Laurie Schoonhoven is assuming the role as the new National Forest Stewardship Program manager in USDA Forest Service Washington Office-Cooperative Forestry after previously serving as the Sustainability Specialist for two years.
Over the course of Laurie's 20 years of collaborative and conservation leadership experience she has managed Federal grants; convened and coordinated diverse project teams; worked to integrate efforts with local, State, and Federal resource programs; and assessed and implemented program delivery across public and private ownerships and jurisdictions. Laurie has also provided leadership for the design and implementation of a new Technical Service Provider training initiative on a regional and national scale.