Board Member Profile

Michael W. Hanlon – Cayuta, NY

Mr. Hanlon is currently the Vice-President of Cotton-Hanlon, Inc. and has been employed there since 1987.

After graduating from Clarkson University in 1983, Mr. Hanlon pursued a career in public accounting in Elmira, NY and became a partner in a regional CPA firm there. In 2002, after 13 years of public accounting experience, he concentrated his efforts on his family hardwood tree farm business that includes 33,000 acres of timberland. Mr. Hanlon has financial, management, tax, and operational experience in sawmilling and as a timberland owner.

In addition to working for Cotton-Hanlon, Inc., Mr. Hanlon has served on the board of directors for the Corning Community College Foundation, Arnot Ogden Medical Center Foundation, Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce, and Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development.

In his capacity as a member of the Board for the Empire State Forest Products Association, Mr. Hanlon would like to continue to strengthen the image of the forest products industry in Albany. He would like to concentrate his efforts on forest tax law and forest landowner issues. He states, "I remember coming to my first ESFPA meeting in 1988. The Association has grown tremendously since then and continues to be a strong advocate for the industry."

Mr. Hanlon lives in Horseheads, NY with his wife Laurie and sons Kyle and Neil.