Monday, November 20th 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, TACOMA 1918 PACIFIC AVENUE – WILLIAM W. PHILIP HALL

Photos on front and back covers courtesy: Seagate Structures Photographer: Pollux Chung

Photo this page courtesy: Acton Ostry Architects & University of British Columbia

A broad coalition is working to accelerate a market for cross laminated timber and other mass

timber products that are sustainably sourced, produced, and used in Washington State.

Thank you for joining this day of learning, celebrating successes and solidifying next

steps toward this goal.

8:00 – 8:30AM

Registration & NetworkingLight Breakfast Provided KOPP GALLERY*

8:30 – 9:00AM

Welcome & Opening RemarksMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

9:00 – 9:15AM

Break

9:15 – 10:30AM

SESSIONSProduction & SupplyMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

CLT 101CARWEIN AUDITORIUM**

10:30 – 10:45AM

Break

10:45 – 12:00PM

SESSIONSEducation for a Prepared Manufacturing WorkforceMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

Building Codes & RegulationsCARWEIN AUDITORIUM**

12:00 – 1:30PM

Keynote Luncheon Lunch ProvidedMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

1:30 – 2:40PM

SESSIONSCLT & Mass Timber in the Pacific NorthwestMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

2:40 – 2:50PM

Break

2:50 – 4:00PM

SESSIONSEducation for the Design, Build & Construction IndustriesMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

Resilient Forests & Sustainable SourcingCARWEIN AUDITORIUM**

4:00 – 4:15PM

Break

4:15 – 5:00PM

The Future of CLT & Mass Timber in Washington:Leadership Panel & Closing RemarksMILGARD ASSEMBLY ROOM*

5:00 – 6:00PM

Networking & ReceptionLight Refreshments ProvidedKOPP GALLERY*

*Milgard Assembly Room and Kopp Gallery located in William W. Philip Hall**Carwein Auditorium located on the 1st floor of the Keystone Building

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SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE DETAILS 8:00 AM REGISTRATION & NETWORKINGLight Breakfast Provided

8:30 AM WELCOME & OPENING REMARKSGENE DUVERNOY, President, ForterraCHANCELLOR MARK A. PAGANO, University of Washington TacomaCONGRESSMAN DEREK KILMER, U.S. Representative of Washington’s 6th Congressional District

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM MORNING SESSIONS

CLT 101Introduction to the basics, benefits, and challenges of CLT and Mass Timber

SUSAN JONES, FAIA, Architect, atelierjones

PRODUCTION & SUPPLY Overview of Washington’s mills and forestry, and the opportunities and challenges of CLT manufacturing

MODERATORPATTI CASE, Public Affairs Manager, Green Diamond Resource CompanyPANELISTSMICHAEL WOLCOTT, Regents Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State UniversityTODD BEYREUTHER, PE, Senior Director, Advanced Building Materials, KaterraMAYOR DAN O. RANKIN, Town of Darrington

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10:45 AM – 12:00 PM MORNING SESSIONS

EDUCATION FOR A PREPARED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE Identification of required skillsets for an adapted workforce and emerging partnerships to address education needs

MODERATORMARY KAYE BREDESON, Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced ManufacturingPANELISTSRUSS VAAGEN, CEO, Vaagen Timber LLCSERGIO ROJAS, Manufacturing Training Specialist, KaterraDAVE COX, Dean of Instruction for the Technical Education Division, Spokane Community CollegeNOLAN GRUVER, Acting Executive Director, Workforce Continuing Education & Corporate Training, Community Colleges of Spokane (CWCE/District)ANDY DODSON, Aviation Maintenance Instructor, Spokane Community CollegeIAIN MACDONALD, Associate Director, TallWood Design Institute

BUILDING CODES & REGULATIONS What codes currently allow for CLT and mass timber, present challenges, and how to address these barriers today and in the future

MODERATORJOE MAYO, Architect, Associate, MahlumPANELISTSHANS-ERIK BLOMGREN PE SE P.ENG. STRUCT.ENG., Director of Testing and Characterization, KaterraJEFFREY BERMAN, Thomas & Marilyn Nielsen Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringDENNIS RICHARDSON, PE, CBO, CASP, Western Regional Manager, American Wood CouncilDR. J. DANIEL DOLAN, P.E., FASCE, Professor and Director of Codes and Standard, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

