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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Oregon Department of Forestry – NEWS RELEASE</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Imeson, Rose new Forestry Board members</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>December 12, 2012 Contact: Rod Nichols, 503-945-7425 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Dan Postrel, 503-945-7420 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Oregon Senate Wednesday confirmed Gov. John Kitzhaber’s appointments of Tom Imeson as chair and Michael Rose as a member of the state Board of Forestry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>They will fill vacancies left by current chair John Blackwell and board member Steve Wilson, whose terms expire at the end of December. <span style='color:black'>Both Blackwell and Wilson asked that Kitzhaber not reappoint them, so that they could pursue other personal and professional interests.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Imeson, of Portland, is currently public affairs director at the Port of Portland. He has extensive experience in state and federal government, with a focus on natural resources and energy. He worked for 15 years on U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield’s personal staff and on the staffs of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>He was chief of staff for Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, and later became vice-president for public affairs and communications with PacifiCorp. He has served on a number of civic and state boards, including the Land Conservation and Development Commission and the Board of Higher Education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>“I have a deep appreciation of the critical role Oregon’s forests play in our state,” he said, “including their importance to our economy, and their contributions to wildlife habitat, recreation and other values.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Rose, of Elkton, has represented forest industry workers for 36 years, through the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers/Woodworkers District Lodge in Gladstone, and the </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>International Woodworkers of America Local Lodge in Reedsport.<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'> </span></strong></span><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>A logger with International Paper Company’s Gardiner facility, he has worked in the forest products industry for 20 years. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>“All of my family and friends, and many of our local economies, depend on the timber industry,” he said. “I think my interests and experience will help in maintaining a productive forest while addressing the needs of a clean, healthy environment.” </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Blackwell said that <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>"service to Oregon as chair of the Board of Forestry has been among the most challenging and fulfilling aspects of my professional forestry career. I'm proud of the board's shared accomplishments over the past four years, and pleased with the quality of leadership and staff at the Oregon Department of Forestry.”</span></strong></span><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Blackwell, of Portland, </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>previously chaired the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission, and served in a number of executive capacities with the World Forestry Center, including as founding president.<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Wilson, of Oregon City, is leaving the board to spend more time with family and to focus on his new job with an employee benefits consulting firm in Portland. <span style='color:black'>He retired earlier this year as assistant directing business representative with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kitzhaber said Imeson and Rose will bring valuable leadership, skills and perspectives as the forestry board continues with significant work, including charting future management of state-owned forests for the greatest benefit to Oregonians.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“Tom has a rich background in public service, particularly in forest policy at the state and federal levels,” he said. “Managing all of our forests with sound policies is essential to Oregon’s economic recovery and long-term wellbeing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>He also praised the work of Blackwell and Wilson. “The board is in a good place and is working well,” he said. “The board, the Department of Forestry and the state as a whole are better off because of John’s leadership.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=bodywellcontenttable1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The board consists of seven citizens serving four-year terms. Functions include appointing the state forester, providing broad oversight of the department, setting management direction for state-owned forests, adopting rules governing timber harvest and other practices on private forestland, and promoting sustainable management of Oregon’s 30 million-acre forestland base.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>More information on the board is available at <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD">www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>