With over 45 years of experience in natural resources, environmental policy and management, and fire science, I am the President and Co-Owner of Professional Forest Management, LLC, a full-service provider of forest and land management solutions to private landowners in the Western States. I am also the Lead Consultant at Wildfire Pros, a specialized firm in wildfire mitigation and rehabilitation, wildfire damage assessment, and expert witness services.My core competencies include strategic and tactical planning, public affairs, media relations, crisis communications, effective team leadership, and government relations. I have successfully connected public money with private landowner needs and partnered with contractors in logging, wildfire mitigation, bark beetle mitigation, and slash pile burning. I have also worked as a lobbyist and in government relations. I have extensive experience in strategic and tactical planning, public affairs, media relations, crisis communications, and effective team leadership. My mission is to help landowners achieve their goals and protect their assets from fire and pest threats while applying the best forest and range management practices. I am also a conference speaker, workshop facilitator, syndicated columnist, and author on forestry, fire, and land management topics.