Member	Representing	Appointed by
Dr. Eric J. Holzmueller	Council Director; SIU Carbondale; Professor of Forestry	Elected by voting members
Vacant	Council Chairperson	Elected by voting members
Vacant	Landowner Engaged in Farming	Governor’s Office
Vacant	Landowner Engaged in Farming	Governor’s Office
Mr. Steve Graves	Private Timber Grower | Woodland Owner	Governor’s Office
Vacant	Private Timber Grower | Woodland Owner	Governor’s Office
Mr. Scott Swisher Swisher Logging, LLC	Wood Products | Forest Industry	Statute
Mr. Joel Pisoni East Perry Lumber Co.	Wood Products | Forest Industry	Statute
Mr. Matt Pustejovsky Mr. Kurt Bobsin **	Illinois Tree Farm Program	Statute
Mr. Tom Walsh Mr. Dave Gillespie **	Illinois Forestry Association	Statute
Mr. Casey Calvert	Illinois Walnut Council	Statute
Ms. Jenny Lesko	Illinois Chapter of the Society of American Foresters	Statute
Dr. Justin J. Shew Dr. T.J. Benson **	Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society	Statute
Vacant	Urban Forestry Representative	Governor’s Office
Mr. Joe Hansen	Illinois Arborist Association	Statute
Mr. Steve Stierwalt Mr. Dale Shumaker **	Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts	Statute
Ms. Lydia Scott	Environmental Issues	Governor’s Office
Dr. Robert Schooley Mr. Christopher Evans **	University of Illinois | Dept. of Natural Resources & Env. Sciences	Statute
Dr. John Groninger	Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Dept. of Forestry	Statute
Mr. Jerry Costello II Mr. Scott Schirmer **	Illinois Department of Agriculture	Statute
Vacant Mr. Tom Gargrave **	Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forest Resources	Statute
Ms. Sylvia Garcia Ms. Kim Watson **	Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity	Statute
Mr. Chris B. Meister Ms. Lorrie Karcher **	Illinois Finance Authority	Statute
Dr. Christopher Merrett	Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs	Statute
Vacant **	IL Speaker of the House	Speaker of the House
Mr. Patrick Windhorst (R)** Mr. Nicholas Mott **	IL House Minority Leader	House Minority Leader
Vacant **	IL Senate President	Senate President
Vacant **	IL Senate Minority Leader	Senate Minority Leader
Mr. Ivan Dozier * Mr. Wade Conn **	Illinois Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)	Statute
Mr. Mike Chaveas * Ms. Lisa Helmig**	U.S. Forest Service (Shawnee National Forest)	Statute

* Ex-officio Members

** Designee or Alternate