Steering Committee

The following are steering committee members of the Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases:

• Rita Neznek - Vice President for Public Affairs
  American Forest Foundation
• Craig Regelbrugge
  American Nursery & Landscape Association
• John Peter Thompson - Consulting Representative
  American Nursery & Landscape Association
• Joseph McCarthy - Senior City Forester
  City of Chicago Bureau of Forestry
• Ann Gibbs - State Horticulturalist
  Maine Department of Agriculture
• Bob Ehart - Public Policy Director
  National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
• Michael Buck - Sustainable Forestry Representative
  National Association Of State Foresters
• Allegra Cangelosi - Senior Policy Analyst
  Northeast Midwest Institute
• Donald Eggen - Forest Health Manager
  Pennsylvania Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources
• Jodie Ellis - Exotic Insects Education Coordinator
  Purdue University, Department of Entomology
• Lin Schmale - Senior Director of Government Relations
  Society of American Florists
• Ken Rauscher - Director, Pesticide & Plant Pest Management Division
  State of Michigan Department of Agriculture
• Faith Campbell - Senior Policy Representative
  The Nature Conservancy
• Frank Lowenstein - Director, Forest Health Programs
  The Nature Conservancy
• Phyllis Windle - Senior Scientist
  Union of Concerned Scientists
• Keith Douce - Co-Director & Professor
  University of Georgia
• Scott Pfister - Director of Forest Pests
  USDA APHIS PPQ (APHIS Liaison to the Steering Committee)
• Robert Mangold - Director, Forest Health Protection
  USDA Forest Service (USFS Liaison to the Steering Committee)