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SCHEDULE

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM KEYNOTE LUNCHEON

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES Lessons learned from the past and applications to the future

INTRODUCTION CONGRESSWOMAN SUZAN DELBENE, U.S. Representative of Washington’s 1st Congressional District

KEYNOTE JOHN LASS, President, Lass Advisory Services LLC

1:30 PM – 2:40 PM AFTERNOON SESSIONS

CLT & MASS TIMBER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTExploration of existing and future projects and discussion about lessons learned from these demonstrations

MODERATORSUSAN JONES, FAIA, Architect, atelierjonesPANELISTSLUCAS EPP, P.ENG., Head of Engineering, StructureCraft Builders Inc.JOHN GILSON, Vice President, Walsh Construction Co. / WABRETT PHILLIPS, Director, Sustainable Real Estate & Renewable Energy, Unico Properties LLC

2:50 PM – 4:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSIONS

RESILIENT FORESTS & SUSTAINABLE SOURCING Issues related to forest health and how CLT has the potential to connect to restoration efforts.

MODERATOR SKIP SWENSON, Vice President, Policy and Programming, ForterraPANELISTSRUSS VAAGEN, CEO, Vaagen Timber LLCTOM BUGERT, Director, State Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy of WashingtonLISA REMLINGER, Forest Program Director, Washington Environmental CouncilLOREN TORGERSON, Wildfire Policy Advisor, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

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EDUCATION FOR THE DESIGN, BUILD & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES Discussion between education and industry to examine how working with CLT differs from other materials and how to prepare a trained workforce

MODERATORSHANA PESCHEK, Director, Construction Center of ExcellencePANELISTSLUCAS EPP, P.ENG., Head of Engineering, StructureCraft Builders Inc.JOHN GILSON, Vice President, Walsh Construction Co. / WAGREG HOWES, Partner at CutMyTimber, President of IDEAbuilder, Vice-Chairman of the Digital Fabrication Network, Co-founder of the AEC Hackathons, Founder of the VR Hackathons in SeattleJUDITH SHEINE, Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon; Director of Design, TallWood Design InstituteJENNIFER COVER, P.E., President & CEO, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM THE FUTURE OF CLT & MASS TIMBER IN WASHINGTON

LEADERSHIP PANEL & CLOSING REMARKS A dialogue with agency leaders and elected officials to identify next steps and priorities

MODERATOR GENE DUVERNOY, President, Forterra PANELISTSREPRESENTATIVE STEVE THARINGER, Washington State House of Representatives (D-Sequim)EXECUTIVE BRUCE F. DAMMEIER, Pierce County COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS HILARY FRANZ, Washington State Department of Natural ResourcesBRIAN BONLENDER, Director, Washington State Department of Commerce

CLOSING REMARKSCHANCELLOR MARK A. PAGANO, University of Washington Tacoma

5:00 – 6:00 PM NETWORKING & RECEPTIONLight Refreshments Provided

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SPEAKERS

ANDY DODSON Aviation Maintenance Instructor, Spokane Community College

Andy is originally from Denver Colorado. He retired from the United States Air Force after serving 28 years as an aircraft Avionics Technician, Maintenance Instructor, and Maintenance Manager. Andy developed and delivered the first USAF aircraft maintenance training program for the Predator Unmanned Air Vehicle and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Education from Southern Illinois University. Andy joined Spokane Community College in 2012 as an Aviation Maintenance Instructor, teaching basic electronics, various aircraft and engine electrical systems, and repair of sheet metal and advanced composites structures.

BRETT PHILLIPSDirector, Sustainable Real Estate & Renewable Energy, Unico Properties LLC

Brett Phillips, director of sustainable real estate and renewable energy for Unico Properties, manages high performance green building and renewable energy projects for Unico’s real estate portfolio and third-party clients. He sets high performance design and operations standards, reduces company-wide energy and greenhouse gas emissions, invests in renewable energy, and

promotes sustainability to industry and government leaders. At Unico, Brett has overseen high performance design operations projects for over 21 million square feet of LEED-certified real estate. He is chairman of both the 2030 Districts Network and the Seattle 2030 District, working to implement the 2030 Challenge goals in Seattle and across the globe. Brett also serves on Forterra’s Central Sound Advisory Committee.

