The Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) Executive Committee is made up of four State Foresters filling the positions of Chair, Incoming Chair, Treasurer, and Past Chair.

The CWSF Executive Committee and WFLC Executive Board provide governance, guidance, and organization oversight throughout the year.

CWSF Executive Committee members are also members of the WFLC Executive Board. View the members of the WFLC Executive Board.

CWSF Executive Committee

Chair

Laura McCarthy

New Mexico State Forestry
State Forester

1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-490-2954
Email: Laura.McCarthy@emnrd.nm.gov
Website: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/

Incoming Chair

Jeremy Douse

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
State Forester and Director

3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: 907-451-2670
Email: jeremy.douse@alaska.gov
Website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/

Treasurer

Kacey KC

Oregon Department of Forestry
State Forester

2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: ​503-507-8062​
Email: kacey.kc@odf.oregon.gov
Website: www.oregon.gov/ODF

Past Chair

Tom Claeys

North Dakota Forest Service
State Forester

916 E Interstate Ave, Ste #4
Bismarck, ND 58503-1227
Phone: 701-228-4914
Fax: 701-328-9947
Email: thomas.claeys@ndsu.edu
Website: www.ndsu.edu/ndfs

Ex-officio member

Danielle Okst

Executive Director
Council of Western State Foresters/Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 

2255 Sheridan Blvd, Suite C-327
Edgewater, CO 80214
Phone: 303-835-9911
Email: dokst@westernforesters.org