Our Steering Committee

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

Patrick Atagi – Vice President, Advocacy and External Affairs, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
Chuck Bargeron – Associate Director for Invasive Species and Information Technology, Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia
Faith Campbell – Vice President, Center for Invasive Species Prevention
Rick Cooksey – Acting Director, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service (USFS liaison)
Donald A. Eggen – Forest Health Manager, Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
Bob Ehart – Public Policy Director, National Association of the State Departments of Agriculture
Leigh Greenwood – Forest Health Protection, The Nature Conservancy
Kevin Harriger – Executive Director, APTL U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP liaison)
Bernard Hubbard – Past President, Society of American Foresters
Jerri J. LaHaie – CAE, Executive Director, Society of Municipal Arborists
Scott Maco – Director of Research and Development, The Davey Institute
Rick Otis – President, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition
Scott Pfister – Director of Forest Pests, USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS liaison)
Ken Rauscher – (Retired), Michigan Department of Agriculture
Craig Regelbrugge – Vice President, Government Relations, AmericanHort
Shane Sela – Chief, Forest Product Market Access, Forest Products, Plant Biosecurity and Forestry Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA liaison)
Robert Simpson – Staff Consultant, National Association of State Foresters and President, GreenWoodGlobal Consulting
Piera Siegert – State Entomologist, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Peter Smith – Urban Forestry Program Manager, Arbor Day Foundation

This steering committee list is accurate as of December 2017.

Minutes from Steering Committee Meetings and Calls