BRIAN BONLENDERDirector, Washington State Department of Commerce

Brian Bonlender was appointed Director of the Department of Commerce by Governor Jay Inslee in January 2013. Under his leadership, the department has revitalized and increased the state’s economic development capabilities, expanded and linked its economic and community development programs, implemented a metrics driven performance system and refocused around the shared purpose of strengthening communities. A Yakima native, Bonlender served as Inslee’s chief-of-staff and legislative director, running the Congressman’s office and acting as his primary advisor on economic issues. Bonlender has worked on legislation and policy in a range of industries, including agriculture, life sciences, information technology, aerospace, maritime and clean energy. He brings nearly 20

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years of public and private experience to the post, including working for a non-profit organization, volunteering overseas, and consulting for industries across the state on regulatory compliance. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington State University.

EXECUTIVE BRUCE F. DAMMEIERPierce County

A Washington native, Bruce grew up in University Place, graduating from Curtis High School. He went on to graduate with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in engineering. He served for eight years in the Navy, stationed throughout the world, including the Bangor Submarine Base and earned his Masters in Engineering from the University of Washington. Following his military service, he worked as a manufacturing executive with a local printing and software services company, overseeing operations in three states. Currently, Bruce is a partner in Print NW, a commercial printer that has been recognized for growth both locally and nationally. Bruce has a long record of community service prior to being elected as the Pierce County Executive in 2016. He served in the State Legislature from 2008 to 2016, starting with two terms in the State House and finishing with one term in the State Senate. He was a leader on education and budgets, including sponsoring key reform bills and negotiating four budgets. His elected service started in 2001 on the Puyallup School Board. He also served locally on the City of Puyallup Civil Service Commission and Planning Commission.

MAYOR DAN O. RANKINTown of Darrington

Rankin has been a business owner since 1991 and currently owns and operates a one-man saw mill specializing in custom orders. Rankin and his wife, Kelli Smith, an architect, are raising their two sons in a house they designed and built on the family tree farm.

Rankin served on the Darrington Town Council for 8 years before being elected Mayor. Since taking office in 2012, Mayor Rankin has continuously worked to bring diversity into the local job market in hopes of creating long term resilience throughout the entire Stillaguamish and Sauk Valleys. Partnering with local, private, state and federal partners, Rankin has been committed to stabilizing the community and economy post SR 530 landslide by utilizing the North Stillaguamish Redevelopment Plan.

DR. J. DANIEL DOLAN, P.E., FASCEProfessor and Director of Codes and Standard, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

Dr. Dolan received his BS degree from Montana State University, MS degree from the University of Washington, and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Before joining the faculty at WSU, Dr. Dolan conducted research on fiber reinforced brittle materials in Stockholm, Sweden, was on the faculty at Virginia Tech. He specializes in research on the dynamic response of timber structures, with specific focus on earthquakes and hurricanes. He has served on the technical update

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committees for the National Design Specification for Engineered Wood Design, and the Masonry Standards Joint Committee Specification. He has served several times on the technical update committees for the IRC, IBC, Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) Provisions Update Committee, and the BSSC/FEMA Code Resource Support Committee.

DAVE COXDean of Instruction for the Technical Education Division, Spokane Community College

Dave Cox received his B.S. in Vocational and Industrial Education from Purdue University and his M.S. in Technical Education from Montana State University. A welder and machinist by trade/training; he is also a former active duty military officer and has worked in instructional and administrative roles at both the university and community college level for the past 20 years. His professional interests include prior learning assessment of non-credit training & education, experiential learning articulation, identification and integration of industry standards into professional technical instruction and curriculum, and most recently the conceptualization and development of large scale workforce focused grant funded projects.

DENNIS RICHARDSON, PE, CBO, CASPWestern Regional Manager, American Wood Council

Mr. Richardson joined the American Wood Council in January of 2013 after

17 years of being a building official and is a civil engineer registered in California with private sector design and consulting experience. He has been active on several code development and education efforts and has authored a number of code changes on subjects ranging from simplified seismic in the 1997 UBC to a rewrite of the heavy timber provisions in the 2018 IBC. Dennis is a Past President of the Peninsula Chapter of ICC and a graduate of UC Davis with a BS in Civil Engineering.

