Board of Directors

MLEP’s Board of Directors is made up of cross section of professionals selected from geographic locations throughout the state. The board is composed of eight logging business owners and representatives from a forest management public agency, the environmental community, a post-secondary educational institution, a primary forest product manufacturer, and a non-industrial private landowner. MLEP's directors are listed below.

President
Seth Johnson, Johnson Logging, Inc.

Vice-President
Josh Hull, Hull Forest Products LLC

Secretary
Charlie Blinn, U of M Extension

Treasurer
Dennis Thompson, Aitkin County

Past President
Brady Hasbargen, Whitefish Creek Enterprises, Inc.

At-Large Members

Doug Appelgren, MN Deer Hunters Assoc.
Andrew Arends, MN DNR Forestry
Alex Bildeaux, Bildeaux Services
Cameron Erickson, Erickson Timber Products, Inc.
Peter Hall, Hall Logging
Dan Lundberg, Lundberg Forest Products, Inc
Adam Sutherland, UPM - Blandin Paper
Jeremy Stecker, Jatco, Inc.

Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association (TPA) (Ex-officio)
Dave Nolle, Minnesota Logger Education Program (MLEP) (Ex-officio)