Transitions

American Forests, Spring, 2004

Welcoming: New officers and four new members to AMERICAN FORESTS' Board of Directors. Kevin F. Daugherty, corporate marketer for ESRI in California takes over as chairman from R. Douglas Cowen, who is chair, president and CEO of The Davey Tree Expert Company. Caroline Gabel, director of The Shared Earth Foundation, is treasurer.

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New members are: James E. Hubbard, longtime state forester/director for the Colorado State Forest Service, Hubbard has a distinguished career in state and private forestry administration and worked with various congressional committees on the forestry portion of the 1990 Farm Bill.

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Bruce Lisman, executive vice president of Bear Stearns & Co. and former board chairman of the University of Vermont. A native of New York City, Lisman works with several nonprofit and environmental organizations, and served on the board of the Riverside Park Fund, which helped restore and protect that NYC park.

Pernille Lopez, president of IKEA North America. A former sales manager and store manager for the Swedish furniture chain, she was appointed manager of human resources for IKEA North America in 1997 and was instrumental in developing and implementing progressive policies that benefit employees.

Brad Rupp, a senior financial advisor and assistant vice president, investments, for Merrill Lynch Private Client Group in Jacksonville, Florida. Rupp has provided financial advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and small businesses for more than 20 years and previously worked for Proctor and Gamble.

Mourning: Steve Clark, 57, of Bethpage, Tennessee, who with his wife Vicki started one of the country's first urban forestry businesses. An enthusiastic lecturer who promoted progressive urban forestry practices, Clark worked closely with AMERICAN FORESTS in creating a partnership with the National Association of Home Builders in 1994.

Sherman "Jack" Frost, 94, of Columbus, Ohio. Known as "Mr. Water," Frost analyzed water for the Ohio Forestry Association and later for the division of water in the state Department of Natural Resources. He also served asa consultant for AMERICAN FORESTS.

Saluting: 6,700 acres of Berea College Forest, recently listed by the National Park Service on the National Register of Historic Places. A release from the college said it might be the only resource listed "for the continuous application of conservation science that began at the dawn of the American conservation movement." The forest dates back to 1897.

Announcing: Ann Bartuska as new deputy chief for research and development for the U.S. Forest Service, replacing the retired Robert Lewis. Patricia Ouderkirk, of Patricia S. Ouderkirk Landscape Design in Bridgehampton, NY, as president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers.