Jeremy Creel of Pine Bluff and Trey Franks of White Hall are among 23 people who will participate in the Arkansas Forestry Association’s Emerging Leaders Program.
Creel is the senior roundwood forester for Evergreen Packaging at Pine Bluff and Franks is the Cleveland County forester.
“The Arkansas Forestry Association looks forward to a year of networking with these highly recommended individuals and is excited to get them more involved within the association,” a spokesman said in a news release.
According to the release, the young leaders were chosen for participation. They include foresters, timber buyers, marketing specialists and various other professionals in the timber industry.
“Plans for 2017 include tours of member facilities to learn more about different facets of Arkansas’ role in the forest products industry and meetings with forest industry experts to gain a better understanding of the impact forestry has on our economy and the future of the forestry industry,” the spokesman said.