Board Member Profile

Daniel Empie – Lyons Falls, NY

Started with Lyonsdale Biomass, a 19mw, wood-fired cogeneration facility, near Lyons Falls, NY in October of 2004 as Forester/Fuel Manager.

Previously employed by Ethan Allen, Inc. for 16 years.

Positions held at EA included: Procurement & Marketing Forester, Director of Lumber & Forest Resource Management, and Boonville Division, Sawmill and Lumber Yard Superintendent.

First real job in forestry was in 1983 for Forecon, Inc. in Jamestown, NY after attending SUNY-ESF for Resource Management. A year later became the Branch Office Manager of the Lowville, NY office.

ESFPA Board member since 2001, re-elected fall 2004.

Member of Society of American Foresters.

Dan, and his wife Carol, reside in Lewis County, New York where forestry, agriculture and tourism still dominate their livelihood.

“ESFPA has become a representative for many diverse groups that have a common goal: the desire to manage and utilize this state’s forest resources in a way that will benefit us as individuals, as business’s and as communities.”

“I am pleased to be working with such a fine group of people.”