Plenary Speakers

Galen G. Schuler

Galen is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs for Green Diamond Resource Company, which owns and manages over 1.6 million acres of working forest lands in California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Green Diamond is a part of a privately held, family-owned company established in 1890. Galen also serves as General Counsel for Green Diamond […]

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Debbie Colbert

Debbie Colbert was appointed Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife director in May 2024 and is the first woman to ever be appointed to the permanent ODFW Director position in the agency’s long history. She has served Oregon for more than two decades, working with diverse groups on natural resource issues, advancing landscape level conservation,

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Tere O’Rourke, CEO

Tere O’Rourke has worked in natural resources management for over 40 years. She has worked for private businesses, federal government, international programs and non-governmental organizations. She is the CEO of Natural Resource Solutions, LLC, providing technical assistance for habitat conservation planning, planning and permitting for wetland restoration, and facilitation of natural resource issues.  She worked

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Rebecca Barnard

As the Forestry Certification Manager for Sappi North America, Inc. (SNA), Rebecca manages Sappi’s FSC®, SFI® and PEFC Chain-of-Custody certificates, FSC Controlled Wood Certificate and SFI Fiber Sourcing Certificate. Rebecca provides training, support and strategic direction on certifications to Sappi staff and customers, domestically and globally.  She also is leading SNA’s U.S. Lacey Act compliance

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