CONGRESSMAN DEREK KILMERU.S. Representative of Washington’s 6th Congressional District

Derek Kilmer represents Washington’s sixth district in the U.S. House of Representatives and serves as Vice-Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee. With over a decade of experience working in economic development in the Puget Sound region, Derek Kilmer is focused on getting our economy and our Congress back to work. Derek has a strong record as a problem solver for Washington families and he’s been recognized by veterans organizations for his support of our troops, their families, and those who have served. As the dad of two little girls, he is working to make sure all our children receive a quality education. He is committed to honoring our promises to seniors by protecting Social Security and Medicare. Derek grew up on the Olympic Peninsula and has worked to promote local economic development and to be responsible stewards of our natural resources.

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GENE DUVERNOY President, Forterra

Forterra is a nonprofit that secures the keystone places we need for a sustainable and equitable Pacific Northwest. With deep expertise in real estate and relationship-building, Forterra has so far completed 400 land transactions in 90 communities around Washington; securing remote wildlands, working farms, city parks and open space. Under Gene’s leadership, the organization is also pursuing land for affordable and vibrant urban neighborhoods; recognizing that population pressures are likely to grow, whether because of our strong economy, climate change or both.

Forterra’s fundamental conviction is that people and land truly thrive only when they thrive together. The organization also engages people in restoration and stewardship projects in their neighborhood parks through an initiative called Green Cities. And it champions ideas like sustainably sourced Cross-Laminated Timber to create livelihoods — and incentives to care for forests — around struggling rural communities.

A Forterra founder, Gene has guided the organization more than two decades. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the College of the Environment at the University of Washington and the Board of Directors for the Friends of Waterfront Seattle. Prior to Forterra, Gene held positions in government, research, public policy and law. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Public Affairs from Carnegie-Mellon University and both an M.B.A. and J.D. from Cornell University.

GREG HOWESPartner at CutMyTimber, President of IDEAbuilder, Vice-Chairman of the Digital Fabrication Network, Co-founder of the AEC Hackathons, Founder of the VR Hackathons in Seattle

Greg Howes is a cofounder and partner at CutMyTimber, a leading mass timber fabricator in Portland, Oregon. The CutMyTimber team is currently involved in 6 innovative CLT projects, has experience on hundreds of mass timber projects in over a dozen countries and is a partner of the leading CLT producer in the U.S, DR Johnson, in Riddle, Oregon. CutMyTimber leads design-for-fabrication modeling services and mass timber fabrication in our factory in Portland where we fabricate timber using the world-leading Hundegger and Kruesi CNC machines (the only fabrication shop in the U.S. with machines from both companies) and Cadwork software. Greg is a frequent speaker on Digital Construction / Innovation and is also Vice-Chairman of the international non-profit Digital Fabrication Network.

HANS-ERIK BLOMGREN PE SE P.ENG. STRUCT.ENG.Director of Testing and Characterization, Katerra

At Katerra, Hans-Erik is directing mass timber systems and product development for commercial markets. This includes qualification testing of the company’s cross laminated timber product line at Washington State University which will be manufactured at a new factory in Spokane, WA. He has

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led Katerra’s efforts to technically justify new cross laminated timber panels for code compliant fire, structural, and acoustic use. These efforts include design and testing advanced cross laminated timber floor assemblies for vibration and acoustic performance, as well as developing a new ductile seismic CLT shear wall system which was validated in July 2017 on the largest outdoor shake table in the world at the University of California San Diego.

COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS HILARY FRANZWashington State Department of Natural Resources

Hilary S. Franz was sworn in as Washington’s 14th Commissioner of Public Lands on January 11, 2017. Prior to being elected Commissioner, Franz was executive director of Futurewise, an organization committed to implementing smart, sustainable land use and transportation policies. In this role, she brought together local governments, non-profit organizations and citizen groups to blend land use with environmental protection and stronger local economies. She served four years on the Bainbridge Island city council, where she developed nationally-recognized environmental and energy policies and programs with diverse coalitions of public and private stakeholders. In addition, Franz has served on numerous state and regional boards and commissions, working to strengthen and protect both the environment and local economies.

