MLEP’s Board of Directors represent a cross section of professionals selected from geographic locations throughout the state. The thirteen member board is composed of eight logging business owners and representatives from a forest management public agency, the environmental community, a post-secondary educational institution, a primary forest product manufacturer, and a non-industrial private land owner.  MLEP's 2011 Board of Directors is listed below.

Charlie Blinn, U of M Extension
Gordy Dobbs, Dobbs Logging Inc.
Rod Enberg, Enberg Logging
Bill Fleischman, Izaak Walton League
Kit Hasbargen, Hasbargen Logging Inc.
David Hughes, Hughes Timber Inc.
Seth Johnson, Johnson Logging Inc.
Kelly Kimball, Kimball Logging Inc.
Jim Marshall, UPM-Blandin Forestry
Tom McCabe Jr., McCabe Forest Products
Cliff Shermer, Shermer Logging
Bob Tomlinson, MN DNR Forestry
Bruce ZumBahlen, Minnesota Forestry Association