"To me the Guild represents forestry that accounts for the diverse ways forests are important to people."

"I am excited to be involved with a group whose sense of community, in the spirit of Aldo Leopold’s maxim, extends to the land: “When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect” (in A Sand County Almanac). I believe that, as we reopen to seeing land this way, and humbly learn its wisdom, this could be the key to more fully loving and respecting all peoples of the earth too, in the process."

"I’m honored to serve on the Guild’s Membership and Policy Council.  As a founding member, I have a lot of long-time energy and trust invested in the Guild, which to me represents the best future for forestry in the United States."

"I am excited to be part of such a diverse and energetic group in this organization with a long history of leading.  I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences that show the benefit of bringing Indigenous Knowledge and western science together to improve environmental decisions and policy practices."

"Individuals and society alike depend on functioning forest ecosystems to survive, yet our forests continue to decline in terms of the aerial extent of forest cover, and the average age and size of dominant trees in our remaining forests. I believe that the Forest Stewards' Guild's Mission to normalize responsible forest management will help our forests, our society, and our profession to thrive for many generations to come, and I am honored to support the Guild with my service on the Membership and Policy Council."

"I would like to cultivate a strong sense of stewardship in the expanding Guild community by emphasizing that placing the forest first supports E.O. Wilson’s half earth vision and the 30-by-30 policies of the US government and the UN for the coming decade."

"The greatest challenge facing the next generation of resource managers will be to ethically negotiate the tension between management and stewardship. The challenge taken up by the Guild and this Council will be to share the way."