SGSF Executive Committee

The Committee meets with the SGSF staff quarterly and with the entire membership during the annual and winter meetings.

Chair Carl E. Garrison III
State Forester and Director, Virginia Department of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Drive
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Telephone: 434.977.6555
Fax: 434.296.2369
Email: carl.garrison@dof.virginia.gov

Vice Chair Charlie Morgan
State Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission
301 North Lamar Street, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone: 601.359.2801
Fax: 601.359.1349
Email: cmorgan@mfc.state.ms.us

Secretary/Treasurer Linda Casey
State Forester, Alabama Forestry Commission
513 Madison Avenue
P.O. Box 302550
Montgomery, AL 36104-2550
Telephone: 334.240.9304
Fax: 334.240.9388
Email: linda.casey@forestry.alabama.gov

Past Chair Edgardo Gonzalez
Director, Forest Bureau
Puerto Rico Department of Environment & Natural Resources
P.O. Box 9066600
Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00906-6600 USA
Telephone: 787.724.3647
Email: egonzalez@drna.gobierno.pr

Mike Zupko
SGSF Executive Director
Puerto Rico Department of Environment & Natural Resources
P.O. Box 930
Winder, Georgia 30680
Telephone: 770.267.9630
Email: sgsfexec@zup-co-inc.com

The Chair of the Southern Group oversees and presides over all meetings. He or she coordinates activities and assignments and appoints committees and task forces, as necessary. The Chair serves as the Southern Area Representative to the National Association of State Foresters (NASF).

The Vice Chair assumes leadership in the absence of the Chair.

The Secretary/Treasurer serves as the financial officer and provides oversight to the NASF Business Manager in the management of the business and financial transactions for SGSF. The Secretary/Treasurer prepares and provides a summary of all business proceedings.

The Immediate Past Chair brings a historical perspective and provides continuity to the Executive Committee.