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.
2025-2026 Advisory Board Members
| Chris Andrews Senior Director of Technology and Quality Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | John T. (Bo) Baxter, Jr. Director Conservation Fisheries, Inc. |
| Mike Butler (Chair) Chief Executive Officer Tennessee Wildlife Federation | Brian Clifford Director Office of Outdoor Recreation Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Candace Dinwiddie Executive Director Tennessee Forestry Association | Clay Guerry Natural Resources and Recreation Management Tennessee Valley Authority |
| D. Stuart Hale Forestry Program Manager, U.S. Carbon Markets Team The Nature Conservancy | Matt Holt Vice President of Manufacturing and Services Roseburg Forest Products |
| Kevin P. Hoyt Director UT Forest Resources Research and Education Center | Steven Huff Regional Field Services Director Tennessee Farm Bureau |
| Jeffery A. Jones Circle J Tree Farms | Jason Lupardus Director of Business Operations and Relationships Turkeys for Tomorrow |
| Jason Maxedon Executive Director Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency FY26 Stand-in: Wally Akins Assistant Chief of Habitat Management Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency | Jeffrey M. Siegrist Managing Partner Jeffrey M. Siegrist & Company |
| Heather Slayton State Forester and Assistant Commissioner, Forestry Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry | Cindy Williams Program Supervisor-Retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
