The Board of Directors of PLIB is elected in June each year by the voting Members. Directors are chosen to represent the full voting membership with regard to region and company size. Board members are elected for a one year term and may serve consecutive terms.
The 2026-2027 PLIB Board of Directors
Dale Bartsch
Hy Mark Wood Manufacturing
Kyle Freres
Freres Engineered Wood
Eric Fritch
Fritch Forest Products
KayCee Hallstrom
Zip-O Lumber Company
Tim Hunt
Frank Lumber Co.
Michael Kirkelie
Rosboro LLC.
Tyrone Konecny
Utah Lumber Co.
Alex Langley
Tolko Industries LTD.
Scott Manke
Manke Lumber Company
Natalie Peace
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Hector Perez
Turner Lumber
Adam Reed
Roseburg Forest Products
Christof Richter
Binderholz GmbH
Sam Sanders
RSG Forest Products
Brent Saunders
Stora Enso Wood Products
Brett Slaughter
Elk Creek Forest Products
Greg Smith
Gilbert Smith Forest Products
Jason Smith
Southport Lumber Co.
Ross Stock
At-Large
Frank Turnbull
Mercer Timber Products
Craig Van Cott
Unalam
Valentina Wolfrum
Rettenmeier
2026-2027 Officers
Chairman
Sam Sanders
RSG Forest Products
First Vice Chair
Tyrone Konecny
Utah Lumber Co.
Second Vice Chair
Frank Turnbull
Mercer Timber Products
President
Jeff Fantozzi
Non-Voting Staff
Vice President
Erik Wilson
Non-Voting Staff
Treasurer
Eric Fritch
Fritch Forest Products
Secretary
Hannah Petersen
Non-Voting Staff
For more information about becoming a PLIB member, contact any one of our directors or call us at 253.835.3344 (U.S.) or 604.732.1782 or contact us via email.