Leith McKenzie

Director, Forest Investment and Reporting Branch, FOR

Leith Mckenzie is a professional forester with over 30 years experience working primarily in the areas of climate change, silviculture, and stewardship in the BC Ministry of Forests.  She is currently the Director, Forest Investment and Reporting Branch in the Office of the Chief Forester.  Before that, she was the Manager of the Forest Carbon Initiative.  Leith has served as Operations Manager at the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, and was also the Research and Silviculture Team Lead at the Thompson Okanagan Region in Kamloops, where she worked with the Forests for Tomorrow program.  Born and raised in BC in a forest dependent rural community, Leith is passionate about trees both big and small and managing diverse forests to support multiple values!