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Women of Research: Our Sustainable Future with Cindi West
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Cindi West has over 30 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal government in a variety of jobs to ensure sustainability of natural resources. In February 2021 she assumed the position of Director of the Northern Research Station and the Forest Products Lab.
She has served in various leadership roles in the Forest Service, including as the Director of the Office of Sustainability & Climate Change, Associate Deputy Chief for R&D, Director for Resource Use Sciences, and Deputy Station Director for Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Cindi holds a BS degree in Forestry Management, an MBA in Marketing and Management, and a PhD in Wood Science and Forest Products from Virginia Tech. As a research scientist, she published more than 60 papers and presented at more than 80 conferences on forest sector trade and industry development.
Scientist:
- Cindi West, Station Director, Northern Research Station, Madison, Wisconsin
If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the National Forest Service Library and their HerStory oral history project.
Produced by the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station.
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