Forestry Superintendent, Planning, Tolko Industries
Jamie has worked in the forest industry for 28 years since graduating from UBC in 1992 (B.Sc. Resource Management). He spent 4 years as a consultant in Terrace, BC, doing silviculture and timber development work and then in 1996 he and his wife moved to Kamloops where he started working for a large forest company. For the past 24 years he has worked in the Southern Interior of BC and is currently a Forestry Superintendent for Tolko Industries in their Planning Department. As part of his role, he coordinates the completion of watershed assessments in various community watersheds, fisheries sensitive watersheds, and “interface” watersheds where elements at risk from human development activities exist in some of the more populated areas of the Thompson-Okanagan.
Jamie has also helped organize several Forests and Water Workshops in Kelowna, BC, with the objective of sharing information and improving knowledge specific to forest hydrology. Jamie is a member of the ABCFP and represented the Forest Professional on the Joint Practices Board Task Force that worked on the guidelines. He continues to live in Kamloops, BC, with his wife and two teenage boys where they enjoy mountain biking and skiing and being outside.