The School of Natural Resources is proud to work with an advisory board. The board serves the department by:
- Providing the school director and faculty advice and counsel related to forestry, wildlife, and fisheries issues.
- Providing leadership in developing natural resources through the University of Tennessee.
- Increasing communication between public and private agencies, industry, groups and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
View the Advisory Board of Friends Charter.

2022 Advisory Board Members
David Arnold State Forester & Assistant Commissioner Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry | Mike Butler Chief Executive Officer Tennessee Wildlife Federation |
Candace Dinwiddie Executive Director TN Forestry Association | Edgar Faust Managing Partner Emory River Land Company |
Matt Holt Director of Continuous Improvement & Optimization Roseburg Forest Products | Kevin P. Hoyt Research Center Director Forest Resources Research & Education Center |
Steven Huff TN Farm Bureau Regional Field Service Director | Jeffery A. Jones Circle J Tree Farm |
Jason Lupardus Chief Operating Officer Union Sportsmen’s Alliance | Jason Maxedon Executive Director Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
Caley Peyton Procurement Forester Evergreen Packaging | Bob Russell Manager, Mill Operations/ Wood Procurement Brown-Forman Corp. |
Jeffrey M. Siegrist Managing Partner Jeffrey M. Siegrist & Company | Peggy W. Shute Assistant Field Supervisor-Retired U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
Bill Williams President Rhyne Lumber Company | Cindy Williams Program Supervisor – Fisheries SE Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |