NIWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Jerry Benner RPF
Woodlot Licence W1898, Quadra Island
(250) 285-2804
jbenner@oberon.ark.com

Jerry is a director of the Federation and member of the committee working with the MOFR to identify and implement administrative efficiencies and cost savings for licensees and government. Jerry's woodlot is a family operated business and he is also a Woodlot Forestry Consultant. Jerry is highly involved in the marketing committee including the NIWA web site, and FIA.

Vice President: Harold Macy
Woodlot Licence W1677, Merville
hqcreek@axion.net

Back when Harold still had hair he acted as one of the founding fathers as President of NIWA. Harold submits articles regularly to the Almanac (a quarterly publication by the FBCWA).

Treasurer: Grant Hayden
Woodlot Licence W1610, Quadra Island
haybar@connected.bc.ca

Grant is a partner of Discovery Forestry Ltd. He is recognized in the community for his regular involvement with Salmon Enhancement the Quadra Community Trails.

Secretary: Terry Basso RPF
Log Broker
Probyn Log
Terryb@probynlog.com

Terry has a passion for logger sports and has many successes through-out the province. He has also traveled as far as New Zealand to compete.

Director: Dick Whittington
Woodlot Licence W85
Quadra Island
forever@gicable.com

Dick and his sister Dorothy inherited their woodlot from their father Bill who was an pioneer in private woodlot management and the recipient of the second woodlot licence issued in the district. Dick has carried on in the tradition of his family and today operates a sawmill to create value added lumber products from his and other licensees woodlots.

Director: Wolfram Wollenheit RPF
Woodlot Licence W1640, Quinsim River/Echo Lake
mail@econ.ca

Wolfram is partner with his wife, Sibylle Walkemeyer of Truewood Forestry, and their business Econ Consulting. He was a past director on the Federation executive.

Director: Nigel Ross RPF
Woodlot W1898, Quadra Island
blr@uniserve.com

Nigel is in partnership with his two brothers on their Quadra Island Woodlot. He handles the forestry management on their Quadra Island woodlot as well as his father's woodlot in Campbell River. Nigel is highly involved in the marketing committee including the NIWA web site, and FIA.