Curriculum Vitae Nathan Daniel McClure

Curriculum Vitae

Nathan Daniel McClure

Direct line: 1(478)-951-4548 Personal Contact:

P.O. Box 1068 Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 Mobile: 1-(706)-973-7123

Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Nathan McClure currently leads the Georgia Forestry Commission’s Forest Utilization

Department. He also serves on the executive leadership team for the agency. His activities since 2004 have focused on creating additional values from Georgia’s forests through marketing and new product development; including facilitating the development of a forest bioenergy industry, developing Georgia’s forest carbon sequestration program, as well as working with traditional forest products industries. He frequently provides expertise to developing bioenergy companies with biomass supply assessments and supply chain dynamics. He has also conducted business recruitment and industry exploratory missions abroad. Recent successes of the Forest Utilization Department, under his leadership, include the development within Georgia of the largest wood pellet mill in the world (Georgia Biofuels, LLC), two biopower facilities (Piedmont Green Energy and Multitrade Rabun Gap), and numerous other forestry and bioenergy start-ups and

announcements.

His previous experience includes managing southern timberland through establishing modern forest management plans, prescribing and contracting silvicultural practices, conducting natural resource inventories, and administering timber sales. He was also involved in a grassroots effort in the 1980’s to dramatically increase reforestation levels in Georgia using a landowner and forest vendor education strategy with the result of 2.8 million acres of trees planted in a 5 year period. Nathan is a Georgia Registered Forester and a Society of American Foresters (SAF) Certified Forester. Nathan was chairman of the Southern Group of State Foresters Services, Marketing, and Utilization Task Force for a two year period ending in December 2011. Nathan has served as a member of the Society of American Foresters Forest Management Options for Mitigating Climate Change Task Force, on the Southern Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resource Alliance steering committee, and on the 25 x ’25 Alliance Climate Adaptation committee. He also received the SAF National Field Forester Award in 2005. He has authored or co-authored five publications and made well over 25 formal presentations to at the State, Regional, and National level; as well as dozens of presentations to local community organizations. Nathan was selected as a charter participant in

Association of State Forester Foundation Fellowship for the Senior Executive in State and Local Government Certificate Program at Harvard University in July 2011.

Education:

B.S. Forest Resources, 1983; University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, , Athens, GA

Senior Executive in State and Local Government Certificate Program, July 2011, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education.

Professional Experience:

2004 – Present; Chief Forester and Energy Development Director / Forest Utilization Department, Georgia Forestry Commission

 Serve as a member of the Georgia Forestry Commission’s senior executive leadership team.

 Initiated, developed and currently manage the Forest Utilization Department, including recruitment and supervision of professional staff for each program area within the Department.

 Initiated a biomass energy assistance program for industry.

 Developed and currently manage a biomass energy assistance program that uses an inter-agency team approach to provide services in biomass assessments and developing business relationships. This includes continuous follow-up with companies through the development process.

 Initiated and led a project that produced recommended solutions to securing timber and forestry biomass feedstocks in the long-term. This involved engagement with a variety of stakeholders and contracting with experienced firms.

 Initiated and developed a framework for Georgia’s forest carbon sequestration registry and worked nationally to improve the position of forest owners within carbon markets.

 Supervised four (4) surveys of Georgia’s forest products industry to develop reports on timber harvest and production details. These surveys involved visits and interviews with the staff of 100% of Georgia’s primary forest product manufacturing companies.

 Provided leadership for new forestry markets:

- Chairman of the Southern Group of State Foresters Services, Utilization, and Marketing Task Force (12/2009 - 12/2011)

- Organized and led a forest industry technical advisory group for Governor Purdue’s industry initiative (2006)

- Led the Georgia Forestry Marketing Task Force (2004-2005) of industry and landowner leaders  Promoted forestry and biomass energy through expert testimony and presentations for state legislative

committees, industry groups, national and regional conferences, and local landowner organizations.  Participated in international business missions to Europe, Scandinavia, Brazil, and Canada to improve

Georgia’s global competitiveness in various forestry projects.

1991 – 2004; Forest Manager for City of Atlanta forestlands (Dawson and Paulding Forests); Georgia Forestry Commission

 Performed project budgeting, supervision of maintenance staff, and contract administration for outsourced work.

 Achieved significant improvements by: establishing a new detailed management plan using GIS

technology, expanding and improving access systems, coordinating work projects between separate state agencies and City of Atlanta officials, and implementing forest practices on an accelerated schedule.  Administered timber appraisals, timber sales, environmental assessments, forest-wide inventories,

timber harvest operations, reforestation practices, boundary survey, deed searches, and prescribed burning (88 burning operations).

