{"id":5,"date":"2016-11-28T23:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T23:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:33:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About AFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Allegheny Forest Alliance (AFA) is a non-profit coalition of citizens, school districts, townships and boroughs, timber, lumber and wood product manufacturers, sporting and wildlife conservation groups, trade associations, and others concerned with the health of the Allegheny National Forest and the stability of ANF host communities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-174\" src=\"http:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Allegheny-Forest-Alliance-One_web.jpg\" alt=\"allegheny-forest-alliance-one_web\" width=\"488\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Allegheny-Forest-Alliance-One_web.jpg 488w, https:\/\/alleghenyforestalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Allegheny-Forest-Alliance-One_web-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 85vw, 488px\" \/>Formally organized in 1997, the AFA strives to maintain a healthy relationship between our rural communities and the Allegheny National Forest, and to see the National Forest managed using sustainable methods.\u00a0 This will assure the long-term health of the National Forest, rural communities, the local forest products industry, and the adjacent public and private lands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of AFA Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The AFA is a voice for school districts, townships, communities, recreation groups, businesses and others concerned with the under-management of public lands in the Allegheny National Forest.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA promotes public interest in maintaining an adequate, stable and sustainable supply of forest goods and services as guaranteed by law.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA supports continued use of public forest lands for recreational use.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA advocates multiple uses of our forest resources and provides education about forestry practices to the public as well as to local, state and federal legislators.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA coordinates public relations efforts to bring attention to or solicit support for Alliance positions on current legislative and forest initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA offers expert testimony at hearings related to forest use policies.<\/li>\n<li>The AFA is an Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative partner, working to identify solutions to forest health issues on the ANF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AFA Board of Directors (2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Officers:<\/strong> President &#8211; Tyler Martin; Vice President &#8211; John Saf; Secretary &#8211; Amy Beers; Treasurer &#8211; Mary McGrath.<\/p>\n<p><strong>School District Representatives<\/strong> (7 permanent seats)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bradford \u2013 Amy Yohe, Director of Finance<\/li>\n<li>Forest County \u2013 Amy Beers, Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>Johnsonburg \u2013 Karen Haberberger, Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>Kane \u2013 Jeannine Kloss, Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>Ridgway \u2013 Noel Petrosky, Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>Smethport \u2013 Brice Benson, Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>Warren \u2013 Gary Weber, Superintendent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Townships<\/strong> (4 permanent seats)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elk County \u2013 Mary McGrath, Ridgway Twp. Secretary<\/li>\n<li>Forest County \u2013 Jessica Mohr, Howe Twp. Secretary<\/li>\n<li>McKean County \u2013 Jim Myers, Hamlin Twp. Supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Warren County \u2013 Justin Hansen, Mead Twp. Supervisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>At-Large Representatives<\/strong> (up to 15 on a 3-year rotation)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Weaver, PA Independent Oil &amp; Gas Association<\/li>\n<li>Norm Strotman, Northwest Savings Bank<\/li>\n<li>Amy Shields, Allegheny Hardwoods Utilization Group<\/li>\n<li>Paul Webster, Allegheny Industrial Insulation<\/li>\n<li>John Saf, Generations Forestry<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Martin, Caledonia Land Company<\/li>\n<li>Michael Oliver, Cochran and Zandi Lumber &amp; FASD School Board<\/li>\n<li>Greg Geyer, Jenks Township<\/li>\n<li>John Wortman, Warren County School Board<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Flasher, Warren City Council<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Alejandro Royo, Consultant\/former USFS scientist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Executive Staff (non-voting)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia McCray &#8211; Executive Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Board meetings are held at 2:30 pm on the 4<sup>th<\/sup> Thursday every quarter at various locations within the four counties.\u00a0 Contact the Executive Director if you wish to attend and address the Board.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Allegheny Forest Alliance (AFA) is a non-profit coalition of citizens, school districts, townships and boroughs, timber, lumber and wood product manufacturers, sporting and wildlife conservation groups, trade associations, and others concerned with the health [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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