Leadership and Staff

An ATFS Leadership Operating Committee governs ATFS. The committee is comprised of National and Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year and representatives from forestry associations, state foresters, forest industry, co-sponsoring associations, and state committee volunteers.

Committee members, elected to three-year terms, help determine the strategic direction and initiatives of ATFS.

2012 Woodlands Operating Committee

Joe Arington 

Wanda Barrs

Dwight Batts

Judd Brooke

Karl Dalla Rosa

Rick Fletcher

David Ford

John Godbee

Joseph Holmberg

Bill Hubbard

Wellington Huffaker

Chris Isaacson

David B. Kittredge, Jr.

Steve Koehn

Joseph Lawson

Sara Leiman

Cathy Lorang

Julie Moore

Gordy Mouw

Eric Paola

Jo Pierce

Salem & Diane Saloom

Daniel Spethmann

EJ Williams

Lynn Wilson

If you are interested in the American Tree Farm System program, its initiatives, publications, policies, and landowner opportunites, please contact staff directly.

ATFS Staff