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Guy A. Cellier
Education
1994
Ph.D. Geography, University of Natal , South Africa
1987 MS, Forest Economics, University of
Washington
1981 BS, Forest Management/Silviculture, University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa
1996 – Current
President and CEO, Forest Solutions Inc., Kamuela , Hawaii
Founder and Director of a 20-person professional Forest Management and
consulting company whose clients include: Prudential Timber Investments,
Inc., Kamehameha Schools, and The Queen Emma Foundation.
- Transformation of 25,000 acres of abandoned sugarcane land on the
Big Island in Hawaii into a short-rotation Eucalyptus plantation.
- Eight years of overall responsibility for all management, technical
forestry and client land expansion selection for the 22,000 acres.
- Native plant reforestation and land management for Kamehameha Schools
and the Queen Emma Foundation on additional 160,000 acres on the Big
Island .
1999–Current President and CEO, Nursery
Solutions, Inc., Kona , Hawaii
Founded and sole owner of Nursery Solutions, a 2 million plant per
year nursery capable of both sowing eucalyptus, native Hawaiian seedlings
and landscaping trees, employing up to 8 employees.
1995 – 1996 Research Scientist, USDA
Forest Service, Juneau , AK
1989 – 1994 Development Manager and
Fiber Resources Analyst, Mondi Forests , South Africa
Directed 2,000 smaller farmers in South Africa through project startup
and development of intensive short-rotation eucalypts in an agro forestry
model, including planning, negotiations and general forest management.
1985 – 1989 University studies leading
to Masters and Doctoral degrees and Senior Lecturer, Land-Use Planning
1983 – 1985 Planning Forester, Lotzaba Forests
, South Africa .
Established eucalyptus plantations for high grade saw-timber.
Memberships
and Awards
Rotary International, Past President,
North Hawaii Rotary Club 2000-2001
Hawaii Forest Industry Association, Board of Directors 1999-2000
Outstanding Achievement Award in Conservation Program Application from
the Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District (Cooperator-of-the-year
award)
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