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.
2023-2024 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 |
| 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 |
