Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Coordinator
Position Description

The coordinator promotes continuing education in forestry and related subject areas to enhance the professional abilities of foresters.

Specific Responsibilities:

  1. Work with the professional development (or education) committee.
  2. Evaluate and approve CFE credits for continuing education activities held within the boundaries of a state society.
  3. Forward notice of all assigned CFE credits to the SAF national office on a monthly basis for inclusion in the national CFE database.
  4. Thoroughly review CFE certificate applications submitted by applicants within state society boundaries.
  5. Forward the approved application to the SAF national office
  6. Work with the professional development (or education) committee, and establish a program to promote the Certified Forester® and CFE programs and related activities to foresters and employers.
  7. Work with the professional development (or education) committee to recognize members who satisfy the requirements for a CFE certificate.
  8. Collect and publicize, through the avenues available (newsletter, website), information on CFE opportunities.
  9. Encourage federal and state agencies, associations, and colleges to offer CFE credits on programs and to distribute literature about the CFE program.

Committee Responsibilities and Organization:

  1. Appointed by the unit chair for a one-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms at the discretion of the chair.
  2. Serve on the professional development (or education) committee.
  3. Help the professional development (or education) committee chair solicit new volunteers to serve on the committee.

Attendance Responsibilities:

  1. Attend executive committee meetings.
  2. Attend the <name of unit> leadership workshop.
  3. Attend the SAF National Leadership Academy, recommended.

This position will require 5 hours a month. Skills and experience needed to successfully serve in the position include the following:

  1. Demonstrate an interest in the CFE program.
  2. Organizational skills.
  3. Communication skills.
  4. Be a Certified Forester®, recommended.

Questions about CFE credits for a activity that you attended out-of-state?  Check with the state's CFE coordinator.  Each SAF state society has a volunteer coordinator who assesses continuing education coursework for its forestry content in that state.

Currently, Texas State Coordinator of Continuing Forestry Education Credit is:

Steven Cooke
Forester
Texas Forest Service - Livingston
Office: 936/327-4832
Cell: 936/545-7747
Fax: 936/327-4648
email: scooke@tfs.tamu.edu
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu