Member	Representing	Appointed by
Mr. Chris Evans	Council Chairperson; University of Illinois; Extension Forestry and Research Specialist	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	Illinois Tree Farm Program	Statute
Mr. Paul Deizman Ms. Tricia Bethke **	Illinois Forestry Association	Statute
Mr. Casey Calvert	Illinois Walnut Council	Statute
Ms. Jenny Lesko	Illinois Chapter of the Society of American Foresters	Statute
Mr. Therin Bradshaw 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
Mr. Kenneth Jolly **	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
Mr. Patrick Joyce**	IL Senate President	Senate President
Vacant **	IL Senate Minority Leader	Senate Minority Leader
Ms. Tammy Willis * Mr. Wade Conn **	Illinois Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)	Statute
Mr. Felipe Cano* Mr. Justin Dodson**	U.S. Forest Service (Shawnee National Forest)	Statute

* Ex-officio Members

** Designee or Alternate