Leadership, Board and Committees

Membership ยป Leadership

Executive Board

The Forest Products Society has a rich tradition of leadership dating back to its founding in 1947. The past presidents can be found here.

The Executive Board is the governing body of the Forest Products Society, consisting of Executive Officers and Regional Board members.

President

Gloria Oporto
Gloria Oporto

Associate Professor of Sustainable Biomaterials
West Virginia University

President-Elect

Joseph Marcinko
Joseph Marcinko

Principal Scientist & President
Polymer Synergies

Past President

Brian Via
Brian Via

Director
School of Packaging
Michigan State University

Secretary

Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt

Research Chemist
Forest Products Laboratory

Executive Vice President & Treasurer

Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson

Executive Vice President
Forest Products Society

Members

Midwest

Christopher Hunt

Madison, Wisconsin
Research Chemist
Forest Products Laboratory

Europe

Sergej Medved

Slovenia
Associate Professor
Laboratory for Wood Based Composites
University of Ljubljana

Southeast

Yucheng Peng

Auburn, Alabama
Assistant Professor
Auburn University

Mid-South

Tamara Amorim Franca

Starkville, Mississippi
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University

Eastern Canada

Remi Georges

Quebec, Canada
Universite Laval

West

Tyler Congleton

Medford, Oregon
Product & Sustainability Engineer
Boise Cascade