Experience

• Owner & President, Monroe Timberland Consultants, Inc., Sept 1994 to present
• District Manager, Vardaman Forest Mgmt. Specialists, Raleigh , NC , Oct 1991 to Aug 1994
• Real Estate Broker, Howard Perry & Walston, Raleigh , NC , Aug 1986 to Sept 1991
• Branch Manager, Vardaman Forest Mgmt. Specialists, Lumberton , NC , Nov 1983 to Aug 1986
• Woods Supervisor, Vardaman Forest Mgmt. Specialists, Starkville , MS , Nov 1981 to Nov 1983

Formal Education and Continuing Education

• Graduate of Southern Illinois University , Carbondale , B.S. Forestry, 1980
• Real Estate Brokerage Management, Robeson Community College , 1984
• Real Estate Finance, Robeson Community College , 1984
• Real Estate Law, Robeson Community College , 1985
• Real Estate Brokers License, July 1985
• GRI (Graduate Real Estate Institute) designation, UNC-Chapel Hill/NC Real Estate Foundation, 1990
• Timber Income Tax Workshop, February 1993
• Forest Soils Course, November 1993
• NC Best Management Practices Workshop, June 1994
• Tree Improvement Course, NCSCF, August 1994
• A Natural Resources Issues Forum, NCSU, October 1994
• Saving the Family Tree Workshop, Forest Farmers Assoc., June 1995
• 1995 ACF Annual Meeting, Asheville , NC , July 1995
• Forest Herbicides for the Private Landowner, Forest Landowners Assoc., June 1996
• Boundary Law in NC, National Business Institute, July 1996
• Winyield Hands-on Computer Workshop, NCSU, October 1997
• Environmental Challenges to Forestry, NCSU, November 1997
• Developing and Managing a Profitable Consulting Business, ACF, Asheville , December 1998
• 1999 Winter Meeting, NCSCF, February 1999
• Basics of Accurate and Efficient Forest Inventories, NCSU, March 1999
• Water Quality, Wetlands, and Forestry in NC, NCSU, February 2000
• Quality Forestry Mapping using Fors/Map, Fors Institute, Clemson, SC, March 2000
• ACF Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA , June 2000
• Pesticide Licensing Training, Asheboro, NC , Sept 2001
• Emerging Technologies in Forest Inventory and Mapping, Greensboro , NC , October 2001
• Water Quality and the Law: for Forest Management, NCSU, February 2002
• Practical GPS for Natural Resource Professionals, Virginia Tech, March 2002
• Forestland Enhancement Program Training, NCSU, February 2003
• Conserving the Working Forest , ACF Annual Mtg, Portland , ME , June 2003
• Future Timber Market: Supply, Demand, Markets, Growing It, NSCU, November 2003
• Certified Arborist Workshop, NCSU Extension, Greensboro , NC December 2003
• Arcpad and GPScorrect, Duncan & Parnell, Raleigh , February 2004
• Longleaf Pine Management, NC-ACF, Pinehurst , NC April 2004
• Building Forestry Partnerships, ACF Annual Meeting, Chattanooga , TN , June 2004
• NC Forestry Summit: Sustaining Working Forests, NCDFR, Smithfield, NC, July 2004
• Manipulating a Forest Investment to Enhance Wildlife Habitat, NCACF, October 2004
• Certified Burn Boss Training, NCDFR, Dallas, NC, November 2004
• Introduction to Map Making, Editing, Mobile GIS, Orbis GIS, Inc., Charlotte, January 2005
• Professional Ethics in Forestry, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, January 2005
• SiMS 2003, Simulator for Managed Stands, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, January 2005
• NC-ACF Chapter, Spring Meeting, NC-ACF, Kill Devil Hills, NC, May 2005
• QVM Certified Advisor Training, BASF, Aberdeen, MS, June 2005
• NC-ACF Chapter, Fall Meeting, NC-ACF, Crossnore, NC, October 2005
• Root Causes for Plantation Success/Failure, VA Co-op Ext., Danville, VA, January 2006
• Seaboard Mill Tour, NC-ACF, Seaboard, NC, April 2006
• Boundary Disputes: Resolving Conflicts w/o Going to Court, NBI, Raleigh, May 2006
• QVM Certified Advisor Training, BASF, Cooksville, MS, May 2006
• NC-ACF Chapter, Fall Meeting, NC-ACF, Holly Springs, NC, September 2006
• Enhancing Pine Plantation Productivity/Value, Forest Nutrition Co-op, RTP, NC, Oct. 2006
• Forest Technology - Landscape Mgmt System, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, February 2007
• Comparative Timber Investments, Triangle Chapter SAF, Raleigh, NC, March 2007
• TLC for Trees, NC Urban Forest Council, Raleigh, NC, May 2007
• NC-ACF Chapter, Spring Meeting, NC-ACF, UNC-Charlotte, May 2007
• NC-ACF Chapter, Fall Meeting, NC-ACF, Laurinburg, NC, October 2007
• Invasive Species, Dept of Forestry, NCSC, Raleigh, NC October 2007
• BASF QVM Advisor Meeting, BASF, RTP, NC, October 2007
• Greenspace and Tree Regulations, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, November 2007
• Triangle Chapter SAF Meeting, Raleigh, NC, March 2008
• Hazard Trees/Planting & Establishmnt, Nat. Arbor Day Fnd, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 2008
• Marketing Your Business, Spring Meeting, NC-ACF, Dobson, NC, April 2008
• NCVMA Field Day, NC Vegetation Mgmt Assoc., Four Oaks, NC, May 2008
• Living with White-Tailed Deer, Cape Fear River QDMA, Raleigh, May 2008
• Planning for Our Future, Young Tree Management, New Hill, NC, May 2008
• NC-ACF Chapter, Fall Meeting, Holly Springs, NC, November 2008
• Prescribed Fire: Smoke, Insurance, Permits, NSCS-FEOP, Raleigh, NC, November 2008