Appointee Biographies

CORRINNE NELSON

Corrinne Nelson, of Swastika, is a former Regional Director of the Northeast Region for the Ministry of Natural Resources. Corrinne’s community involvement includes serving as a volunteer for the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association.

JENNIFER TALLMAN

Jennifer worked 33 years in the Ontario forest sector with majority of her career spent at Interfor and Resolute Forest Products in Northeastern Ontario in forest operations and forest management. She most recently served as the Chief Forester for Ontario with Interfor working with her team to manage two Sustainable Forest Licences, as director on Abitibi River Forest Management Inc. and Timiskaming Forest Alliance Inc. boards and contribute to natural resource policy development. Jennifer is currently the Chair for the Cochrane Public Library Board.

PETER NITSCHKE

Peter Nitschke began his forestry career in 1983 following the completion of his university studies. His professional experience spans New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, across both public and private sectors. From 1998 to 2020, he served as the General Manager of a Sustainable Forest Licence partnership based in Bancroft, Ontario. His areas of expertise include applied forest genetics, growth and yield, forest management, planning, and governance, including managing a Board of Directors. Peter has also served on the Council and Executive of the Ontario Professional Foresters' Association, an organization which licences professional foresters in Ontario.