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
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
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