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S2|E19: Anne Heissenbuttel – “I know what you are against, but what are you for?”

By Tom Davidson

Anne Heissenbuttel is a partner at Heissenbuttel Natural Resources Consulting. Anne’s career includes over 10 years of field forestry experience in California and more than 30 years specializing in forest policy on both the state and federal levels. In this episode, Anne talks about the difference between field forestry work and working in policy. For […]

S2|E17: Christa Rogers – Don’t pigeonhole yourself by taking on administrative duties just because people assume you will take them

By Tom Davidson

Christa Rogers is the Natural Resources Manager for Mecklenburg County North Carolina, the most populous county in the state, which also includes the urban center of Charlotte, NC. In her current role, Christa manages a staff of 12 and eight thousand acres of natural preserve, primarily for clean water protection. She is also a fire […]

S2|E12: Lisa Allen – What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?

By Tom Davidson

Lisa Allen is the State Forester of Missouri. As the top forestry executive in the state, Lisa provides statewide leadership for all current and future forestry issues, and she oversees the activities of the Forestry Division’s 222 employees. Lisa has been a forester since 1984, and has received several prestigious awards for her work, one […]

S2|E11: Kelly Norris – Pioneering young woman in forestry roles wherever she has gone

By Tom Davidson

Kelly Norris is a District Forester with the Wyoming State Forestry Division. Throughout her career, Kelly has often been the first woman among all-male coworkers, sometimes the first woman forester anyone had seen, especially in small towns and remote locations. So she has learned some things about being a pioneer, about coping with special circumstances, […]

S2|E10: Cassie Phillips – Every great leader has personal integrity and vulnerability

By Tom Davidson

Forester and attorney Cassie Phillips was Vice President at Weyerhaeuser from 2001 to 2016, but she has been an endemic part of the forest policy landscape for much longer. Cassie earned her degree in forestry at the University of Washington in 1976, and in this episode, she discusses how much things have has changed since […]