IAIN MACDONALDAssociate Director, TallWood Design Institute

Iain Macdonald is Associate Director of the TallWood Design Institute, a unique research and education partnership between the Colleges of Forestry and Engineering at Oregon State University and the College of Design at University of Oregon. Iain has worked in workforce development and industry support roles related to the wood products industry for 18 years and has been in the industry for more than twenty. He previously managed the UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing in Vancouver, BC. He is the past Chair of the Wood Manufacturing Council (Canada) and has extensive international training and development experience in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.

JEFFREY BERMANThomas & Marilyn Nielsen Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jeffrey’s research is in the areas of structural and earthquake engineering. He is co-leading a series of large National Science Foundation research projects on the development of seismic load resisting systems for tall mass timber buildings using cross laminated timber solutions. He is a lead on the M9 Project, a large NSF supported interdisciplinary research project investigating the impacts of magnitude 9 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes on the Pacific Northwest, the Site Operations Director of the NHERI Rapid Facility, a shared use equipment site supporting

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natural hazards reconnaissance headquartered at the UW, and the Director of Structural Research Laboratory at the UW.

JENNIFER COVER, P.E.President & CEO, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council

Jennifer Cover is the President and CEO of WoodWorks – Wood Products Council, a national nonprofit program providing continuing education and technical project support to practicing architects, engineers and developers designing and constructing commercial and multi-family wood buildings. WoodWorks is the industry leader in CLT and mass timber education and project support. Creating a high value end use market for small diameter, low value materials through the use of CLT and mass timber is a key focus of the WoodWorks program. WoodWorks conducts over 300 educational events each year awarding over 30,000 CEU hours. Ms. Cover has been with the WoodWorks program since it was established ten years ago and took on the role of leading the program five years ago. Her past experience includes structural design, teaching at UCSD, business development and market analysis, all with an emphasis on wood construction.

JOE MAYOArchitect, Associate, Mahlum

Joseph Mayo is an architect in Seattle and author of the book Solid Wood: Mass Timber Architecture, Technology and Design, the first book devoted solely to mass timber commercial

buildings. At Mahlum he advised on the first installation of Oregon-made structural cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the country at Western Oregon University’s Richard Woodcock Education Center. He recently completed a series of three CLT classroom buildings in Washington State. An advocate for the use of mass timber, Joe has worked with the City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development and Washington State non-profit Forterra to lead investigations into the use of wood that transcend current building codes. He has also been a jury member for wood design awards, served on local and national AIA Committees and co-authored a research paper exploring the economic viability of tall wood buildings.

JOHN GILSONVice President, Walsh Construction Co. / WA

John has 33 years of construction industry experience and has managed $190 million in complex housing projects in the past five years. His work includes three seven-story LEED Gold dormitory buildings for University of Washington: Lander, Alder and Poplar halls incorporate a diversity of live/work services to support students and faculty in the west campus community. All three were built to achieve extremely high standards for energy efficiency, with a high-performance building envelope expected to perform twice as efficiently as the standard. John’s experience includes Thornton Place, a 727,000 SF housing development which included daylighting the long-buried Thornton Creek. He recently completed three K-3 classrooms, part of a statewide

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pilot project using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), that will generate much-needed classroom space in beautiful, permanent wood structures.

JOHN LASSPresident, Lass Advisory Services LLC

John Lass is the President of Lass Advisory Services LLC (LAS), a Seattle-based strategy consulting firm. John served as SVP of Strategy and Business Development for CUNA Mutual Group, a $3 billion financial services firm. John advises financial institutions across the U.S. and speaks frequently at financial conferences. John’s writes on strategic themes at www.lassadvisoryservices.com. John’s work in Silicon Valley spans technology sectors with clients including LendingClub (FinTech); Counsyl (DNA sequencing); WePay (payment systems); Segment (data analytics); and Drive.ai (autonomous vehicles). Previously, John was a consultant with Hagberg Consulting Group, now part of Accenture, and with the Boston Consulting Group. John earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington and his MBA degree from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.

JUDITH SHEINEProfessor, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon; Director of Design, TallWood Design Institute

Judith Sheine is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Oregon. She is the

Director of Design for the TallWood Design Institute, a collaboration between the University of Oregon’s College of Design and Oregon State University’s Colleges of Forestry and Engineering focused on the advancement of timber manufacturing and design. Sheine is also an award winning architect whose projects have been published internationally and has been recognized as the leading authority on the work of R.M. Schindler; her publications on the architect include R.M. Schindler (Phaidon Press, 2001) and her most recent book, Schindler, Kings Road and Southern California Modernism (University of California Press, 2012), co-authored with Robert Sweeney.

