CLSAB`s Board of Directors is carefully chosen to provide a balance between forest industry members (lumber producers) and lumber users, consumers, standards bodies, research organizations, financial institutions, and government agencies. To retain the independence of the Board, the number of outside directors must outnumber those from the forest industry.

This Board sets overall policy and makes all final decisions for:

• monitoring of lumber quality
• accreditation and review of Lumber Grading Agencies
• enforcement actions
• planning
• staffing
• finance

Chair

Leandré Cormier, West-Wood Industries

Outside Directors

Residential Builders’ Organizations

Richard Lind, Canadian Home Builders Association

Hank Starno, Manufactured Housing Association of Canada

Mortgage Lenders/Financial Authorities

Michel Légère, Atlantic Export & International

Governments concerned with Forest Industry Matters

Steven Banducci, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Ken Montgomery, Industry Canada

Ted Szabo, Government of Alberta

National Research Organizations

Alphonse Caouette, National Research Council                

Jean Cook, FP Innovations, Forintek

National Certification or Rules-writing Agencies

Lawrence Gibson, Intertek Ltd.

Pat Paladino, Standards Council of Canada

Authorities having jurisdiction over building construction

Eddie Ho, Chief Building Official, UBC

Robert Switzer, Canadian Commission for Building and Fire Codes

Forest Industry Directors

Members’ Committee Chair

Jean-Francois Houde, Canadian Lumbermen’s Association

Canadian Lumber Manufacturers, East

Leandre Cormier - Vice Chairman of the Board, West-Wood Industries

Ailbe Prendiville, Prendiville Industries

Canadian Lumber Manufacturers, West

Andy Wichary, Cascadia Forest Products Ltd.

Pat Donnelly, Tolko Ltd.

Canadian Lumber Manufacturers, Prairies

David Rollins, Spray Lake Sawmills, Alberta

Directors At Large

Jeff Serveau, Chair, CLSAB Operations Committee

Secretary/Treasurer

Christopher Lee, President and CEO, CLSAB