Directors and Advisors

The Forest Society of Maine Board of Directors and Advisory Council are made up of exemplary individuals with diverse backgrounds in business and finance, biology and natural resource management, and the forest products industry. Our board and council members share a common commitment to the conservation of Maine’s working forestlands and their knowledge, energy, and leadership are crucial to our organization’s success.

Thanks to all of FSM’s board and council members, past and present, who have contributed to FSM’s mission.

Board of Directors

Current Board Members and their professional affiliations (Note: FSM board members serve as individuals and do not represent their affiliated companies or organizations)

C.D. Armstrong  Scarborough, ME
Retired, President Deering Lumber

Barbara “Barrie” Brusila  Warren, ME
Consultant Forester, Mid-Maine Forestry

Kyle Burdick  Lee, ME
Licensed Forester, SAF Certified Forester, and owner of Forest Geek LLC.

Benjamin Carlisle  Bangor, ME
President, Prentiss & Carlisle

Allison Economy  Winterport, ME
Vice President – Corporate Council, Cross Insurance

Jay Espy, Vice Chair Freeport, ME
Retired Executive Director Elmina B. Sewall Foundation and Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Walter Graff  Randolph, NH
Senior Vice President, Appalachian Mountain Club

Jim Hinds  Orono, ME
Retired partner Loiselle, Goodwin & Hinds CPAs

Norton Lamb  New Gloucester, ME
Retired owner, Norton Lamb & Company

Polly Mahoney  Newry, ME
Master Maine Guide, co-owner of Mahoosuc Guide Service

Jessica Masse  Orono, ME
Managing Partner at Designlab

Fred Morton, Treasurer  Poland, ME
Retired, Farm Credit East

Steve Pelletier  Topsham, ME
Semi-retired Landscape Ecologist

Ellen Pope, Board Chair  Southwest Harbor, ME
Retired chief operating officer, Maine Community Foundation

Scott Riccio  Auburn, ME
President/CEO, Northeast Charter

Honor Sage  Alna, ME
Retired development director, NRCM

Barbara Vickery  Richmond, ME
Retired director of conservation programs, ME chapter of The Nature Conservancy

Tom Watt  Greenville, ME
Operations Manager, Indian Hill Trading Post

Nancy Stowell White  Bryant Pond, ME
Semi-retired businesswoman

Merrill (Merrie) Woodworth, Secretary  Kingfield, ME
Retired, Outdoor Education Program at Maine Huts & Trails

Richard Hoffman
Honorary Board Member

Advisory Council