LISA REMLINGERForest Program Director, Washington Environmental Council

Lisa Remlinger is the current forest program director at Washington Environmental Council. Before joining WEC, she was the Senior Project Manager at NatureBridge working on the Elwha Dam removal in Olympia National Park. She also worked as the Chapter and Government Relations Manager for Audubon Washington, where she led campaigns on urban forestry and helped author the state’s voluntary guidelines for wildlife management on clean energy projects. Lisa recently completed a fellowship at the United Nations Environmental Program in Geneva for Duke University. Finally, she is proud to be a year-round bike commuter even on the rainiest Seattle days.

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LUCAS EPP, P. ENG.Head of Engineering, StructureCraft Builders Inc.

Lucas is a structural engineer with 10 years of experience working in Canada, the UK, and New Zealand. While in London he designed a range of projects and sculptures with world‐class architects, and developed an expertise in complex geometry and challenging structures. Lucas leads the Engineering department at StructureCraft where he has been involved in large‐scale timber structures including the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Speed Skating Oval, and more recently as lead engineer for the T3 Minneapolis office building.

MARK A. PAGANOChancellor, University of Washington Tacoma

Dr. Mark A. Pagano, the fourth Chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma, grew up in southern Illinois. He has a B.S. (1979) in engineering (he was a first-generation college student), an M.S. (1983) in engineering, and a Ph.D. (1992) in engineering science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Until his appointment at UW Tacoma in March 2015, Dr. Pagano served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Montana State University Billings, Montana’s only urban university. He led the development of a university-level strategic plan and was instrumental in planning for and beginning the fundraising for a new science building, Yellowstone Hall. Prior to MSU Billings, Dr. Pagano spent 19 years at Purdue

University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he reached the rank of full professor and served in a variety of administrative positions: department head, director of the statewide outreach system, associate vice provost for engagement, and dean of Purdue Extended Campus.

MARY KAYE BREDESONExecutive Director, Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

Ms. Bredeson is the Executive Director for the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing housed at Everett Community College. For the past ten years she has brought her leadership skills to the Higher-Ed system in promoting and maintaining the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing as a recognizable and highly valuable component in Washington’s economic and workforce development initiatives.

As the Executive Director, Ms. Bredeson works to encourage educational programs to share best practices and resources as well as providing a clear point of contact for industry employers to share their workforce needs with all 34 community and technical colleges as well as other education and training providers. A member of the Board of Directors for the Institute of Flight since 2013, Bredeson is currently serving as Treasure for the foundation. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the nationally recognized American Technology Education Council as 2nd Vice President. In 2013 she received the Exemplary Leadership Award from the Chair Leadership Academy, Mesa Community Colleges.

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MICHAEL WOLCOTTRegents Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

Michael Wolcott, Regents Professor, has been a member of the WSU faculty since 1996 and is an international leader in the field of biobased materials research. He has managed research projects for numerous federal agencies, including the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Energy, the USDA, the US Forest Service, NSF, and the Federal Highway Administration. Wolcott currently serves as the Director of the FAA ASCENT Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel and the Environment. He is the founding Director of the Institute for Sustainable Design and the Integrated Design Experience (IDX). Many of his research projects have featured public-private partnerships with industry, government laboratories, and city/state/federal government agencies.

NOLAN GRUVERActing Executive Director, Workforce Continuing Education & Corporate Training, Community Colleges of Spokane (CWCE/District)

Nolan received his B.A. in International Affairs and M.S. in Communications from Eastern Washington University. A veteran of the United States military, Nolan served 6 years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve where he performed two tours of duty during the Iraq War. It was in using his Post 9/11 GI Bill after his tours of service while also working in EWU’s Veterans’ Services Unit that he developed a passion for helping others through

education and training. This eventually led to his role in instruction at Eastern Washington University, and then his appointment as Campus Center Director for Park University on Fairchild Air Force Base prior to joining CCS as the CWCE Operations Manager. His professional interests include workforce continuing education, corporate training design and management, business operations management, non-credit program development, and communications/marketing.

