Congratulations to Brad Hutnik as the Chair Elect to WI SAF. Brad’s two year term will begin January 1, 2020. He will assume the State Chair position in 2022.
Brad is a Silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, stationed in Madison. A long-time WISAF member, Brad recently served as Chair of the SW WI Chapter before its dissolution. Brad graduated with a bachelor’s degree in forest management from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point in 1997. Before joining the WDNR, Brad interned with Consolidated Papers (now New Page) and worked for the Lake County Forest Preserve District (Lake Co., IL) and Clark Forestry (Baraboo, WI) as a staff forester. From 2002-2012 he served as Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Forester and since 2012 as a WDNR Silviculturist/Forest Ecologist. He currently lives in Spring Green, WI with his wife and family.