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About Us

The Ouachita Society of American Foresters is considered a "State Society" of the greater, national Society of American Foresters. It is a two-state Society, consisting of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Divisions. The Arkansas Division is comprised of the Caddo, Southeast, Northwest, and UAM Student Chapters. The Oklahoma Division consists of the Stateline Chapter (SE Oklahoma), the OSU student Chapter, and an ‘at large’ membership consisting of members from the remainder of the state.

OK&AR

Ouachita Society of American Foresters
Leadership

Rebecca Montgomery

Rebecca Montgomery

Chair

Arkansas​

bec.monty@gmail.com

870-460-1052

Madison Gore

Madison Gore

Chair-Elect

Oklahoma

madison.gore@ag.ok.gov

405-967-8296 (work)

580-922-0372 (cell)

David Smith

David Smith

Secretary/Treasurer

Arkansas​

idsfsllc@gmail.com

870-403-8451

Dr. Omkar Joshi

Omkar Joshi

Past-Chair

Oklahoma

omkar.joshi@okstate.edu

405-744-5614

Committee Chairs

George Rheinhardt

George Rheinhardt

Auditing Committee Chair

Arkansas
rheinhardt113@yahoo.com
501-662-4554 (home)
501-652-9369 (cell)

Madison Gore

Madison Gore

Communications & Website Committee Chair

Oklahoma

madison.gore@ag.ok.gov

405-967-8296 (work)

580-922-0372 (cell)

Vic Ford

Victor Ford

Council Members, Fellows, & Awards Committee Chair

Arkansas

oldforester1955@gmail.com

870-703-8089​

Steve Burgess

Steven Burgess

Foresters' Fund Committee Chair

Arkansas

steve.burgess@agfc.ar.gov

479-280-9235​

Bob Heinemann

Bob Heinemann

History Special Committee Chair

Oklahoma​

bob.heinemann@okstate.edu

580-286-5175 (office)
918-315-4311 (cell)

Dr. Thomas Kuzmic

Thomas Kuzmic

Membership Committee Chair

Oklahoma

thomas.kuzmic@okstate.edu
405-334-8682
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Joe Friend

Nominating Committee Chair

Arkansas​

Dr. Sagar Chhetri

Sagar Chhetri

Policy & Legislative

Committee Chair

Arkansas

chhetri@uamont.edu

870-460-1294

Jerí Irby

Policy & Planning Committee Chair

Oklahoma

Madison Gore

Madison Gore

Program Committee Chair

Oklahoma​

madison.gore@ag.ok.gov

405-967-8296 (work)

580-922-0372 (cell)

Larry Nance

Larry D. Nance

Tellers Committee Chair

Arkansas

arkforester@gmail.com

501-514-4577​

Arkansas Division Leadership

Dr. Sagar Chhetri

Sagar Chhetri

Chair

chhetri@uamont.edu

870-460-1294

Pending Election

Chair-Elect​

Karl Hansen

Karl Hansen

Secretary-Treasurer​

khansen@resourcemgt.com

870-692-2387

Jaret Rushing

Jaret Rushing

Past-Chair

jrushing@uada.edu

870-460-1549

Oklahoma Division Leadership

Dr. Ryan DeSantis

Ryan D. DeSantis

Chair

ryan.desantis@okstate.edu

405-744-5463​

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Aalap Dixit

Chair-Elect

aalap.dixit@okstate.edu

405-744-5444​

Kerah Gomez

Kerah Gomez

Secretary-Treasurer

Kerahgomez@aol.com

405-401-5729​

Madison Gore

Madison Gore

Past-Chair

madison.gore@ag.ok.gov

405-967-8296 (work)

580-922-0372 (cell)

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