Communities Committee

The Communities Committee was born out of the Seventh American Forest Congress held in Washington, D.C., in February of 1996. This congress, the seventh since 1882, brought together over 1400 citizens from diverse perspectives to help establish a common vision for the future of forests in the United States. Through its deliberations, the Seventh American Forest Congress significantly enhanced the legitimacy of collaborative approaches to forest management at national, regional, and local levels.

To carry forward the Congress' work, five standing committees were established: policy, management, education, research, and communities. Over 200 people volunteered to serve on the Communities Committee. Since 1996, the Communities Committee has become the most compelling and effective champion of the vision and principles of the Seventh American Forest Congress.

Carol Daly Flathead Economic Policy Center Columbia Falls, Montana President	Rock Termini Termini Associates Buffalo, New York Vice President
Gerald Gray American Forests Washington, DC Secretary/Treasurer	Dennis Becker University of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
Alden Boetsch Sustainable Northwest Portland, OR	Sam Burns Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado
Hanna Cortner Cortner & Associates Flagstaff, AZ	Mike DeBonis Forest Guild Santa Fe, NM
Donnay National Association of State Foresters Washington, DC	Colin Donohue National Network of Forest Practitioners Athens, OH
Sandra Jones Community Development Consultant Saint Louis, MO	Lynn Jungwirth Watershed Research and Training Center Hayfork, CA Director Emeritus
Marcy Lyman Community Forest Collaborative Manchester, NH	Melanie Hughes McDermott Rutgers University Highland Park, NJ
Maureen McDonough Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	Zhu Hua Ning Southern University Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Peterman The Wilderness Society Atlanta, GA	Mikki Sager The Conservation Fund Chapel Hill, NC
Rebecca Salminen-Witt The Greening of Detroit Detroit, MI 48216	Laura Schweitzer American Forests Washington, DC
Sterling Tipton Ramah, NM	Staff: Mary Cox Executive Director Baltimore, Maryland