Our People

The ForestSAT board is dedicated to advancing the organization’s mission and goals through our ever-growing efforts. Our board members span multiple countries, sub-disciplines, and backgrounds.

ForestSAT Board of Directors

  • Interim Chairperson: Ross Hill, Bournemouth University, UK

  • Interim Vice-Chairperson: Joanne White, Canadian Forest Service, Canada

  • Secretary: Costanza Borghi, University of Florence, Italy

  • Gherardo Chirici, University of Florence, Italy

  • Michael Förster, Luftbild Umwelt Planung, Germany

  • Zhengyang Hou, Beijing Forestry University, China

  • Ron McRoberts, University of Minnesota, USA

  • Caileigh Shoot, Weyerhaueser, USA

  • Ruben Valbuena, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

  • Jody Vogeler, Colorado State University, USA

  • Lars Waser, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland

  • Michael Watt, Scion, New Zealand

  • Piotr Wężyk, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland

  • Operations Manager: Maureen Duane, Univ. of Washington, USA

Below you will find our constitution, which governs our board, members and conference participants and was adopted in January 2025.

ForestSAT bylaws