OUR WORK IS HERE among the trees. So are our homes, families and the communities in which we live. But it's not just our quality of life that depends on the forest. At the nexus of agriculture and manufacturing, Michigan's forests play a major role in the state's economy and, in turn, quality of life of its citizen. Michigan citizens use sustainable forest products every day, consuming 800 million cubic feet of woods products each year.
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The Michigan Forest Products Council (MFPC) continues to lead the way in representing the state's entire forest product industry value chain.
The future is bright. Going forward into a new era, manufacturing will focus attention on increasing success in four key areas: economy, access, sustainability and transformation. As we move into the future of our industry, MFPC will continue supporting its members through a positive approach to problem solving and change, taking initiative, creative thinking and solutions.
Our work is ongoing, but I am proud of the progress we have made in the past year and our continued success as a key component in this state's economy. As we move into the next year, I anticipate the progress and challenges yet to come.
MICHEL SUSSMAN
PAST CHAIRMAN || Michigan Forest Products Council DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PROCESS ENGINEERING || Verso Paper
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Todd Johnson || CHAIRMAN
- RESOURCE MANAGER || Weyerhaeuser
- http://weyerhaeuser.com
- Brian Glodowski || VICE CHAIR
- PRESIDENT/CEO || Keweenaw Land Association
- http://keweenaw.com
- Dan Toivonen || TREASURER AND FOUNDATION CHAIR
- REGIONAL RESOURCE MANAGER || Lousiana Pacific Corporation - Sagola
- https://lpcorp.com/
- Craig Timm || SECRETARY
- REGIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER || Domtar Industries
- http://www.domtar.com/
- Ron Salisbury || PAST CHAIR
- PLANT MANAGER || Potlatch
- http://www.potlatchcorp.com/
- Dave Stephenson
- PRESIDENT || AJD Forest Products
- http://www.ajdforestproducts.com/
- Eric Stier
- AREA MANAGER || American Forest Management
- https://www.facebook.com/AFMMichigan/
- Tim Biewer
- VICE PRESIDENT || Biewer Lumber
- http://biewerlumber.com
- Kurt Bisballe
- PRESIDENT || Bisballe Forest Products
- Eric Lantz
- RESOURCE MANAGER || Decorative Panels International
- http://www.decpanels.com/
- Jim Vander Ploeg
- MICHIGAN AREA MANAGER || Hancock Forest Management
- http://htrg.com/
- Marc Blom
- Director of Finance || JM Longyear
- http://jmlongyear.com/index.asp?cookies=True
- Rexx Janowiak
- CHAIR || Michigan Association of Consulting Foresters
- https://www.acf-foresters.org/
- Tim Bills
- PRESIDENT || Michigan Lumber and Wood Fiber
- http://www.milumber.com/
- Mark Korkko
- PROPERTY MANAGER || Molpus Timberlands Management, LLC
- https://www.molpus.com/
- Kevin Cotter
- GOVERNMENTAL SALES MANAGER || Morbark
- https://www.morbark.com/
- John Kantola
- GENERAL MANAGER || Northern Hardwoods
- http://www.northernhardwoods.com/
- Robert Peretin
- PLANT MANAGER || Packaging Corporation
- https://www.packagingcorp.com/
- JR Richardson
- V.P. of ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY || P.M. Power Group, Inc
- http://pmpowergroup.com/
- Margaret Minerick
- PRESIDENT || Sagola Hardwoods
- Annie Hussa
- REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR || Steigerwaldt
- http://www.steigerwaldt.com/
- Tuffy Burton
- OWNER || Tuffy & Sons, LCC
- Shawn Hagan
- SR. DIRECTOR OF FOREST OPERATIONS || The Forestland Group, LLC
- http://www.forestlandgroup.com/
- Bob Edwards
- RESOURCE MANAGER || Timber Products Company
- https://www.timberproducts.com/
- Tom Shannon
- PLANT MANAGER || WestRock
- https://www.westrock.com/
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