Membership

Jill Gottesman
Josh Kelly
Cultural Heritage:
We value cultural heritage interests as an important part of the forest planning process; however, we don’t currently have anyone representing a cultural heritage organization serving on the Leadership Team.
Economic Development & Tourism:
Melissa Patton
Sophia Paulos
Forest Products:
Orrin Goure
Lang Hornthal
Recreation:
Kevin Colburn
Julie White
Water:
Callie Moore
Wildlife:
Manley Fuller
At Large:
Megan Sutton
Representative: Zachary Lesch-Huie, Mike Reardon
American Whitewater:
Representative: Kevin Colburn
Back Country Horsemen of NC:
Representative: Deirdre Perot
Carolina Land and Lakes Resource Conservation and Development Council:
Representative: Melissa Patton, Christina Newhouse
Carolina Mountain Club:
Representatives: Tish Desjardins, Ruth Hartzler
Columbia Forest Products:
Representatives: Orrin Goure, Jim Sitts
Defenders of Wildlife:
Representative: Ben Prater
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians:
Representative: Tommy Cabe
EcoForesters:
Representative: Lang Hornthal
Evergreen Packaging:
Representative: Rob Elliot
Graham County Economic Development:
Representative: Sophia Paulos
International Mountain Bicycling Association:
Representative: Tom Sauret
MountainTrue:
Representatives: Josh Kelly, Callie Moore
National Wild Turkey Federation:
Representative: none appointed for 2021
North Carolina Horse Council:
Representative: Tom Thomas
North Carolina Wildlife Federation:
Representative: Bill Kane, Manly Fuller
Southern Appalachian Mineral Society:
Representative: Ken Casebeer
Southern Off Road Bike Association (Pisgah):
Representative: Julie White
The Nature Conservancy:
Representative: Megan Sutton
The Wilderness Society:
Representatives: Jill Gottesman, Hugh Irwin
Trout Unlimited:
Representative: Jeff Wright
Wild South:
Representatives: Kevin Massey
Special Status: National Forests in North Carolina:
Representatives: Alice Cohen, Michelle Aldridge
Representative: Nicole Hayler, Buzz Williams
NC Audubon:
Representative: Curtis Smalling
Sierra Club:
Representative: J.D. Diefenbach, David Reid
Southern Environmental Law Center:
Representatives: Sam Evans, Laura LaFleur