Staff

Jake Blaufuss brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to AFRC through his work for the Collins Pine Company and Sierra Pacific Industries. Jake received a B.S in forestry resources management from The University of Montana in 2005. He is also a California Registered Professional Forester. During his time with Collins Pine Company, Jake was […]

Corey grew up in Portland, and his family has been in Western Oregon for over one hundred years. He graduated from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Forest Operations Management in 2010. Upon graduating, Corey worked as a consulting forester for several companies throughout Oregon, California, and Montana. As a consultant Corey worked with […]

Sarah Elizabeth Melton joins AFRC after returning from practicing law abroad for almost seven years. During that time, Sarah focused her private practice on European and International Business Law, including complex commercial contracts, multi-jurisdictional legal questions, and international arbitration and State investments involving acquisitions, tax, and precious mineral mining and manufacturing. Originally from Colorado, Sarah […]

As a member of multi-generation farming family, Nick has a passion for natural resources and rural communities. Nick has a background in public policy and communications, having worked in the Oregon Legislature in various capacities and having served several members of leadership in the House of Representatives. He founded Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities in 2013, […]

Sara Ghafouri joins AFRC after practicing almost three years as an associate at Haglund Kelley LLP, a Portland-based law firm. During her time at Haglund Kelley, Sara focused her practice on complex civil litigation, environmental and natural resources law, and Indian law. She helped represent several timber companies and timber associations, including AFRC. Sara began […]

Cindi grew up in Portland and is a third generation Oregonian. She began working for AFRC’s predecessor, the Northwest Forestry Association, in 1987 as the corporate secretary and is now the Association’s Office Manager. Cindi manages day-to-day office procedures, provides administrative and legal support, develops the budget and financial reports, and plans and coordinates AFRC’s […]

Tom is a native Oregonian and grew up in a logging family in Prineville, Oregon. His love of the outdoors led him to studying forestry at Oregon State University and then to a career with the Forest Service in 1968. Tom has a diverse work background having been a forester for the Forest Service, timberlands […]

Irene grew up on the family homestead west of Maupin, Oregon. Her ancestors traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1840s originally settling in the Willamette Valley. In 1879 her great-great grandfather moved east of the Cascade Mountains where he established a donation land claim and raised livestock and grain. The ranch remains in the family […]

Heath works at the intersection of government, policy, and communications advocating for solutions to some of the Pacific Northwest’s most challenging natural resource issues. Heath is passionate about the things that make the Northwest a great place to live, work, and play – and working with AFRC to promote ideas and policies to make it […]

Andy moved to Oregon to join AFRC as its field forester from Washington state, where he worked for six years in the woods of Lewis County.