 Coordinated public affairs for the project including tours for Atlanta City Council, natural resource managers, non-profit organizations, and other media relations.

 Served as Water Quality Forester for a 14-county district. This duty involved inspections of forest harvesting operations and providing training to loggers on Recommended Best Management Practices. 1989 - 1991; Forester Specialist–Research Department; Georgia Forestry Commission; Macon, GA

 Facilitated forest research by assisting Research Board with forestry knowledge gaps, administering funding to researchers and implementing technology transfer of research results.

 Developed and managed Brender Demonstration Forest, including conducting onsite training to natural resource professionals, college students, and landowners.

 Served as Biomass Energy Coordinator responsible for promoting use of bioenergy through technology transfer activities and administering several cost-share and grant programs for industries to establish bioenergy systems.

1985 – 1989; Reforestation Forester; Georgia Forestry Commission; Gainesville, GA  Established a regional program to identify areas of reforestation needs and solicit reforestation

investments.

 Solicited public speaking opportunities to local organizations and organized county forestry committees.  Performed financial analysis of forestry investments for forest managers and landowners.

 Provided management plans for private forests and provided technical assistance for forestry cost-share programs.

 Organized training workshops for forestry site prep and tree planting vendors.

Other relevant experience: Served as Resource Unit Leader and Situation Unit Leader in 6 major incidents (fires/hurricanes) in California, Florida, Georgia, and Montana between 1994 and 2007; Participated in the control of over 80 wildfires as a Forest Patrolman, 1984-85.

Professional registrations and memberships:

Registered Forester, Georgia Forester’s Board of Registration, 1987-2013

Member, Society of American Foresters, past Southeastern Society Policy Chairman and past Oconee Chapter Chair, member since 1987

Steering Committee member, Southeastern Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resource Alliance, 2010-13

Chairman, Southern Group of State Foresters Services, Utilization, and Marketing Task Force, 2009-2011

Member of the Society of American Foresters Climate Change Implications for Forests Task

Force, 2007-09

Steering Committee member, Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Lab, 2006-2011 Advisory Committee, Georgia Traditional Industry Research Program for Forestry, 2006-10 Member Society of American Foresters Task Force on Forest Management for Mitigating Climate Change, 2007-2008

Leader, Georgia State Foresters Marketing Task Force, 2005- 2007

Forest Industry Technical Advisory Group, Governor’s Commission for a New Georgia, 2007 Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture 1995-2004

Special Projects and Awards:

Fellowship Award, National Association of State Foresters Foundation, Selected for participation in the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program, 2011.

Charter participant in Georgia’s Executive Development Leadership Program, 2009

Georgia Public Employee Leadership Award, 2008; team award for the Forest Utilization and

Marketing Department, 2008

Society of American Foresters Presidential Field Forester National Award, 2005

Publications, Reports, and Presentations:

Author – Developing Forest Resource and Biomass Markets in the South – Volume I, editor for Volume II and Volume III, 2012

Co-author – Forest Certification Programs: Status and Recommendations in the South, 2009 Co-author – Georgia’s Timber Industry – An Assessment of Georgia Timber Output and Use, 2005,

2007, 2009

Co-author - Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States,

Author - report and poster entitled Recommended Methodology for Assessing Forestry Biomass for

Bio-energy Utilization, completed for the Southern Group of State Foresters and presented to SAF,

2008

Co-author – Georgia’s Forests, 2004

Feature article – Alternative Energy: Power from Trees and Sunshine; Georgia Trend, July 2012 Presentation to SAFER/25 x ’25 Bioenergy National Network event, December 2012

Presentation to International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies, May 2011 Presentation to US Smallwood Conference, April 2010.

Presentation to Forest Guild National Meeting, 2009.

Presentation of “Solutions for Climate Change” to Society of American Foresters Annual Conference, 2008

Presentations to various Georgia legislative committees, 2006-2008

Presentations on Strategies for Forest Biomass Assessment and Procurement to Southeastern Bioenergy Conference, 2006, 2008

Presentations on Forest Biomass Assessments to Georgia Forestry Association Bioenergy Conference, 2007, 2009

Presentations to Georgia Environmental Conference, 2007, 2008, 2009 Presentation to Future of Forestry Joint Legislative Study Committee, 2005

Multiple presentations at State and Regional conferences regarding forestry, bioenergy, and carbon sequestration, 1985-2012