Timbershed is led by a diverse team of experts from both public and private sectors.

  • Eli Gould, Sawmill and Mass Timber Integration

    Eli Gould is the founder of Sustainable Timber Investment eXchange, and Offsitewood.org, a sawmill, mass timber design and market optimization consulting firm. Eli is a critical partner in Timbershed and developed the sawmill revitalization plan alongside other key partners. He has extensive experience in both community-scale sawmills and mass timber production facilities throughout the world. This includes several similar scale projects in the early development phase throughout California. 

  • Jeremy Fisher, Sawmill Director

    Jeremy Fisher is a building scientist with an MSArch from UC Berkeley and CEO of Forestree Collective.

    His experience ranges from general contracting, project management, material science, building science, civil engineering, ecological restoration, sawmill installation and operation, and forestry.

    With 20 years of experience designing and building residential, industrial and manufacturing facilities, including multiple wood shops, net zero prefabricated homes, and a $12M ecological distillery, Jeremy is a primary partner of the Timbershed project.

  • Temra Costa, Project Director

    Temra is the Executive Director of Regenerative Forest Solutions and Project Director of Timbershed. She brings 20 years leading innovative programs across public and private domains and most recently completed a feasibility study for Timbershed’s implementation.

    Temra leverages extensive experience scaling agricultural enterprises, philanthropic programs, and start ups.

  • Other Key Partners

    - Clarke Stevenson, Watershed Research & Training Center

    - Fred Euphrat, Registered Professional Forester

    - Harlan Tranmer, Registered Professional Forester, ERS

    - Judy Rosales, Executive Director of Coast Ridge Community Forest

    - Laurel Harkness, Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition

    - Matt Greene, Registered Professional Forester, Greene Forestry

    - Paul Mayencourt, UC Cooperative Extension

    - The RFS Board of Directors and Advisory Leadership Team

    - Walter Kieser, Chief Financial Advisor, Economic Planning Systems Inc.