Sierra Pacific Industries

Jesse graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources. After graduating, he spent 4 years with CAL FIRE working in Mendocino County on The Jackson Demonstration State Forest and in Shasta County on The LaTour Demonstration State Forest. During his time with CAL FIRE, he was part of several research projects, forest inventory projects and assisted in Timber Harvest Plan (THP) layout and administration. He also worked on several fire suppression assignments throughout Northern California. In 2013, he joined Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) as a Registered Professional Forester working on the Stirling District based out of Chico, CA. In his time with SPI, he has helped to manage the Stirling Districts timberlands in Butte, Tehama, Plumas and Yuba Counties. His experience with SPI includes writing THP’s, administrating timber sales and contracts along with fuels reduction projects. Other roles include reforestation and wildlife surveys. In 2022, he became a district manager for SPI managing 250,000 acres of timberland in northern California. Additionally, he sits on Cal Poly’s Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) advisory council. As vice chair on the council, he is charged with Professional Development and Student Networking. Jesse lives in Chico with his wife and 2 children where he enjoys coaching baseball and watching dance. If there was any spare time, he would prefer to be fishing, surfing or relaxing with friends and family