The certifying board is made up of eight members. Members serve three year terms, except that, for the first board, up to one-third of those members shall serve on the board for a term of three years and up to one-third shall serve for a term of two years. In order to provide for a certifying board which broadly represents the forest community, the board shall include representatives from various groups:

Environmental or conservation organization
Chris Dunham, The Nature Conservancy
Term Expires: 2009

Owner of nonindustrial, private forestland
Doug Applegren, Minnesota Forestry Association
Term Expires: 2008

Association representing forest products within the state
Tim O’Hara, Minnesota Forest Industries
Term Expires 2010

Organization representing the interest of management of game species
Mark Johnson, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association
Term Expires: 2008

Public agency involved in land management
Andrew Arends, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Term Expires: 2010

Post-secondary education institution
Dr. Mike Kilgore, University of Minnesota – Department of Forest Resources (Chair)
Term Expires: 2008

Active or retired commercial logging contractor from another state in the lakes states region
Warren Suchovsky, Suchovsky Logging (MI Master Logger)
Term Expires: 2010

At-large representative
Bob Krepps – St. Louis County Land Commissioner (Vice Chair)
Term Expires: 2009

A member of the Minnesota Logger Education Program’s Board of Directors shall serve as an ex officio member of the certifying board. An ex officio member of the certifying board does not have the right to vote.

Ron Beckman, Jr. – Ron Beckman Timber Harvesting LLC