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.

• Don Farris (C), Sentinel Industries, Inc.
• Clarence Barber, Ozark Machinery Company
• Carl Barnes, Reed Lumber Co., LLC
• Jennifer Blum, Botkin Lumber Company, Inc.
• Matt Clarke, Gross & Janes Company
• Paul Gaines, Madison County Wood Products, Inc.
• Mark Garnett, Garnett Wood Products
• Lynn Gastineau, Gastineau Log Homes, Inc.
• Keith Holloway, Professional Packaging, Inc.
• John Powell, Powell Family, LLC
• John Sarratt, Ozark Wood Products Company, Inc.