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

Kelly Norris

Wyoming State Forestry Division
State Forester

5500 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5662
Fax: 307-777-5986
Email: Kelly.Norris@wyo.gov
Website: https://wsfd.wyo.gov/

Incoming Chair

Jamie Barnes

Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
State Forester and Director

1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3520
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5703
Phone: 801-538-5418
Email: jamiebarnes@utah.gov
Website: www.ffsl.utah.gov

Treasurer

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: www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SFD/

Past Chair

John Erixson

Nebraska Forest Service
Director

102E Forestry Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0815
Phone: 402-472-6601
Fax: 402-472-2964
Email: jerixson2@unl.edu
Website: https://nfs.unl.edu/

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