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Crystal Oldham. NHLA Director of Education Hardwood Forest Foundation Executive Director. IT STARTED AS A SEED. AS AN IDEA. A SINGLE MISSION. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Crystal Oldham
NHLA Director of Education
Hardwood Forest Foundation Executive Director
At the National Hardwood Lumber Association our foundation is built on a legacy of visionaries who saw the future. As both our members and industry continue to undergo significant change, we’re moving forward with them – building on new opportunities that help sustain our future and strengthen our value. Our founders would be proud.
STRONG ROOTS. GLOBAL REACH. www.nhla.com
IT STARTED AS A SEED.AS AN IDEA.A SINGLE MISSION.
•Inspector Training School
•Continuing Education
•Hardwood Forest Foundation
Inspector Training School
Inspector Training School
• Sixty Years of Traditional Excellence• More than 7,000 Graduates
• Memphis Campus• Traveling Summer Program
Inspector Training School
Memphis Campus
• Total collegiate experience• NHLA Headquarters• 14 weeks• 10,000 square feet grading facility
Inspector Training School
Inspector Training School
Memphis Campus Accreditation
• Higher Education Vocational Institution• Title IV funding through FASFA• Two Year Process• ‘Self Evaluation’
Inspector Training School
Traveling Summer Program
• 10 Weeks• Currently in Oil City, PA
-Partnership with the Following Organizations
Clarion University
Venango Technology Center
Keystone Community Education Council
Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group• Different City Next Summer
Continuing Education
Hardwoods 101
• Hardwood industry professionals that do not have hardwood background
• Industry history• Forest tour• Species identification• Sawmill tour• Grading• Drying• Imports• Market conditions
Hardwoods 101
Lumber Grading Short Courses
• Three to Four Day Grading Courses
• National Inspectors
• Other organizations and companies
• Species Specific
Leadership, Management and Development Program
• Three tier program to kick off in Spring 2010• Offered every three years• Lower to mid-level management
• Industry overview• Hands-on• Legislative
Educational Seminars at NHLA Annual Convention & Showcase
• A New Era- The Next Generation of the Lumber Industry
• Green is the New Black- Current Hardwood Trends and Fads in Homes
• The State of the Hardwood Market Place• Banking, Economy and Hardwood• Lumber Credit Insurance• Truth About Trees
Webinars
• What to Do if OSHA Calls
• Crushing Price Objections
• Disaster Planning
• Security and Fraud
Hardwood Forest Foundation
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Hardwood Forest Foundation
• Headquartered in NHLA Offices
• Teaches children and educators the truth about the forest products industry
• Uses science-based facts in educational programs
• Highlights need for forest management
Hardwood Forest Foundation
• Truth About Trees
• Educator Scholarship Program
• Spotlight On- The Forest
Hardwood Forest Foundation
Truth About Trees
Hardwood Forest Foundation
Educator Scholarship Program
Hardwood Forest Foundation
Spotlight On- The Forest
• Five minute television documentary
• Aired on PBS nationwide
• Aired more than 500 times
• DVDs distributed individually and in Truth About Trees kits