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2026 Advisory Council

Mr. Jonathan E. Aggett ’03, CAIA
Senior Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Manulife Investment Management
(857) 272-1882
jaggett@manulife.com

Mr. Michael P. Cerchiaro ’98
President and CEO
Forest Investment Associates
(404) 495-8591
mcerchiaro@forestinvest.com

Mr. Ethan Crockett ’08
Assistant Division Manager
Bartlett Tree Experts
(804) 261-4890
ecrockett@bartlett.com

Mr. Terry Lasher ’01
State Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
(434) 220-9090
terry.lasher@dof.virginia.gov

Mr. Jean Lorber
Forest Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy
jlorber@tnc.org

Ms. Shannon M. McCabe ’10 ’12, CAE
Executive Director
Association of Consulting Foresters
(703) 548-0990
shannon@acf-foresters.org

Mr. Billy Newman ’83
Program Head, Forest Management Technology
Mountain Gateway Community College
(540) 863-2891
bnewman@mgcc.edu

Mr. Greg Scheerer ’92 ’94
Team Leader, Fiber Supply
Smurfit Westrock
(434) 660-9668
greg.scheerer@smurfitwestrock.com

Ms. Lauren Stull ’05 ’07
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service
Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger Districts
(540) 291-2188
lauren.stull@usda.gov