PATTI CASEPublic Affairs Manager, Green Diamond Resource Company

Green Diamond Resource Company, a privately held forest products company with 1.3 million acres of working forest land in Washington, Oregon and California.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Patti’s career has always been connected to the wood products industry. She handles government, regulatory, media and community relations for Green Diamond in the company’s Western Washington and Southern Oregon holdings. Her responsibilities also include company compliance with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Standard. Recently, she took on corporate communications activities as well.

Patti is a past board member for Forterra. She serves on numerous industry and community boards and committees. She is a graduate of the University of Washington and lives in Union, Washington where she and her husband enjoy hiking through their wooded acreage and kayaking on Hood Canal.

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RUSS VAAGENCEO, Vaagen Timber LLC

Russ Vaagen is the founder and CEO of Vaagen Timbers, a glulam beam and CLT production company that is scheduled to start production in 2018. Russ worked in his family’s company, Vaagen Bros Lumber, for 20 years and Vice President for the past 12 years. He was named one of the “Top 20 under 40” by Canadian Forest Industries magazine in 2013. He is a Board Member and Chairman Emeritus for Timber Products Manufacturers Association, the current President of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition, and a current member of the board of Sustainable Northwest. Russ is the founder and author of theforestblog.com, and writes a column for Timber Processing Magazine. He’s involved in local, state, and national politics as well as international trade.

SERGIO ROJASManufacturing Training Specialist, Katerra

Sergio joined Katerra in June 2016, and is the manufacturing training specialist at the Phoenix factory. Sergio and Katerra are currently working on training their assembly workers in both components (roof trusses, floor panels, and wall panels) and finishes (cabinets, countertops, finishes). Sergio is a proud graduate of Arizona State University and worked in the Maricopa County Jail teaching programs to the inmates for several years prior to joining Katerra. Sergio loves to spend time with his wife and three children outside of work. He is most passionate about helping people get better at their own passions!

SHANA PESCHEKDirector, Construction Center of Excellence

As director of the Construction Center of Excellence, Shana links industry to the community college system in Washington State for the purpose of coordinating education and training efforts to build a competitive workforce in a global economy. With four priorities: Economic Development, Industry Sector Strategy, Workforce Supply and Demand, and Education, Innovation and Efficiency, the Center is positioned to sustain Washington’s competitive advantage through statewide leadership. The Center supports curriculum development, career pathway development and professional development for faculty. The Center also plays an integral role in supporting the development of stackable credentials and Applied Baccalaureate degree programs in the Community/Technical College programs. Shana is also a National Chair for the United States Green Building Council Community Green Program, as well as member of numerous advisory boards and workforce focused committees.

SKIP SWENSONVice President of Policy and Programming, Forterra

Skip Swenson works throughout western Washington to develop the policies, tools, and programs necessary to achieve expansive conservation and sustainability goals. He works across the gradient of landscapes—from wildlands to urban parks—and specializes in conservation markets and

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incentives creation at the local and regional scales. Skip currently serves on several advisory boards and committees, including the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board, the Urban Forest Carbon Registry Advisory Board, and the Washington Association of Land Trusts. Skip holds master’s degrees in public policy and forest resources from the University of Washington, where his studies focused on environmental policy, land planning, and natural resources management. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THARINGERWashington State House of Representatives (D-Sequim)

Elected in 2010, Steve is a former Clallam County commissioner and small business owner who represents the 24th District. He is a past chair of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board, and served on several state planning efforts from watershed planning to biodiversity. He is a state-certified volunteer mediator. Steve chairs the House Capital Budget committee and co-chairs the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and Disability. Steve is a member of the Sequim Sunrise Rotary and received the Clallam County Community Service Award for his long-standing community involvement. Steve graduated with a B.A from Colorado College and resides in Sequim with his wife, Yvonne.

SUSAN JONES, FAIAArchitect, atelierjones

Susan Jones, FAIA, LEED BD+C, architect, is owner of atelierjones, an architecture, urban and ecodesign firm. Founded in 2003 in Seattle, the firm’s design award winning work brings design excellence, research, and community engagement to new sustainable strategies and buildings - including groundbreaking work with Mass Timber. atelierjones completed the first CLT structure permitted in Seattle, a single family house using CLT as structure/interior finish, a church, using CLT as a 40’ high, interior wall and two modular CLTSchools, all among the first CLT structures completed in the US. A nationally known expert on Mass Timber, she represents AIA National on the ICC Tall Timber Code Committee, has taught multiple Mass Timber Design Studios at the UW, and has spoken across the US on Mass Timber. Her book, Mass Timber | Design and Research is forthcoming in December 2017. A third-generation native of Washington State, Susan became a Fellow of the AIA in 2010, and has been working for architects since she was sixteen.

