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Board of Directors Elects 2022-23 SFPA Officers
From left: Pino Pucci, treasurer; Mark Richardson, chairman; Rich Mills, vice chairman; Will Lampe, immediate past chairman; and Eric Gee, SFPA executive director. The Southern

2022 SFPA Annual Meeting Recap
The Southern Forest Products Association held its annual meeting at The Westin Nashville October 19-21, 2022, and it was a great opportunity for members to
Christian Moises Joins SFPA as Communications Manager
Christian Moises, APR joined SFPA as communications manager October 17. He will lead our efforts to tell the SFPA’s story, including promoting our members, raising

SFPA Passes USDA FAS Audit With No Issues
The SFPA worked with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service?s (FAS) Compliance and Security Division (CSD) from June 21-28, 2022, on a financial and administrative compliance
SFPA Announces 2021 Safety Awards
From left: 2021 John Edgar Rhodes Sawmill Safety Excellence Awards recipients Stephen Peskar and Charity Meyers (Weyerhaeuser), Will Lampe (Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Company), Scott
Educational Seminar Primes Professionals in Guatemala to Use Southern Pine
In July, the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) and APA, The Engineered Wood Association, partnered to conduct a virtual technical seminar for lumber traders and

SFPA Helps Develop New Spanish Datasheet on SYP
SFPA and American Softwoods have collaborated with the Spanish Wood Trade and Industry Association (AEIM) to produce a data sheet on Southern Yellow Pine in
SFPA Executive Director Presents at October BEC JTC Working Group Meeting
In late October, SFPA Executive Director Eric Gee participated in a two-day Building Experts Committee (BEC) Japan Technical Committee (JTC) Working Group meeting, hosted by

SFPA Announces 2020 Sawmill Safety Award Recipients
Pictured (from left to right): Chuck Watkins, Vice President of Capital and Technology, West Fraser Inc.; Vince Almond, President of Almond Brothers Lumber Company; Eric
