[ODF_Private_Forests] ODF welcomes Fegley, Lorenz in new role

[WEEKS Kevin]

ODF Private Forests News subscribers:

State Forester Marvin Brown issued this message to ODF staff on Thursday.

Kevin Weeks
Oregon Department of Forestry
(503) 945-7427
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As many of you know, two of our key leaders have "officially" retired and will be stepping down from their limited duration positions at the end of the year.

We're going to miss them both - Dan Shults, Southern Oregon Area Director, and Jeanne Davis, Human Resources Director.

We've made decisions on their successors that I'm pleased to announce.

Given continued budget uncertainties we've asked Dave Lorenz, West Lane District Forester, to serve as acting SOA Director, probably through the end of next year's fire season.  His assignment will take effect January 1st. We all know Dave and his excellent leadership abilities, and appreciate his willingness to take this on until we know better what next biennium's budget will look like.  Link Smith has agreed to step in behind Dave as Acting District Forester.

Krista Fegley will start as our new Human Resources Director on November 1st.  She comes to us from the Oregon State Police.  We were fortunate to have several outstanding candidates for this position.  Ultimately, Krista's broad range of experience in Oregon's state government human resources functions proved the best fit for the Department and we are pleased to have her on board.

As we continue to work through the many challenges that face the Department strong leadership is critical and I believe we have certainly achieved that by selecting these two individuals.

You may know that we continue to hold the Private Lands Division Chief position open to assist in achieving budget reductions that have been directed by the Governor over the last 6 months.  Under the circumstances, Resources Planning Director David Morman and Private Lands Deputy Chief Peter Daugherty, and their respective staffs, have had to step in and keep all of the bases covered.  They have been doing great work and I really appreciate it.

I know that similar circumstances exist throughout the Department and the efforts that everyone has put forward have been tremendous.  I can't thank everyone enough.  We are working extremely hard to get the agency to a better financial position next biennium.

Continue to keep your heads up, your outlook positive and join me in congratulating Dave and Krista.

Marvin Brown
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