Partnerships in Forestry

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. 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 certi ication 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 certi ication 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 certi ication programs.

For additional information, you can also go to the MFA website at msforestry.net.

Dr. John Auel, MFA Certification Programs Coordinator

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 on October 26 - 28, 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!