Committees
All MFA members are invited to join and participate on a committee!
Find one on the list that interests you and contact the chair person. If the chair is vacant, contact the MFA President at: president@minnesotaforestry.org
MFA Committees
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Chapter Relations |
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To recruit and nurture MFA chapters; encourage and assist chapters in producing field days and other educational events deemed to be of value by chapter members; actively solicit regular reports on chapter activities from the chapter chairs; promote publicity for the chapters and their events through the MFA newsletter and other means, promote partnership between chapters and other organizations, such as U of M Extension, that will help the chapters achieve their goals. |
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Vacant |
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Government Relations |
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To promote the interests of MFA and its members before the MN State Legislature and Government Agencies. |
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Contact Information |
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Chair: |
Gina Hugo |
ghugo@sherburneswcd.org |
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Education |
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To produce and promote, both independently and cooperatively with other organizations, educational materials, classes and other events that are viewed as valuable by MFA members. |
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Chair |
Vacant |
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Membership |
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Listen to members by any means possible. Through surveys and other means, thoroughly study current MFA members, past members and prospective members … who they are and what they would like to get from an organization like MFA; to make recommendations for increasing member satisfaction; to actively promote new memberships and a high level of renewal by existing members. Existing resources: National Woodland Owners Survey by the U.S. Forest Service; Mike Kilgore study, Oct. 2005; MFA survey of members. |
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Contact Information |
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Chair: |
Vacant |
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Publications and Web Site |
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To produce publications and a web site which are within budget and are viewed by MFA members as informative, interesting and professional. |
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Contact Information |
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Chair: |
John O’Reilly |
John.OReilly@MinnesotaForestry.org 320-655-4411 |
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Finance & Investment |
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To judiciously watch over MFA’s assets, revenue and expenses including monitoring the performance of invested funds, presenting an annual operating budget; reporting periodically through the year on performance against budget; and, as needed, creating pro-forma projections on various scenarios being considered by the board. |
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Contact Information |
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Chair: |
Dennis Thompson |
Treasurer@MinnesotaForestry.org 218-927-6565 Ext. 111 |
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Land |
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To manage and maintain the conservation easement on the property for which MFA has accepted responsibility. Study the easement and prepare a summary for the board on our rights and obligations under this easement. |
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Contact Information |
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Chair: |
John Saxhaug |
612-027-5824 |