Committees
Governmental & Public Affairs Committee
The Governmental & Public Affairs Committee is charged with the public policy and its presentation. The committee is responsible for the Association’s position paper, Missouri General Assembly lobby work, U.S. Congress lobby work, state and federal regulatory compliance programs, public policy tours, Lobby Day at the Capitol, and media relations. The committee also works closely with the Missouri Forest Products Political Action Committee, an independent state PAC that distributes and raises funding to support forest industry elected officials.
- Jeff Anderson, Independent Stave Co. Inc.
- Carl Barnes, Reed Lumber Co., LLC
- Jennifer Blum (C), Botkin Lumber Company, Inc.
- Shannon Cooper, The Giddens Group
- Don Farris, Sentinel Industries, Inc.
- Paul Gaines, Madison County Wood Products, Inc.
- Mark Garnett, Garnett Wood Products
- Lynn Gastineau, Gastineau Log Homes, Inc.
- Nancy Giddens, The Giddens Group
- Darwin Murray, McClain Forest Products LLC
- Jim “Bucky” Pescaglia, Jr., Missouri Pacific Lumber Company
- Robby Phillips, Tag Truck Center
MFP PAC Board of Trustees
The Political Action Committee was established to complement the association’s legislative programs. The purpose is to financially support candidates and causes that are beneficial to industry interests. The association maintains its reputation for being effective with the Missouri General Assembly and other government regulatory agencies.
- Jeff Anderson, Independent Stave Co. Inc.
- Carl Barnes, Reed Lumber Co., LLC
- Bill Behan, Gross and Janes Company
- Brian Brookshire, Missouri Forest Products Association
- Marvin Brown, M.Brown LLC
- Shannon Cooper, The Giddens Group
- Don Farris, Sentinel Industries, Inc.
- Mark Garnett, Garnett Wood Products
- Lynn Gastineau, Gastineau Log Homes, Inc.
- Nancy Giddens, The Giddens Group
- Robby Phillips, Tag Truck Center
Education & Technical Services Committee
The Educational & Technical Services Committee is charged with the educational development of forestry, logging and industry operations as well as developing technical resources to assist our members.
- Jeff Anderson, Independent Stave Co. Inc.
- Kawanda Brinkley, Brinkley Wood Products
- Randy Burke, Burke Sawmill
- Joe Glenn, Joe Glenn’s THT
- Shannon Jarvis, Jarvis Timber Company, LLC
- Jason Jensen, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Mark McCarthy, Missouri Forest Products Association
- Bill Merical, Wick’s Truck
- Mike Morris, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Chris Oravec, Timberland Forest Products
- Kayla Otto, Missouri Department of Agriculture
- Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company, Inc.
- Robby Phillips, Tag Truck Center
- Hank Stelzer, University of Missouri Extension
- Travis Yake, Cole Creek Forest Products
Forest Health Committee
The Forest Health Committee’s primary objective is to pursue initiatives that advance better management of Missouri’s public forestlands, ultimately leading to higher harvest levels.
- Jeff Anderson, Independent Stave Co. Inc.
- Carl Barnes, Reed Lumber Co., LLC
- Paul Gaines, Madison County Wood Products, Inc.
- Shelby Jones, CF, Midwest Forest Consultants, LLC
- Christopher Lohmann, Heartland Forest Consulting
- Darwin Murray, McClain Forest Products LLC
Missouri Logging Council Board Members
- Shannon Jarvis, Jarvis Timber
- Greg Brinkley, Brinkley Wood Products
- Fred Burkardt, Timberland Forest Products
- John Evans, John Evans Logging
- Travis Yake, Cole Creek Forest Products
- James Zwyers, Jim’s Tree Service