KANE — The Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group’s annual dinner meeting is set for May 25 at the Red Fern in St. Marys.
The keynote speaker will be Bill Imbergamo, executive director of the Federal Forest Resource Coalition, a national non-profit representing purchasers of federal timber, conservation groups and county governments. He will update the group on current legislation and provide some insight into federal legislative affairs and how they can impact forest product companies.
Imbergamo, named the organization’s founding executive director in 2011, has been involved in forest policy since 1991, when he began his career with the National Association of State Foresters. After 10 years with that organization, including four as executive director, he was named director of congressional affairs and forest policy at the American Forest & Paper Association.
He served as professional staff to the House Committee on Agriculture from 2002-6, and as senior professional staff to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry from 2009-11.
Imbergamo has been a member of the Society of American Foresters for more than 10 years and is an active member of the Ducks Unlimited Federal City Chapter. He was also appointed to the Virginia Board of Forestry in 2011. An avid hunter and angler, Imbergamo lives in Vienna, Va., with his wife and daughter.
For more information or to make reservations, call AHUG at 837-8550.