U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN SUZAN DELBENEWashington’s 1st Congressional District

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene represents Washington’s First Congressional District, which spans from northeast King County to the Canadian border, and includes parts of King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. First sworn into the House

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of Representatives on Nov. 13, 2012, Suzan brings a unique voice to the nation’s capital, with more than two decades of experience as a successful technology entrepreneur. Her experience and focus on achieving concrete results allowed Suzan to break through congressional gridlock and get things done. Suzan takes on a wide range of challenges both in Congress and in the First District and is a leader on issues of technology, health and agriculture. She currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which is at the forefront of debate on taxes, healthcare and retirement security.

TODD BEYREUTHER, PESenior Director, Advanced Building Materials, Katerra

Todd Beyreuther leads the Katerra mass timber effort to integrate raw timber supply, cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (GLT) manufacturing, and mass timber assembly prefabrication. Todd conducts engineered wood product, process, and supply chain research as an Adjunct Research Professor at the Washington State University Composite Materials and Engineering Center. Todd is a former architectural structures instructor at the University of Washington in the College of Built Environments and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Washington. He received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington.

TOM BUGERTDirector, State Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy of Washington

Tom Bugert serves as the director of state government relations for The Nature Conservancy of Washington, where he helps build coalitions across political and ideological lines with corporate leaders, elected officials, government agencies and community organizations to affect natural resource policy and funding. He currently serves as the advocacy chair of the Washington Association of Land Trusts and as the policy chair of both the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition and the Big Tent Outdoor Recreation Coalition. He also serves on the board of Earth Ministry and the Henry M Jackson Fellows Alumni Council. A Wenatchee native and graduate of Whitman College, Tom can be found in the great outdoors enjoying the beauty that Washington State has to offer.

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CLT & MASS TIMBER COALITION LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEANDREA ROPER Office of Congressman Derek Kilmer - WA-06

ANTHONY CHAVEZ Weyerhaeuser Company

BEN GREUEL The Wilderness Society

BERT GREGORY Mithun

BRAD GAOLACH Washington State University Extension

BRIAN HATFIELD Washington State Department of Commerce

CHUCK HERSEY Washington State Department of Natural Resources

CODY ARLEDGE Johnson Arledge Strategies

COLIN MOSELEY Green Diamond Resource Company

DAVE MCENTEE Simpson Lumber Company, LLC

ETHAN MARTIN WoodWorks

DR. INDRONEIL GANGULY University of Washington

JOE MAYO Mahlum

LAUREN BURNES Washington State Department of Natural Resources

MICHAEL GOERGEN U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities

DR. MICHAEL WOLCOTT Washington State University

RENÉ ANCINAS Port Blakely Companies

RON SARANICH USFS Region 6 Rural Community Assistance

RUSS VAAGEN Vaagen Timber LLC

RYAN MULLENIX NBBJ

SUSAN JONES atelierjones

THOMAS O’KEEFE American White Water

TOM BUGERT The Nature Conservancy

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Photo courtesy: atelierjones llc

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THANK YOU PARTNERS & SPONSORS

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STEWARD: Washington State Department of Natural Resources | Washington State University | Weyerhaeuser | University of Washington Tacoma | Washington State Department of Commerce | Sierra Pacific Industries | University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences | Mahlum | Turner Construction Company | Mithun

ADVOCATE: atelierjones, llc | Martin Flynn Public Affairs | University of Washington College of the Environment

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ABOUT FORTERRAFOR OVER 25 YEARS Forterra has successfully brought about powerful, practical and positive change by conducting land transactions, stewarding land, engaging communities, and conceiving and advancing forward-thinking policies. Forterra weighs the major challenges facing our nation and region, including growing populations and the impacts of climate change, and determines how we can best continue to care for and manage our landscapes for the benefit of both urban and rural communities.