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Corey Brinkema
President
Email:
cbrinkema@fscus.org
 

Corey BrinkemaCorey Brinkema joined FSC in 2007. Corey brings with him more than 20 years of experience and commitment to sustainable development. Prior to joining FSC, Corey served as Executive Director of Minnesota-based Green Institute, a regional leader in green building and clean energy. Corey was also a founder and principal of Trillium Planning & Development which focused on industrial ecology and eco-industrial development. Corey is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his M.B.A. at the University of Michigan.

Andrea Carlson
Project Associate
Email:
acarlson@fscus.org
Phone:
612.353.4511

Andrea CarlsonAndrea joined the staff of FSC in January 2010 as Project Associate. Andrea is responsible for acting as FSC-US Board of Directors liaison, organizing and executing large conferences and meetings, and reengaging current and growing US-based membership.

Andrea has worked as a landscape designer, an advocate for local food and products, and most recently at Greenpeace. In her involvement with Greenpeace’s forest campaigns, Andrea worked with elementary school-aged children and their teachers and parents to promote sustainable forestry through education and application.

Andrea received her BS and MS in Horticulture from North Dakota State University, Fargo.

Emily Crumley
Manager, Chain-of-Custody
Email:
emily@fscus.org
Phone:
612.353.4511

Emily CrumleyEmily is the primary FSC-US liaison for FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certificate holders, and is responsible for assisting companies to understand CoC policies and procedures and to maximize their benefit as a certificate holder. Emily also leads activities related to linking supply chain members to enhance market efficiencies and encourage uptake of forest management certification.

Emily brings with her four years of experience with FSC through her work with the Rainforest Alliance, an FSC-accredited Certification Body, where she successfully helped hundreds of wood products companies achieve FSC CoC Certification. Previously, she worked for the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department on native ecosystem restoration. She holds a BS in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies with a minor in Forest Resources from the University of Minnesota.

Gary Dodge
Director of Science and Certification
Email:
gdodge@fscus.org
Phone:
530.621.3249

Gary DodgeGary is responsible for programs designed to ensure FSC system integrity and increase uptake of FSC certification by forest managers in the US and Canada. His expertise in both the ecological and human dimensions of forest management are central to his role at FSC-US.

Gary leads our work in developing and applying US and international standards and policies for forest management, facilitating access of the FSC system to small landowners, increasing access to ecosystem service markets (such as carbon), and assisting market linkages. Gary is based in Placerville, CA.

Gary comes to FSC-US with over twenty years of professional experience as a conservation biologist and ecologist. In his pre-FSC life, Gary worked as a biologist with the University of Maryland, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, the US Forest Service, and the National Park Service, and for Conservation International in the Conservation Awareness Program. Gary holds an M.S. in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology and a Ph.D. in Plant Ecology from the University of Maryland.

Ian Hanna
Director of Development
Email:
ian@fscus.org
Phone:
360.301.4548

Ian HannaIan leads efforts to substantially increase the organization's resources and capacity at a time both challenging economically and yet promising, as FSC is experiencing unprecedented growth in the marketplace. Before joining FSC-US staff, Ian served as Director of Northwest Certified Forestry at Northwest Natural Resource Group (NNRG), a conservation and rural development non-profit, where he gained substantial experience in family woodlands certification, FSC market development, and program management. Prior to NNRG, Ian founded Windfall Lumber in Olympia, Washington, and he has worked for The Nature Conservancy of Washington, Certified Forest Products Council, and Certified Wood & Paper Association. He was also a member of the FSC-US Board of Directors from 2007-2009.

Ian and his wife, Morgan, live in Port Townsend, Washington.