Keynote Speakers
Terry Liles
Director of Raw Materials at Huber Engineered Woods, LLC
Celebrating the Past & Building the Future
Terry Liles is currently the Director of Adhesives Technology at Huber Engineered Woods at the Innovation Center in Commerce, GA. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Eddie Price
Retired
Celebrating the Past & Building the Future
Before retiring in 2011, Dr. Eddie W Price taught at the University of Illinois, served as a Research Engineer for the Corp of Engineers while In the Army, spent 14 years as a Research Scientist for the US Forestry Service, and was employed by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC (GP) for 24 years.
Justin Price
Principal, Evergreen Engineering
Celebrating the Past & Building the Future
Justin Price has vast experience in engineering for the wood products industry and an innovative approach to engineering solutions. Justin’s responsibilities include construction management; developing new or modified plant layouts; designing mechanical conveying systems, process equipment, and piping layouts; and preparing equipment specifications.
Rich Reardon
Vice President, PRE-TEC
Automation in Wood Products Manufacturing
Rich Reardon is the Vice President of PRE-TEC, a division of Willamette Valley Company, LLC. Since August 2020, he has been responsible for the overall guidance and direction for WVCO’s Robotic and Dispensing Business unit.
Nicole Stark
USDA Forest Products Laboratory
Celebrating the Past & Building the Future
Nicole Stark is the Project Leader of the Forest Biopolymer Science and Engineering Group at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Her research focus is to combine forest-based resources with other polymers to develop novel composite materials.
Cynthia West
Director, Forest Products Laboratory
Dr. Cynthia D. West has 28 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal government in a variety of jobs to ensure sustainability of our natural resources. Dr. West was appointed Director of the Northern Research Station and the Forest Products Laboratory in February 2021. Previously she was Director of the new Office of Sustainability & Climate Change with the Forest Service in 2015 to oversee national climate change policy and program development for the Agency to mitigate climate change and increase forest resiliency. This interdisciplinary program guided policy and practices to assist land managers in assessing climate-related risks, developing adaptation solutions, monitoring risks and impacts, assessing forest carbon, and addressing watershed resiliency. She has extensive experience working across organizational boundaries to build collaboration and partnerships.