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Mississippi Forestry Association
MFA IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADAPT AND GROW IN WAYS THAT HELP OUR MEMBERS
J. Tedrick Ratcliff, Jr. Executive Vice President, Mississippi Forestry Association
Katie Goodwin, MFA Financial Manager
This year is off to a great start at Mississippi Forestry Association (MFA) as we have added two new team members. Katie Goodwin joined the MFA staff in mid-February and serves as the association’s financial manager. In that role, she manages budgets and conducts accounting tasks for MFA, the Mississippi Sustainable Forestry Initiative State Implementation Committee, Mississippi Tree Farm Program, Mississippi Forestry Foundation, and Mississippi Forest Sustainability Political Action Committee. She also coordinates the association’s grant administration and yearly audits.
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FMIC 2nd QUARTER 2022
Dr. John Auel, MFA Certification Programs Coordinator
The second addition to our team is a very well-known and well-respected member of the Mississippi forestry community, Dr. John Auel. In his new role as MFA certification programs coordinator, Dr. Auel continues serving as the coordinator for the Mississippi Professional Logging Manager Program, coordinator for the Mississippi Sustainable Forestry Initiative State Implementation Committee, and administrator of the Mississippi Tree Farm Program.
MFA has served as a partner to each of these certification programs for many years. By bringing the programs under the MFA banner, we can streamline many processes and offer even greater support to loggers, mills, and Tree Farmers across the state. Many of you are familiar with Dr. Auel and have worked with him in past years. His knowledge of each of these certification areas is second to none, and he can be reached at 662-617-0216 or jauel@msforestry.net to answer any questions you might have regarding certification programs. For additional information, you can also go to the MFA website at msforestry.net.
MFA is always looking to adapt and grow in ways that help our members. These two additions to our staff will help us do just that, and we look forward to what the rest of 2022 has to offer. I also want to mention that MFA’s Annual Meeting will be held October 2628, 2022, at the Sheraton in Flowood, Mississippi. For this meeting, we bring in industry speakers from across the United States to discuss the latest technology, present economic data, and more to help you stay current and moving forward. Mark your calendar to join us! As always, we appreciate the partnership we have with Forestry Mutual and the constant support they provide MFA and its members!
