The Governmental & Public Affairs Committee is charge with the public policy and its presentation.  The Committee is responsible for the following programs: The Association’s position paper, Missouri General Assembly lobby work, U.S. Congress lobby work, state and federal regulatory compliance programs, public policy tours, Lobby Day at the Capitol, and media relations.  The Committee also works closely with the Missouri Forest Products Political Action Committee, an independent state PAC that distributes and raises funding to support forest industry elected officials.

• Carl Barnes, Reed Lumber Co., LLC
• Don Farris, (C) Sentinel Industries, Inc.
• Jennifer Blum, Botkin Lumber Company, Inc.
• Jim Nichols, Independent Stave Company, Inc.
• Lynn Gastineau, Gastineau Log Homes, Inc.
• Nancy Giddens, The Giddens Group
• Paul Gaines, Madison County Wood Products, Inc.
• Shannon Cooper, The Giddens Group
• Tony Parks, Current River Pole Company