About The Foresty Association
The Forestry Association of South Carolina supports the landowners, professionals, and companies that make up SC’s $21 billion forest industry by promoting sustainable forestry, use of wood products, and working forests. The Association advocates for a business friendly climate for our landowners and forest industry while promoting conservation and sustainability of South Carolina's forests.
Vision
Sustainable forests that provide social, economic, and environmental benefits.
Mission
To maintain and secure adoption of local, state, and federal policies that encourage management, utilization, and conservation of forest resources while maintaining or strengthening the pro-business climate for the wood and paper products industry.
Meet Our Staff
Cam Crawford
President and CEO
ccrawford@scforestry.org
- Chief Executive Officer
- Lobbyist/Legislative Program
- Policy questions
- FASC spokesman
- Board of Directors
- SC Forestry Foundation
- Executive Editor, Carolina Forestry Journal and SC Forestry Magazine
Guy Sabin
Vice President
gsabin@scforestry.org
- TOP [Timber Operations Professional] Program
- State Administrator for SC Tree Farm Program
- Right To Practice Forestry
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Frances Taylor
Communications Director
scfa@scforestry.org
- Editor, Carolina Forestry Journal & Magazine
- Design/layout of publications and communications material
- Advertising
- Annual Meeting Sponsors
- Annual Meeting Exhibits
- FASC’s representative for: SC Tree Farm Program: newsletters and other communications materials
- FASC Board meeting minutes
- Preparation of FASC's award nominations -- national and regional
Emily Oakman
Director of Membership Development and Recruitment
eoakman@scforestry.org
- Membership outreach, recruitment and development
- Implementation of FASC’s membership program
- Identifying prospective new members
- Working with existing members to encourage membership renewal
- County Forestry Associations
- Young Professionals
- Log A Load for Kids
Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Taylor Gibbs
Chairman
Beal Lumber Co.
Little Mountain
Jake Scott
Past Chairman
Collum's Lumber Products
Allendale
Steve McMillan
Chairman-Elect
Southeastern Forestry
Columbia
Davis McGowen
Treasurer
Canfor Southern Pine
Conway
Cam Crawford
President & CEO
Forestry Association of SC
Columbia
DIRECTORS
Deidra Holt
Region I, 2025
International Paper
Georgetown
Jamey Hollis
Region III, 2025
New Indy
Catawba
Bill McCrary
At-Large, 2025
Tree Farmer
Chapin
Joey Austin
At-Large, 2025
Austin Logging
Gaston
Ryan Wenzel
Region II, 2025
Sabine & Waters
Summerville
Bo Carson
Region II, 2023
Swiss Krono SC, LLC
Lexington
Bill Gaskins
Region I, 2026
American Forest Mgt.
Sumter
Ricky McCutchen
At-Large, 2026
Charles Ingram Lumber
Effingham
Jessica Rutland
At-Large, 2026
Diversified Applications
Ward
Ken Caldwell
Region III, 2026
Boise Cascade
Chester
Kylie Burdette
At-Large, 2027
Arborgen
Ridgeville
Bruce Gritzinger
Region II, 2027
West Fraser OSB-Allendale
Walterboro
Landon Ivie
Region I, 2027
Canfor
Hartsville
Michael B. Mills
Region III, 2027
Mills Forestry Co.
Newberry
Martha Sanders
At-Large, 2027
Log Creek Timber
Johnston
Forestry Association History
Pictured above: SCFA's first Board of Directors.
On Nov. 30, 1967, a handful of senior forest industry managers and consulting foresters gathered at the Tremont Hotel, Columbia, SC to discuss ways to strengthen the forest industry’s relationship with private landowners and improve the level of forest practices in the state.
SCFA’s new Executive Vice President Bob Scott, left, joins Vice President Henry Savage, center, and Charles Flory in examining one of the Association’s first agendas.
SCFA's first committee chairmen, 1970 (left to right): Norman Spell (Westvaco), Public Relations; Cam Neiderhof (Westvaco), Legislative; Julian Buxton (Williams Furniture), Membership; and Mac Lupold (Holly Hill Lumber), Annual Meeting.