Starker Capstone Workshop - Women of Forestry

Join us on May 10 for the capstone experience to this year’s Starker Lecture Series. Throughout the day, we will explore all aspects of forestry with a focus on women’s leadership and the future of women in the forestry and wood products industry. Activities include:

  • A series of panels hosted by women in the forestry and wood products industries will delve into forest foundations, management, community integration, and what the future looks like.
  • Time to explore resource booths from vendors.
  • A mentor-mentee coffee that will allow space for participants to get together and chat and form new relationships.
  • A lunch and keynote from Nalini M. Nadkarni, professor of biology at the University of Utah, canopy study pioneer and creator of TreeTop Barbie.

 Registration

  • Regular Registration: $25 
  • Student registration: Free

Workshop Agenda

8:00-8:30am    Check-in and coffee   

8:25                 Welcome to Starker Lecture Series Capstone, Julie Woodward

8:30-8:45         Welcome from Rebecca Johnson, Interim President, OSU

8:45-9:45         Session 1 – Harvest and forest products

  • Log Buyer: Heidi Leib, Logging Contract Coordinator, Boise Cascade
  • Lumber Wholesaling: Aly Kingsley, Director of Administration, Wildwood Trading Group
  • Third Party Auditing: Camille Chow-Moyers, Lead Auditor, Benchmark International

Moderator: Michelle Maller

9:45-10:45       Session 2 - Managing the forest

  • Forest Engineering: Jennifer Beathe, Forester and Outreach Manager, Starker Forests
  • Forest Management: Jill Bell, Weyerhaeuser and Oregon Women in Timber
  • Wildlife Management: Jennifer Weikel, Wildlife biologist, Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Forest Ranger: Nikki Swanson, District Ranger, U.S. Forest Service

Moderator: Fran Cafferata Coe, Owner of Cafferata Consulting

10:45-11:00     Break

11:00-12:00     Session 3 – The foundation of a forest

  • Seed Orchard: Anya Hall, Orchard manager, Weyerhaeuser
  • Watershed processes: Ashley A. Coble, NCASI
  • Reforestation: Shavonne Sargent, SilvaSaunterra, LLC

Forest Planning (and moderator): Lauren Grand, Assistant Professor of Practice, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent

12:00-1:30       Lunch and Keynote Address
Speaker: Nalini M. Nadkarni, Professor of Biology, University of Utah

Dr. Nalini Nadkarni is a Professor of Biology at the University of Utah. She has been a pioneer in forest canopy studies, documenting the ecological roles of canopy-dwelling plants, animals, and soils in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function, particularly how they intercept and retain nutrients within tropical and temperate rainforests. Her recent work documents the impacts of natural and human disturbances on forest canopy communities at different spatial scales, from single branches to landscapes. Nadkarni is also a passionate communicator about science to people in all walks of life, and had innovated science and conservation programs for non-traditional public audiences such as faith-based groups, urban youth, artists, and legislators. Since 2003, she has brought science education, conservation projects, and nature imagery to the incarcerated adults and youth around the country. Nadkarni’s work is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Geographic Society. She has written over 140 scientific articles and three scholarly books. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Science Foundation Public Service Award, the AAAS Award for Public Engagement, the Archie Carr Medal for Conservation, and the William Julius Wilson Award for the Advancement of Social Justice.

 

12:00-4:00       Resource Fair open

1:30-4:00         Breakout sessions with dessert and coffee

Break-out Sessions:

2:00-2:30         Mentor/Mentee Session (Smaller Room)
New to your field? Find support. Decades of experience? Pay it forward! This session is a space for participants to make connections that extend beyond the workshop. We will have nametags that allow people to identify themselves as ‘looking for a mentor’, and/or ‘looking for a mentee. Prompts will be available to help facilitate conversations as needed.

Moderator: Ashley D’Antonio

3:00-4:00         Inspiring Leadership Session (Main Room)
What’s next for women in forestry? Are you inspired to take the next step in your career? This session will focus on inspiring and motivating all of us to lift each other up and lead by being brave.

Moderator: Julie Woodward

Resource Fair from 12-4:

  • Numerous expo booths and vendors
  • Offering professional headshots to attendees at no cost
  • Barbie display
  • Women owned businesses
  • Artwork and book signings
  • More!

 

 

 

Resource Fair Information

Forestry Barbie display

What Barbie will you be? Forest Engineer Barbie? Fish Conservation Barbie? The options are limitless! We will have a display of forestry related Barbies and worshop participants are encouraged to design and bring their own barbie, based on their careers if they wish!

Nalini will be onsite to talk about her partnership with Mattel and National Geographic to develop a line of career dolls in science, research, and conservation. 

For more on Treetop Barbie, please visit her website. 

Free Professional Headshots

We will be offering free headshots to participants. Headshots can be expensive, and we want to make them accessible to anyone that needs them. Whether you have never had them done before or just need some updated ones, stop by and have our professional photographer capture some for you. 

Don't feel like you have professional attire to wear? That is ok!!! A representative from the OSU Thrift Shop will be onsite with attire for you to borrow for your photos!

Additional Information

Accommodations
Several hotels are available in Corvallis. For a list, please visit the Corvallis Chamber of Commerce website. The Hilton Garden Inn (541-752-5000) is within walking distance to the LaSells Stewart Center. Parking is free in the hotel lot for registered guests.

 

Parking at OSU:

  • Visitor permits are required Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 5:00pm.
  • Visitor permits are $10 per day. Visitor permits must be displayed on the dash of your vehicle at all times.  If the permit is not displayed you may receive a parking violation.
  • It is recommended that permits be purchased online prior to your arrival.  There are kiosks located in each of the visitor parking lots to purchase a permit on site, if needed.
  • To purchase a permit online go to http://parking.oregonstate.edu/visitor

The best visitor parking is located in the Reser Stadium Parking lot on the corner of 26th and Western Boulevard (across from the LaSells Stewart Center) and in the Parking Garage on floors 1-4 located at 26th and Washington Way.