
Zan Galton, Treasurer President The Western Group |
| Victor Haley, Secretary Partner Eversheds Sutherland |
Sam Cook Executive Director of Forest Assets, VP Natural Resources Foundation NC State University, College of Natural Resources |
Matt Donegan President Donegan Advisors LLC |
| Craig Johnston Executive Chairman, former CEO Forest City Trading Group |
Karim Khalifa Innovation Consultant Designbox |
Charlotte Kaiser Head of Impact Finance BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group |
| Stephen Levesque Managing Director of Operations Campbell Globalp |
Jonathan Prather Partner Perella Weinberg Partners |
Curtis Robinhold Executive Director Port of Portland |
| Cade Warner President & Chief Executive Officer The Westervelt Company |
Advisory Council
President & CEO
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Professional Forester &
OSWA president emeritus
Director, Executive Seminar in Natural Resources Leadership Program
Portland State University
Chair & Owner
Roseburg Forest Products
Rush Creek Ranch
Owner & Board Member
Hampton Lumber
CEO & President
TERMA Group
President & CEO (retired)
World Forestry Center
Managing Director (retired)
John Hancock
Executive Director (retired)
1000 Friends of Oregon
President
The Reed Company
Managing Director
Al Peirce Company
Principal
DANA Group
President & CEO
Rayonier
Forestry Strategy Director
Klabin
President Emeritus
Oregon State University
President & CEO (retired)
Collins
Managing Director
Ochoco Lumber Company
Principal, President & CEO
Forest Systems Inc.
Owner
Sweeten Forestland Advisors, LLC
Chairman (retired)
ESCO Corporation
Chairman & CEO
Trillium Corp.
President of Forestry (retired)
Port Blakely
Senior Managing Director (retired)
Hancock Timber Resource Group
Founder
Full Circle Recycling Company
Vice President (retired)
Jeld-Wen Corp.
President (retired)
Longview Fibre Company
CEO
Zip-O-Lumber Co.
Honorary Directors
Portland, OR
New York, NY
Salem, OR
Portland, OR
Redding, CA
Portland, OR
Santiago, Chile
Casablanca, Morocco
Sarawak, Malaysia
Outriaz, France
Krefeld, Germany
Jakarta, Indonesia