Our Board of Directors, composed of representatives from member companies, provides governance and oversight for our Association.
We appreciate all members of the Board for volunteering their time to provide strategic leadership, and to make sure that AFPA continues to be the best resource it can be for our members and the public.
David Anderson
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.
Dyon Armstrong
Foothills Forest Products Inc., Vice-Chair*
Roger Ashfield
Mercer International, Chair*
Jerry Baker
Tall Pine Timber Co. Ltd.
Jason Boucher
Boucher Bros. Lumber Ltd.
Nathan Corser
Yellowhead Wood Products Inc.
Wade Doris
International Paper Company
Frank Gannon
Northland Forest Products Ltd.
James Gorman
West Fraser Mills Ltd., Past Chair*
David Graham
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
Jason Krips
AFPA, President and CEO*
Ross Lennox
Canfor Corporation
Andrew McGibbon
McLeod Valley Trading Ltd.
Andrew Meyer
DRAX
Brent Rabik
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
Frank Peters
Evergreen Lumber Inc.
Janis Simpkins
Tolko Industries
Ron Stern
Alberta Newsprint Company
Ken Vanderwell
Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd.
Barney Wiebe
La Crete Sawmills Ltd.
Greg Zavisha
Zavisha Sawmills Ltd.
*Denotes member of Executive Committee
Alberta Forest Products Association
AFPA is a non-profit association that represents Alberta’s forest industry. We support our members in reaching new heights of sustainability, safety, efficiency and innovation, and we give Albertans opportunities to learn about our forests and the forest industry.
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