Building Common Ground!
Forestry, natural resource managers and students from the Northwest are invited to participate in the 2019 Leadership Conference on February 1-2, at the McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Ore. Participants will gain insights from the conference with the theme “Building Common Ground.”
Day 1 – Friday, February 1
9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking (Coffee and pastries provided)
9:15 Introductions and opening remarks—Meghan Tuttle, OSAF State Chair
9:30 Keynote Address “Building Each Other Up in Leadership”—Jessica Homyack, Weyerhaeuser Company
10:15 Collaborative Strategies: Breakout Session on Building Teams & Leadership Capacity – Fran Cafferata Coe,Cafferata Consulting & Julie Woodward, OFRI
11:00 NETWORKING BREAK
11:15 Next Generation Leadership Panel: Hearing from Emerging Natural Resource Leaders
Moderator: Lauren Grand, OSU Extension
Panelists:
- Anjel Tomayko, Washington State DNR
- Charles Gale, Doug Fir Consulting
- Trevor Sartnurak, OSU SAF Chapter Chair
- Brittany Church, SAF District 1 Student Rep
12:00 p.m. LUNCH (provided)
1:00 Leadership Lessons – John McNulty, SAF President
1:45 Developing Leaders: Local Leadership Breakout Session – Fran Cafferata Coe, Cafferata Consulting & Julie Woodward, OFRI
2:30 NETWORKING BREAK
Case Studies: Natural Resources Leadership in Action
3:00 Washington State Forester, George Geissler, Washington State DNR
3:45 Interim Dean, Anthony S. Davis, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
4:30 Leadership Icebreaker—Edgefield Scavenger Hunt
6:00 Dinner (provided) and No Host Bar
