Serena Carlson is the Communications Program Manager for Intermountain Forest Association. The Association is an organization of wood product manufacturers, timberland owners and related businesses in the northern Rockies. Intermountain Forest Association develops and implements solution-oriented policies aimed at securing a stable and sustainable supply of timber on public and private lands. Serena has a BA in Journalism and Political Science from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. She has worked in communications, media and the legislative arena, spending two years as a staffer in the Washington State Legislature and eight years with the Gallatin Group, the northwest region’s premier public affairs firm. She enjoys hunting, fishing and horseback riding.