Chad Davis

Chad Davis works with small rural businesses and communities to link them to opportunities that strengthen market channels for the byproducts of ecologically-based forest stewardship. Chad’s interest in market-based conservation strategies that create opportunity for individuals at the community level drew him to Sustainable Northwest. He also works to affect Federal and state policy, striving to ensure that rural entrepreneurs and leaders have equitable access to developing appropriately scaled renewable energy projects. In his spare time Chad enjoys strapping on his backpack to survey the alpine flora of the Northwest and pedaling past the hopfields and vineyards throughout the Willamette Valley.

Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis is the executive director of the Forest Guild, a national organization of foresters and allied professionals that promotes ecologically, economically, and socially responsible forestry. Mike has been with the Forest Guild since 2006 and previously worked as the organization’s southwest region director. Mike currently serves as co-chair of the Biomass Working Group of the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition. Prior to working for the Guild, Mike was employed by the Maine Forest Service as the state’s urban and community forestry coordinator. Mike has spent time as an environmental consultant in CT, a park ranger in VT, and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica. Mike holds a Master’s degree in Forestry from Yale University.