SGSF Executive Committee

The Southern Group of State Foresters operates with an Executive Committee. The committee consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurers and an Immediate Past-Chair. Collectively, they act and decide matters on behalf of the non-profit organization.

The Committee meets quarterly with their staff and with the entire membership during their annual and winter meeting.

Chairman Mike C. Long
State Forester and Director, Florida Division of Forestry
3125 Conner Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1650
Telephone: 850-488-6855
Facsimile:850-488-0863
Email: longm@doacs.state.fl.us

Vice Chairman 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

Secretary / Treasurer Carl Garrison
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

Past Chair John C. Burwell
State Forester and Director, Oklahoma Forestry Services
P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-8804
Telephone: 405-522-6158
Fax: 405-522-4583
Email: jburwell@oda.state.ok.us

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.