Professional Experience

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2000 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

M.S. 1990 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

B.S. 1987 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2017 – present Director of Operations, CORRIM

2005 – present Principle, WoodLife Environmental Consultants

2012 – present Courtesy Faculty, Oregon State University

2001 – 2007 Faculty Research Assoc. and Instructor, Oregon State University

AWARDS, SERVICE, & MEMBERSHIPS

2020, Gottschalk Award, Forest Products Society

2017, Bullard Fellow, Harvard Forest, Harvard University

2013-2017, Executive Board Member, Forest Products Society

2015-2016, President, Forest Products Society

2013 - 2014: Vice President, Forest Products Society

2001 - 2003: Vice Chair, TIG Energy and the Environment. Forest Products Society.

1992 - 1993: Trustee, Mid-South section. Forest Products Society

1989 - 1990: Chair, Forest Products Research Society Student Chapter, Oregon State University

1986 - Present: Member, Forest Products Society

2014: Technical Conference Chair, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec (August 2014)

2013: Moderator - Biomass, Part 1: Grind, chop and press - the changing world of tree utilization. Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas

2012: Moderator - CORRIM group. Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Washington DC

2011: Chair/Moderator - CORRIM group. Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon

2008: Chair/Moderator- CORRIM group. Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho

2006 - 2007: Organized a triple joint session on Woody Biomass Utilization Challenges and Opportunities

2003 - 2007: Chair of the Wood and Environmental Issues Technical Interest Group for the Forest Products Society

2005: Moderator, TIG Energy and the Environment, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

2004: Moderator, TIG Energy and the Environment. Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI

2003: Moderator, TIG Energy and the Environment Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

2002: Moderator, National Association of Home Builders, Green Building Conference, Seattle, WA

2001 - 2006: Member, International Society of Industrial Ecology

1995 - 2000: Member, Sigma Delta Epsilon - Graduate Women in Science

1993 - 1996: President, Women in Natural Resources, Organization of Minnesota University of Minnesota

1993 - 1995: Member, Toastmasters International, St. Paul, Minnesota

1993 - 1995: Member, Society of American Foresters

Spring 1993: Women’s Wellness Project Subcommittee, University of Minnesota

Spring 1993: Managing a Scientific Career Conference. Planning committee and panel participant, University of Minnesota

Spring 1993: Women in Science and Engineering planning committee. University of Minnesota

1989 - 1996: Member, American Wood Preservers’ Association