
Joe Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz is the Director of Transactions, a role in which he coordinates acquisition efforts and oversees disposition activity for several funds. Mr. Schwartz holds a seat on the Investment Committee and is a member of the Transactions Team. His functional duties include acquisition and disposition valuation, deal structuring and negotiation, and he assists with portfolio management and reporting. Prior to his current role, Mr. Schwartz has served as the Director of Investment Analysis, Forestland Analyst, and Assistant Regional Director for TFG’s Southern Region.
Prior to his employment with TFG in 2012, Mr. Schwartz served as Resource Forester with the Missouri Department of Conservation where he assisted in the marketing and promotion of the state’s various timber products. He was also responsible for the management of state-owned forestlands, private landowner assistance, wildland-fire suppression, and other forestry-related public outreach assistance in a three-county district. Before his public-sector position, Mr. Schwartz worked for a private forestry consulting firm where, among other duties, he was responsible for the management of a TFG-managed property in Missouri. Mr. Schwartz also held a temporary position with MeadWestvaco’s Forest Research Division in northern Michigan and worked as a private forestry inventory and GIS contractor in the Central and Lake States.
Mr. Schwartz holds a B.S. in Forest Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science in Forestry from Michigan Technological University. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters.
Blake Stansell
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Alex Finkral
Chief Forester and Vice President of Conservation
Lin Thornton
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Joe Schwartz
Senior Director of Transactions
Hunter Jenkins
Managing Director and Senior Vice President
Dr. Chris Zinkhan
Chairman
Mike Hincher
Managing Director Forest Operations
Matt Sampson
Vice President of Forest Operations
Greg Bailey
Regional Director – Southern Region
Dave Fehringer
Regional Director – Carbon, Inventory, and GIS
Shawn Hagan
Senior Director – Forestland Operations – Great Lakes Region
Thresa Henderson
Senior Director of Forest Information Systems
Glenn Wallace, CPA
Chief Compliance and Tax Officer
Greg Wilhelm
Regional Director – Appalachian Region