John Rizza
Regional Fire Specialist, Northeast Oregon, Oregon State University
John has recently joined OSU’s Fire Program, bringing experience from Oregon, Colorado, and New Mexico as a ranch and forestry manager, small acreage Extension specialist, landowner association representative, consulting forester, and state forest service forester. He holds degrees in natural resources and forestry.
Jacob Putney
Extension Forester
Baker County
Oregon State University
Jake joined the OSU Extension Forestry and Natural Resources team in 2019, after completing his master’s degree in forest management. His expertise is in forest health, inventory, modeling, and silviculture.
John Punches
Extension Forester
Northeastern Oregon
Oregon State University
John has been with OSU Extension Service since 1994, serving as an Extension Forester and in a variety of leadership roles. He has degrees in forestry, wood science, and forest ecosystems/tree physiology.
Ariel Cowan
Regional Fire Specialist
Oregon State University
Ariel is the Regional Fire Specialist for Central Oregon. She joined OSU’s new Fire Program recently, coming from the Oregon Department of Forestry where she worked as a monitoring specialist, Stewardship Forester, and wildland fire fighter. She holds degrees in environmental science and forestry, and her work focuses on forest health, fire history, and ecology.
Katie Wollstein
Rangeland Fire Regional Specialist Southeastern Oregon
Oregon State University
Katie’s research and outreach aims to leverage ranchers’, agencies’, and other stakeholders’ experience and knowledge to improve fire preparedness, response, and recovery in rangeland settings with multiple landownerships and resource uses.
Thomas Stokely
Extension Forester
Central Oregon
Oregon State University
Thomas has been with the College of Forestry since 2010, completing a Master’s, Doctorate and Postdoctoral position in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. He is now the Extension Forester, Assistant Professor of Practice for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties.
