2025-2026 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Jay Wolfe
Hankins Forest Products, Savannah
PRESIDENT
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Dr. Adam Taylor
UT Wood Products Extension, Knoxville
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
EAST TN VICE-PRESIDENT
Neil Owens
American Forest Management, Kingston
EAST TN VICE-PRESIDENT
MIDDLE TN VICE-PRESIDENT
Larry Pitts
Retired, Cunningham
MIDDLE TN VICE-PRESIDENT
WEST TN VICE-PRESIDENT
Brian Berryman
Independent Stave, Clifton
WEST TN VICE-PRESIDENT
TREASURER
Harry Bledsoe
Southern Sawyers LLC, Stevenson AL
TREASURER
Directors: Term Expires 2026
Jake Almond
American Forest Management, Kingston
Brandon Clark
Clark Lumber Company, Red Boiling Springs
Trevor Haywood
Trevor Haywood Timber Company, Huntington
Kevin Hoyt
UT Ag Research & Education Center, Oak Ridge
Jesse Joyce
Middle TN Lumber, Burns
Allen Keller
Keller Lumber Company, Stevenson AL
Traci Middleton
Middleton Lumber Company, Puryear
Rick Sluss
F&W Forestry Services, Clinton
Mike Trotter
Roach Sawmill, Savannah
Directors: Term Expires 2027
Ron Adcock
Hood Container, New Johnsonville
Eric Dennis
Straight Fork Forest Management, Huntsville
Johnny Heard
Hassell & Hughes Lumber, Collinwood
Chris Keziah
Oak Ridge Hardwoods, Oak Ridge
Dwight King
Volunteer Logging, Piney Flats
Lee McCoy
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill, Johnson City
Ed Moore
Smurfit WestRock, Stevenson AL
Steve Owen
Resolute Forest Products, Calhoun
Keith Price
Price Sawmill, Selmer
Michael Self
Sustainable Forest Management, Cookeville
Directors: Term Expires 2028
Neal Ashburn
Power Equipment, Chattanooga
Stacey Batey
Curvey Road Sawmill, Charlotte
Drew Getty
Thompson Appalachian, Huntland
Tommy Graham
Graham Holdings Company, Linden
Jeremy Ball
Cardin Forest Products, South Pittsburg
Kent Johnson
Huber Engineered Woods, Spring City
Wayne Anthony
Timberland Investments Resources, Chattanooga
Jacky Robbins
Thompson Machinery, Camden
Alex Savage
Savage Lumber Company, Doyle
Scott Stone
Canal Wood LLC, Cleveland
Ex-Officios
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Neal Carson
Packaging Corporation of America Resources, Counce
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
STATE FORESTER
Heather Slayton
TN Division of Forestry, Nashville
STATE FORESTER
COMMISSIONER
Dr. Charles Hatcher
TN Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville
COMMISSIONER
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Dr. Don Hodges
UT School of Natural Resources, Knoxville
DEPARTMENT HEAD
REPRESENTATIVE
Stephen Huff
TN Farm Bureau Federation, Greeneville
REPRESENTATIVE
TPC PRESIDENT
Tom Midyett
Tennessee Paper Council, Knoxville
TPC PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jason Maxedon
TN Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COMMISSIONER
David W. Salyers
TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Nashville
COMMISSIONER
REPRESENTATIVE
Nathan Wilson
University of the South, Sewanee
REPRESENTATIVE
FOREST SUPERVISOR
Mike Wright
USFS Cherokee National Forest, Cleveland
FOREST SUPERVISOR
County Forestry Representatives
Middle TN Representative - Bill Legg, Southern Middle TN County Forestry Association