Gary Hartshorn is President and CEO of the World Forestry Center. He is an adjunct professor of the practice of tropical ecology in Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment; in Oregon State University's College of Forestry he is an adjunct professor of tropical forestry. Dr. Hartshorn is particularly interested in promoting the sustainable use of forests.

Ms. Wu joined WFI in 1995, just as the WFI Fellowship program was growing. Ms. Wu spent 18 years in Singapore before moving to the U.S., where she earned dual Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Religion, and then earned a graduate Master's degree in Public Adminstration. She started out as an intern at WFI, and was later made Program Manager. She was eventually appointed WFI Director, and is responsible for oversight of the Institute and its programs, which includes recruitment, promotion, board and alumni relations, and organizing an annual international conference on forestland investing.

Mr. Zenn has been Education Director since 1990 and is Senior Fellow at the World Forestry Center overseeing teacher programs, youth and community outreach, and partnerships and volunteers. He is an award-winning environmental educator with over 35 years professional experience as naturalist, guide, program manager and trainer. He has directed the International Educators Institute since 1996 and has worked on educational initiatives with the Smithsonian Institution and the American Forest Foundation.

Chandalin began as the WFI Program Manager in September 2009. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has over 10 years of work experience and education in forestry and the natural resources in the region. Most recently she worked with the Oregon Department of Forestry as a monitoring specialist, where she coordinated, implemented, and oversaw research on state forest lands in western Oregon. Prior to working with ODF, Chandalin was involved in forest pathology research at the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Idaho, Moscow; the latter is where she earned her Masters degree in Forest Resources.

Rebecca, a native Oregonian, is a summer intern at the World Forest Institute. After studying Studio Art and Romance Languages at the University of Oregon and the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Santurce, Puerto Rico, she is currently working toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Hispanic Studies from Boston College. A lover of trees from a young age, she is excited to learn more about forestry in Oregon and to help Fellows in their research.

Ashley is a student at Mt. Hood Community College working towards a Associates of Applied Science degree in Natural Resources Technology. In addition to being a summer intern at the World Forest Institute, she is a mother of four young children and hopes to spread the wealth of knowledge she gains about the environment and conservation of natural resources with her family, help the Fellows with their research and gain valuable information on current and future natural resource issues so that she can conduct her own research and propose future management ideas for keeping forests and wildlife thriving.