"Chain-of-Custody certification is the key requirement for qualifying wood products for recognition in green building programs. What is a documented control system? What is a controlled wood risk assessment? What will all of this cost? The Green Building Workshops will get you on track and moving forward."

Kathryn Fernholz, Executive Director, Dovetail Partners

Presenter: Dr. Jeff Howe, Chairman of Dovetail Partners, CEO of Fullerton Companies

Dr. Jeff Howe is the CEO of Fullerton Companies and Chairman of the Board of Dovetail Partners, Inc. Fullerton Companies is a privately owned building products company that has been operating in the Midwest since 1882. Fullerton has three divisions operating 17 facilities in 6 states. The Fullerton Building Systems division provides over 40 different restaurant chains the best value and the greatest control possible for their building projects by erecting high-quality panelized buildings with factory applied exterior finishes backed by the best warranty in the industry; McDonalds Corporation, Church’s Chicken and Panda Express are major national accounts. The Remodeler’s Choice division focuses 100% of its resources – people, equipment, and products – on meeting the unique needs of professional remodelers. This division has the first facility in the nation dedicated exclusively to licensed professional remodelers. The Builder’s Choice division focuses its resources – people, equipment and products – on meeting the unique needs of the small and medium sized builders in the communities it serves. Prior to Fullerton Companies, Jeff was President of Colonial Craft, a specialty wood products manufacturer recognized annually by Wood & Wood Products magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in the U.S. Under Jeff's leadership, Colonial Craft also received awards such as MN Handicapped employer of the year and WI Environmental Company of the year. Dr. Howe is co-author of the extremely popular Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies and is an expert on creating Learning Organizations and on implementing organizational change.

Dr. Howe has a B.S. degree in Biology from Bates College, a M.S. degree in Forest Products Marketing from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Minnesota.

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Presenter: Kathryn Fernholz, Executive Director, Dovetail Partners

Kathryn has worked on development and forest management issues in a variety of roles. With a consulting firm, Kathryn was a member of the environmental services department where her work included natural resource inventories, comprehensive planning, environmental impact assessments and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). While working for the Community Forestry Resource Center, Kathryn developed and managed a group certification project for family forests and worked to increase local capacity to provide forest management and marketing services that are compatible with certification standards. Kathryn has been a leader within the forestry community in the Upper Midwest through her service as Chair of the Minnesota Society of American Foresters and her appointment to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council. Kathryn is a member of the Advisory Board for the Blandin Foundation's Vital Forests/Vital Communities Initiative, the Minnesota DNR's Stewardship Committee, and the Forests for the Future Committee. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, the Forest Guild, and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Alumni Society. Kathryn has a B.S. in Forest Resources from the University of Minnesota, College of Natural Resources and also studied at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota and Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska.

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Presenter: Dr. Jim Bowyer, Director of Responsible Materials Program, Dovetail Partners

Dr. Jim Bowyer is Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering. Jim is an Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science; President of Bowyer and Associates, Inc. – a wood science and bioenergy consulting firm; Member of the Governance Board and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Temperate Forest Foundation (Portland, Oregon); and a Member of the Blandin Foundation Vital Forests/Vital Communities Board of Advisors. Bowyer has served as President of the Forest Products Society (1993-94) and of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (1987-88), Vice President of the Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (1992-03), and Chairman of the Tropical Forest Foundation (2002-08). He was Head of the University of Minnesota's Department of Wood & Paper Science from 1984 to 1994, and Founder and Director of the Forest Products Management Development Institute at the University of Minnesota (an organization dedicated to education and development of industry professionals) from 1994 to 2003. Jim served as Project Leader of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station project “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-based Materials and Products” from 1988 to 2003 and also led a research team focused on global raw materials consumption and supply trends for more than 30 years. Dr. Bowyer earned a B.S. degree in Forest Management from Oklahoma State University (1964), a M.S. in Forest Products from Michigan State University (1966), and a Ph.D. in Wood Science in Technology from the University of Minnesota (1973). Jim has published widely on the topics of wood science and technology, environmental life cycle analysis, and relationships of wood and other raw materials use, forest policy, and environmental impacts. Dr. Bowyer is also co-author of the leading introductory wood science textbook in North America Forest Products and Wood Science – an Introduction, now in its 5th edition, and of the widely used CD-ROM The Nature of Wood and Wood Products.

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Presenter: Jed Hannemann, Green Building Specialist, TECO

In December 2006, Jed graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. in People and Environmental Geography Science, which focuses on the interaction between humans and the perception and modification of their environmental surroundings. Jed worked in construction during summer breaks in his hometown of Stratford, Wisconsin. He was a foreign exchange student, owned and operated his own shipping and storage business and spent 3 years touring with a Drum and Bugle Corps. Jed brought his work ethic, entrepreneurial talent and concern for the environment to TECO as their Green Building Specialist in January 2009.

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Presenter: Alison Lindburg, Director of Eco-Affordable Housing Program, Dovetail Partners

Alison joined Dovetail Partners in early 2006 and has brought building and design experience and an enthusiasm for green building to the team. Prior to working with Dovetail, Alison worked for The Lander Group, a Twin-Cities based housing development firm, where she wrote and implemented their green housing program. Alison's experience includes property management, financial planning and budgeting, and building construction supervision. Alison has a B.A. in Architecture, with a focus on green design, and a minor in Spanish from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Alison is a LEED AP. Alison and her work have been featured in publications and media outlets, such as Minnesota Public Radio and Livin' the Green Life, a national radio program providing information about earth-friendly living. Alison has presented information about green building and sustainable materials at events across the Midwest and is a member of the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the USGBC, Minnesota GreenStar Technical Committee and the Minnesota Green Communities Advisory Committee. Raised in a rural community, she is deeply committed to addressing the housing challenges of rural communities and is especially dedicated to energy-efficient design and responsible building material usage. When not championing eco-housing, Alison paints, plays piano and travels the world.

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Presenter: Dr. Steve Bratkovich, Project Manager for Recycling & Reuse, Dovetail Partners

Dr. Steve Bratkovich has 34 years of forestry and forest products experience. Steve's areas of expertise include business, marketing and strategic planning; urban wood utilization; primary and secondary wood processing; and sustainable forest management. Steve has authored over 150 forestry-related publications, articles and reports, and is a frequent contributor to forestry and industry trade journals. Steve currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Forestry and is Managing Editor for Independent Sawmill and Woodlot Management magazine's “Green Column.” In 2002, Steve received the Excellence in Technology Transfer award from the Chief of the USDA Forest Service. Steve has also received outstanding service awards from the Ohio and Minnesota Society of American Foresters. Steve is a self-employed forestry consultant and an Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of Minnesota's Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering.

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