Podcasts

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 8

#75 | Do your best; the rest falls on me

August 1, 2018 | Ron Smith

Ron Smith is a forester, teacher, pastor and leader, currently serving as Director of Forestry and Natural Resources for Tuskegee University. Prior to this, Ron had a distinguished 30+ year career with the US Forest Service, including Forester, District Ranger, and Administration Staff Officer to name a few positions. His professional preparation includes a BS […]

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 7

#74 | Being in this profession has allowed a country boy like me to go to places I never dreamed of

July 25, 2018 | Alton Perry

Alton Perry is the Program Manager for Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project. In this role, Alton assists forest landowners with a focus on assisting African American landowners to use their woodlands as a means of increasing family wealth and legacy. In doing so, he not only helps landowners and their families […]

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 6

#73 | We’ve got a planet to take care of, and it’s not just one group of people who are going to save it

July 18, 2018 | Dr. Stacy Nelson

Dr. Stacy Nelson is a professor in the College of Natural Resource’s Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University. Prior to this, Stacy was a NASA Graduate Research Fellow at the John C. Stennis Space Center and an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Math and Science at Lansing Community College. Stacy holds a […]

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 3

#70 | You can’t be bogged down in this moment, this day or this hour; this is about a legacy

June 27, 2018 | Alex Harvey

Alex Harvey is a forestry consultant, a Registered Professional Forester in Mississippi and Alabama, a USDA Technical Service Provider, a Wildlife Biologist, and President of Legacy Land Management, LLC, in Longbeach, Mississippi. A graduate of Mississippi State University’s College of Forest Resources and Wildlife, Alex began his professional career with the Florida Division of Forestry […]

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 1

#68 | It’s not about inspiring; it’s about building trust

June 12, 2018 | Terry Baker

At the time of this interview, Terry Baker was the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado, but he is now Chief Executive Officer at the Society of American Foresters. This is Terry’s second appearance on the podcast, and he is the first guest on Season […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 22

#57 | Let the experts be the experts

January 3, 2018 | Vince Keeler

Vince Keeler is a forester, veteran of the US Forest Service, and now Director of Forestry for the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation in Charleston, South Carolina. Vince has 15 years of experience as a forester after earning his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Natural Resource Management at Tuskegee University. On the show, […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 9

#44 | Are you more concerned with being right or doing the right thing?

October 4, 2017 | Terry Baker

Terry Baker is the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado. On this show, Terry discusses a tough challenge he had to face with upset community members over what the Forest Service was doing in Oregon. It was his job to meet with stakeholders, listen and […]