Leadership

The N.C. Tree Farm Program is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that operates under a Board of Directors comprised of a diverse group of forest landowners and natural resource professionals.

Board of Directors

Ashley Faircloth
President

Bryan Hulka
President Elect

Allen Plaster
Past President

Dave Halley
Vice President of Inspections and Certification

Colby Lambert
Vice President of Outreach and Education

Leslie Purcell McCormick
Executive Director

Janet Davis Travis
Tree Farmer at Large

Charles Jones
Tree Farmer at Large

Tyrone Williams
Tree Farmer at Large

Scott Smearman
Appointee

Aimee Tomcho
Appointee

Shermetta Watkins
Appointee

Jeremy Isom
Association of Consulting Foresters, N.C. Chapter

Carrie Martin
Black Family Land Trust

Laura Prevatte
National Wild Turkey Federation

Don Barker
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(non-advisory capacity)

Jay Boyette
N.C. Farm Bureau

Jonathan Murray
N.C. Forest Service

John Hatcher
N.C. Forestry Association

Colby Lambert
N.C. State Extension Forestry

Amy Phillips
N.C. Sustainable Forestry Initiative

John Isenhour
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Jesse Wimberley
Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association

Hans Rohr
Society of American Foresters

Alton Perry
Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project