Mike Hincher, was elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Va Tech. Mike will serve as Vice Chair of the Board for 2014/2015 term and will then move to the Chair of the Board for the 2015/2016 term. Prior to being elected Vice Chair, Mike had served a term as a member of the Advisory Board. The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation is one of four departments in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Va Tech.

The mission of the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Advisory Board is:

•  To bring knowledge of trends and issues in the forest-resource-based professions and to provide insight to the department that will keep the forestry and related curricula current and relevant, and
•  To serve as an advocate for the department to potential students, the College of Natural Resources, the university, the Virginia legislature, and the general public.