Neil A. Ward
Vice President, Public Affairs
Forest Resources Association Inc.

Neil Ward joined the FRA staff in 1982. As Vice President, Public Affairs, he is the point man for the 77-year-old Association's public policy, external affairs, and communications functions, working out of FRA’s national office in Rockville, Maryland.  Neil edits the quarterly Forest Operations Review and the electronic FRA Bulletin, and he oversees the Association's web site at  www.forestresources.org, as well as several related web projects. Apart from his other responsibilities, he serves as staff liaison for FRA's national Public Affairs Committee, Supply Chain Committee, and Bio-Energy Task Group.

Neil's background is in the arts and letters. He holds a BA in theater arts and German literature from Brown University and an MFA in playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon. Reach him at nward@forestresources.org.