Forest History Society Staff

The Forest History Society's (FHS) knowledgeable staff works cooperatively to help everyone understand the many ways in which humans have interacted with the environment over time. Throughout our history, the varied expertise of our staff members has ensured that our programs in research, publication, education, and special events are successful.

Contact any staff member listed below by email, phone (919) 682-9319, fax (919) 682-2349, or mail: 701 William Vickers Avenue, Durham, N.C. 27701-3162. Our business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

• Steve Anderson, President and CEO

  Forest economist and former Oklahoma State University forestry professor Steven Anderson joined the FHS staff as president in 1997. He oversees all FHS programs, events, and projects.

• Andrea H. Anderson, Administrative Assistant

  Andrea Anderson is the Society's office manager and has worked for FHS since 1991. She supports the President and handles membership matters and book orders. Hers is the cheerful voice you hear most often when you call the Society.

• Wes Collins, Volunteer

Wes is a new graduate in library science at North Carolina Central University and wanted some hands-on experience with archival collections. He has processed a large addition to an existing collection that contained everything from photographs to films.

• Elizabeth Cox, Development/Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth joined the staff at FHS in the spring of 2007. As assistant for Development, she maintains the membership database and aids in any other donor-related matters. She also assists the editorial staff of the journal Environmental History.

• Katherine M. Cox, Assistant Director for Administration

  Since joining the FHS staff in 1984, Kathy Cox has been the Society's bookkeeper and is responsible for managing the Society's payroll and financial records.

• Eben Lehman, Technical Archivist/Librarian

Eben joined the FHS staff in September 2007. He works with the digitization and cataloging of the historical photograph collection, manages the FHS Environmental History Bibliography, and produces EAD finding aids of archival collections. His previous archival work includes several years with the Missouri State Archives.

• Jamie Lewis, Historian

  Historian James Lewis was a freelance writer prior to coming to FHS in 2003. He researches and writes book-length projects on forest and conservation history, edits the Society's magazine - Forest History Today, provides reference assistance, and handles other special writing and editing assignments.

• Cheryl Oakes, Librarian/Archivist

  Librarian Cheryl Oakes is the director of the Society's library and archives program. An FHS employee since 1990, she manages the Society's research resources and provides reference assistance to staff and patrons alike.

• Shaun Trujillo, Intern

  Shaun is a student in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of Chapel Hill who was seeking experience in archives. He has helped to process two new collections from opening the boxes upon arrival, to researching company and biographical information, to organizing and describing the collections in EAD finding aids.

• Camille Tyndall, Intern

Camille is a student in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of Chapel Hill with an interest in archives. She has helped to update our archives inventory and to process a newly received collection.

• Claire Williams, Distinguised Scholar in Residence

Claire is a widely published forest geneticist with a passion for history. She is working on a history of the Lost Pines region of Texas, a unique population of loblolly pine that holds value in climate change discussions.