The mission of the Forestry Executive Committee (FEC) is to serve as an advisory board to the dean of the College of Forestry, who has executive decision-making powers.
The dean recognizes the importance of faculty, administrative and graduate student input to the decision4 making process, and feels that better decisions come when all viewpoints are considered.
The mission of the FEC is to provide the dean of the College of Forestry with the following:
- Diverse perspectives on the administration and management of the college;
- Serve as a conduit outward to faculty, students, and staff regarding the operations and administration of the college; and
- Serve as a connection to the active committees of the college.
The FEC is composed of the following administrative and faculty members: dean, associate deans, department heads, directors, faculty representatives (one per department), and a representative of the Graduate Student Council and research support faculty committee; additional representatives may be appointed by the dean. Faculty representatives serve two-year terms, must have achieved tenure status, and are selected on a voluntary basis by their department heads, with approval of the dean. Faculty representatives should represent the range of diversity in the college. The graduate student representative serves a maximum of two years and must be a member of and is selected by Graduate Student Council. Additional appointments to FEC by the dean are for two-year terms.
All representatives’ primary responsibilities are to ensure the three objectives of the FEC mission are fulfilled, not only by reporting out to members of their respective units, but to also bring topics from the units to the FEC for consideration and/or discussion to promote awareness among the leadership team of the college.
Meetings are open to all members of the college with an agenda and relevant materials distributed via email prior to each meeting; any member of the college may suggest an agenda item by emailing the executive assistant to the dean who convenes the meeting.
Members include:
- Thomas H. DeLuca, Cheryl Ramberg-Ford and Allyn C. Ford Dean (Chair)
- Kevin Bladon, Department Head, Forest Ecosystems and Society Department
- Mindy Crandall, Interim Department Head, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Department
- Jennifer Elston, Executive Assistant to the Dean & Associate Deans
- Rachael Fahrenbach, Director of International Programs
- Jessica Fontaine, Director for Alumni Engagement & Events
- Eric Hansen, Department Head, Wood Science & Engineering Department
- Zak Hansen, Director of Development, OSU Foundation
- Katy Kavanagh, Associate Dean for Research
- Kevin Lee, Director of Marketing & Communications
- Iain Macdonald, Director of the TallWood Design Institute
- Shannon Murray, Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Holly Ober, Associate Dean for Science Outreach and Program Leader FNR Extension
- Amy Riley, Assistant Dean of Student Success
- Mark Swanson, Interim Director of the College Research Forests
- Terralyn Vandetta, Director of Forestry Computing Resources
- Adrienne Wonhof, Chief Administrative Officer
- Faculty Representative: Jeff Hatten, Professor, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Department
- Faculty Representative: Ari Sinha, Professor and JELD-WEN Chair of Wood-based Composites Science, Wood Science & Engineering Department
- Faculty Representative: Steve Strauss, Distinguished Professor of Forest Biotechnology, Forest Ecosystems and Society Department
- Faculty Senate Representative: Rajat Panwar, Forest Ecosystems and Society Department
- Faculty Senate Representative: Matthew Powers, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
- Faculty Senate Representative: Seri Robinson, Wood Science & Engineering
- Faculty Senate Representative: Dana Warren, Forest Ecosystems and Society Department
- Graduate Student Council Representatives: Chaney Hart & Makenna Lawson
- Research Support Faculty Committee Co-Chairs: Amanda Brackett & Brett Morrissette