Our Team
We are focused on people.
That starts with our Staff and Board of Directors.
World Forestry Center Staff
Alli Gannett
Communications Director
503-488-2128
agannett@worldforestry.org
Tim Hecox
Experience Director
503-488-2127
tnhecox@worldforestry.org
Jennifer Kent
Event & Visitor Services Director
503-488-2117
jkent@worldforestry.org
Dennis McAfee
Facilities & Safety Manager
503-488-2138
dmcafee@worldforestry.org
Merrit Thompson
Development Director
503-488-2122
mthompson@worldforestry.org
Sara Wu
Professional Programs Director
503-488-2130
swu@worldforestry.org
James Bailey
Property Maintenance Technician
Property Maintenance Technician
Josh Hoffman
Visitor Services Associate
Visitor Services Associate
Brent Haugen
Office Manager
Office Manager
Natalie Jenkins
Campaign Manager
Campaign Manager
Kristine Johnson
Accounting & HR Manager
Accounting & HR Manager
Jessica Schantz
Events Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Karan Sharma
Event Security Specialist
Event Security Specialist
Andrea Zabaglio
Visitor Services Associate
Visitor Services Associate
Diversity, Equity, Access, & Inclusion
World Forestry Center commits to practices and programs that elevate diverse voices, promote inclusiveness, and improve equity, both within our organization and in our community. This is central to our mission and essential to our daily work.
Board of Directors
Jeff Nuss
Chair
Chair
Sarah Marks
Development Associate
Development Associate
Zan Galton
Treasurer
Treasurer
Victor Haley
Secretary
Secretary
Sam Cook
Matt Donegan
Craig Johnston
Charlotte Kaiser
Karim Khalifa
Stephen Levesque
Jonathan Prather
Curtis Robinhold
Charlotte Kaiser
| 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
| Kathy Abusow President & CEO Sustainable Forestry Initiative |
Michael Barnes Professional Forester & OSWA president emeritus |
Doug Decker Director, Executive Seminar in Natural Resources Leadership Program Portland State University |
| Allyn C. Ford Chair & Owner Roseburg Forest Products |
Dr. Roje Gootee Rush Creek Ranch |
David Hampton Owner & Board Member Hampton Lumber |
| Jes Munk Hansen CEO & President TERMA Group |
Dr. Gary Hartshorn President & CEO (retired) World Forestry Center |
Whit Hill Managing Director (retired) John Hancock |
| Russ Hoeflich Executive Director (retired) 1000 Friends of Oregon |
Dr. Barbara Karmel President The Reed Company |
Joe McKeown Managing Director Al Peirce Company |
| Dennis Neilson Principal DANA Group |
David Nunes President & CEO Rayonier |
Claudio Ortolan Forestry Strategy Director Klabin |
| Dr. Ed Ray President Emeritus Oregon State University |
Eric Schooler President & CEO (retired) Collins |
John Shelk Managing Director Ochoco Lumber Company |
| Rick Smith Principal, President & CEO Forest Systems Inc. |
Ed Sweeten Owner Sweeten Forestland Advisors, LLC |
Hank Swigert Chairman (retired) ESCO Corporation |
| David Syre Chairman & CEO Trillium Corp. |
John Warjone President of Forestry (retired) Port Blakely |
Dr. Court Washburn Senior Managing Director (retired) Hancock Timber Resource Group |
| Thomas Wheeler Founder Full Circle Recycling Company |
John Wilkinson Vice President (retired) Jeld-Wen Corp. |
Richard Wollenberg President (retired) Longview Fibre Company |
| James Workman CEO Zip-O-Lumber Co. |
Honorary Directors
| John Blackwell Portland, OR |
Bill Bradley New York, NY |
Jim Brown Salem, OR |
Dean DeChaine Portland, OR |
Dan Dutton Portland, OR |
| Red Emmerson Redding, CA |
Alan Goudy Portland, OR |
Guillermo Güell Santiago, Chile |
Gilles Hotelin Casablanca, Morocco |
Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Jean-Claude Sève Outriaz, France |
Dieter Siempelkamp Krefeld, Germany |
Amir Sunarko Jakarta, Indonesia |