Committees & Board Members
Photo Credit: Adam Warwick
Board Members
The Board is made up of positions that are elected each year around the time of the annual meeting.
- President: Wes Sketo
- Vice-President: Dakota Wagner
- Past-President/Advisor: Laurel Kays
- Treasurer: Monica Rother
- Secretary: Carmella Stirrat
- At-Large Board Member: Nathan Burmester
- At-Large Board Member: Jonathan McCall
- At-Large Board Member: Bart Cagle
Education and Outreach
The Education and Outreach committee has designed a Communications Plans and a brochure on the Council. It also continues to develop and improve the Council’s website.
Chair: Debbie Crane and Christie Adams
Membership
The Membership committee recruits and tracks membership for the Prescribed Fire Council.
Chair: John Ann Shearer
Implementation
The Implementation sub-committee works closely with the other committees to identify factors that impede practitioner use of prescribed fire both on public and private lands. It develops solutions/ actions to ameliorate these problems. It provides a means of supporting and enhancing certified burner and other current and future training programs designed to organize and train responsible, experienced prescribed burners.
Chair: Thomas Crate
Development
The Development committee ensures that the budget and finances are in place to support the work of the Council.
Chair: Bruce White and Scott Pohlman
Policy
The Policy committee identifies potential issues (e.g. air quality and/or wetlands) that could affect the use of prescribed fire and develops solutions in cooperation with regulatory agencies. It provides an active conservation voice in legislative proceedings that debate the future of prescribed fire as a primary tool for wildlife, forest and ecosystem management in North Carolina.
Chair: Branda Nowell
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting sub-committee is tasked with organizing the Council’s Annual Meeting. If you like to make sure the meeting covers what you need as a prescribed burner, this is the committee to join!
Chair: Wesley Sketo