We welcome inquiries about our services, our programs and our resources. Please reach out to let us know how we can be of service.

Inquiry Name Contact Info
Biomass & Bioenergy Billy Whitley
Utilization & Marketing Specialist
wwhitley@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 297-0816
Champion Trees Ryan Phillips
Champion Tree Program Coordinator
rphillips@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 259-5807
Community Planning Joan Scales
Staff Forester / SCFP Manager
jscales@gfc.state.ga.us
(706) 552-4442
Cost Share & Incentive Programs Ryan Phillips
Staff Forester / Cost Share Coordinator
rphillips@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 259-5807
Deputy Director John Sabo
Deputy Director
jsabo@gfc.state.ga.us
(478)-972-0264
Education Programs Chelsea York
Coordinator
cyork@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 751-3534
Firefighter Training & Incident Command Seth Pierce
Safety & Training Manager
spierce@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 972-2981
Firewise Communities Frank Riley
Firewise Communities Coordinator
georgiafirewise@gfc.state.ga.us
(706) 897-1676
Forest Health Michael Torbett
Staff Forester / Forest Health Program Manager
mtorbett@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 258-9893
Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) David Dickinson
Staff Forester / FIA Coordinator
ddickinson@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 751-3500
Forest Management Troy Clymer
Forest Management Chief
tclymer@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 456-9791
Forest Stewardship Mark McClellan
Staff Forester / Stewardship & Legacy Coordinator
mmclellan@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 733-2606
Forest Utilization & Forestry Business Devon Dartnell
Forest Utilization Chief
ddartnell@gfc.state.ga.us
(706) 614-0795
Georgia Forestry Commission Main Office 1 (800) GA-TREES (428-7337)
Human Resources HR Team GFCjobs@gfc.state.ga.us
(678) 476-6220
Media & Communications Wendy Burnett
Public Relations Director
wburnett@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 365-6233
Reforestation Jeff Fields
Reforestation Chief
jfields@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 508-4215
Rural Defense Lease Program Emily Hamilton
Program Manager
ehamilton@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 751-3504
State Forester Tim Lowrimore
Director
tlowrimore@gfc.state.ga.us
State Managed Forests & Forest Legacy Buford Sanders
State Lands Chief
bsanders@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 951-8238
State Timber Sales Ben Hammond
Staff Forester / State Timber Management Coordinator
bhammond@gfc.state.ga.us
(706) 612-3729
Urban & Community Forestry Seth Hawkins
Staff Forester / SCFP Manager
shawkins@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 9518286
Water Quality Scott Thackston
Coordinator
sthackston@gfc.state.ga.us
(912) 592-2316
Wildfire Prevention Ken Parker
Specialist - Wildfire Mitigation
kparker@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 751-3332
Wildland Fire Frank Sorrells
Forest Protection Chief
fsorrells@gfc.state.ga.us
(478) 751-3490