Chief Executive Officer Appointment

PFLA Announces Appointment of Megan Hanacek as CEO

NANAIMO, BC, February 7, 2018- The Private Forest Landowners Association (PFLA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Hanacek as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2018.

Megan has a Bachelor of Science, Biology from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma in Natural Resource Technology from BCIT. She is a Registered Professional Forester and a Registered Professional Biologist.

Megan comes to the PFLA from her position as Forest Stewardship Specialist for the Association of B.C.Forest Professionals, and previously was Managing Director, Board Director and Vice President of the Association of Professional Biology of B.C.

Megan has extensive experience in education, training, advocacy, public policy development, and operational implementation of forest and ecosystem management throughout B.C.and western North America.Megan currently resides in Port McNeill with her husband and two children. Her base of operations will be the Nanaimo area.

About the Private Forest Landowners Association
Established in 1995, the Private Forest Landowners Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the responsible stewardship of B.C.’s private forest lands. Passionate about sustainable forest practices, PFLA members strive to balance environmental values, community interests and economic realities.

Contact
Sue Handel, Interim Executive Director
Private Forest Landowners Association
250 642-0617 sue.handel@pfla.bc.ca