Director of Forest Diversity and Inclusion
Enviva
SAF 2023 Committee on National Convention Programs Member
Thomas Jackson is the Director of Forest Diversity and Inclusion responsible for recruiting, managing, and retaining relationships with diverse landowners and minority owned logging and forestry partner companies; and overseeing the heirs property support portfolio for Enviva. He has over 19 years of experience in the forestry industry, including the past year spent with Enviva. Thomas also leads recruiting for minority participation for field vendor opportunities, primarily LCAP; and co-leads the Enviva Heirs Property Fund, along with the Vice President of Equity, Inclusion, and Impact.
Prior to joining Enviva, Thomas spent three years at ArborGen Incorporated as a Reforestation Advisor, and fourteen years at Weyerhaeuser Company of which he served nine years as the Southeast Region Seedling Sales Manager. As a Reforestation Advisor and Regional Seedling Sales Manager, he was responsible for planning and managing seedling sales and operations, and other sales related activities such as contract negotiation, inventory and harvest operations, and product distribution and logistics.
Thomas currently serves on the 2023 National Convention Program Committee for Society of American Foresters, and is a member of the North Carolina Forestry Association and the Forestry Association of South Carolina. He is a graduate of Alabama A&M University, with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. Thomas currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife and children.
A Forest Legacy – The Past, Present and Future
Thursday, October 26, 2023
8:30am - 9:30am PST