Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE (SFI) INC. IS A SUSTAINABILITY LEADER THAT STANDS FOR FUTURE FORESTS. SFI IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPLY CHAIN ASSURANCES, DELIVERS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP, AND SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SFI STANDARDS AND ON-PRODUCT LABELS HELP CONSUMERS MAKE RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING DECISIONS. SFI OVERSEES THE SFI FOREST PARTNERS PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF CERTIFIED FOREST PRODUCTS, THE SFI CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND PROJECT LEARNING TREE, WHICH EDUCATES TEACHERS AND YOUTH ABOUT FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH FOREST-FOCUSED COLLABORATIONS.
PROMOTION AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE:IN 2019, SFI HOSTED ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AND ATTRACTED OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS. THE SFI ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY LANDOWNERS, MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO COME TOGETHER AND LEARN ABOUT NEW RESEARCH IN CONSERVATION; RENEW PARTNERSHIPS AND MAKE NEW ONES; AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE FORESTRY PRACTICES. SFI ALSO SHOWCASED ITS WORK AT DOZENS OF CONFERENCES AND TRADESHOWS HOSTED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE US AND CANADA.
EDUCATION:SFI INC. OPERATES PROJECT LEARNING TREE (PLT), AN AWARD-WINNING INITIATIVE THAT HELPS EDUCATORS INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTO LESSON PLANS AND USE THE OUTDOORS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. IN 2019, PLT CREATED A NEW CURRICULUM GUIDE CALLED "GREEN JOBS: EXPLORING FOREST CAREERS AND WON THE TEACHERS CHOICE AWARD FOR PLT'S CLIMATE AND CARBON E-UNIT CURRICULUM. IN 2019, OVER 2.5 MILLION STUDENTS WERE REACHED THROUGH 15,000 EDUCATORS AND 800 WORKSHOPS.
STANDARDS:THE SFI 2015-2019 STANDARDS AND RULES ARE BASED ON CORE PRINCIPLES THAT PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING MEASURES TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY, BIODIVERSITY, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, SPECIES AT RISK, AND FORESTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CONSERVATION VALUE. SFI ON-PRODUCT LABELS HELP CONSUMERS MAKE RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING DECISIONS. BY THE END OF 2019, 370 MILLION ACRES ACROSS THE US AND CANADA WERE CERTIFIED TO THE SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD, 119 COMPANIES WERE CERTIFIED TO THE SFI FIBER SOURCING STANDARD, AND 2,296 COMPANIES WERE CERTIFIED TO THE SFI CHAIN OF CUSTODY STANDARD.SFI CONTINUED ITS SUCCESS WITH THE SFI FOREST PARTNERS PROGRAM IN 2019. THIS INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE WORKS WITH MARKET LEADERS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE SUPPLY-CHAIN WITH OUTREACH TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND MILLS. BY THE END OF 2019, OVER 10.6 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTS WERE NEWLY CERTIFIED TO THE SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD THROUGH THE FOREST PARTNERS PROGRAM, INCLUDING STATE LANDS BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathy Abusow | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 37.5 | $692,867 |
| Melina Bellows | CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER | 37.5 | $194,226 |
| Nadine Block | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | 37.5 | $188,386 |
| Paul Trianosky | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER | 37.5 | $179,349 |
| Jason Metnick | SENIOR VP, CUSTOMER AFFAIR | 37.5 | $174,671 |
| Daniel Pellegrom | VP, COMMUNICATIONS | 37.5 | $164,270 |
| Annie Perkins | SR. DIRECTOR, GREEN BLDING & SUPPLY CHAIN | 37.5 | $136,048 |
| Darren Sleep | SR. DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION SCIENCE & STRATEGIES | 37.5 | $109,565 |
| Macgregor Macintosh | SR. DIRECTOR, STANDARDS | 37.5 | $104,800 |
| Brian Crowe | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 37.5 | $91,715 |
| Robert Abernethy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Layton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Parr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael P Doss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Rodgers Phd | CHAIR (UNTIL APR. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Lennard Joe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Downey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Irving | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jaime Yraguen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jad Daley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Wallin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ebonie Alexander | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Lambe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brent Keefer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Matters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bettina K Ring | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Hoffman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Edgson | TREASURER (FROM OCT. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Jon Haufler | TREASURER (UNTIL OCT. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Karla Guyn | VICE CHAIR (FROM JUNE. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Guy Gleysteen | CHAIR (FROM APR. 2019) | 1 | $0 |
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