The Forest Products Accelerator 2022 Cohort.
Applied Biorefinery Sciences (New York) is commercializing water-based biorefinery technology using Hot Water Extraction to revolutionize the production of fuel pellets, pulp, products, and chemicals from biomass.
Farm to Flame (Pennsylvania) provides clean and affordable renewable electricity to medium and large commercial operations using smokeless and odorless biomass electricity generators. Fuel is created using biomass waste like woody debris, dry crop waste, and yard trimmings and targets commercial operations that suffer from high electricity rates.
Forestopia (Massachusetts) is expanding market opportunities for tree crops and tree products, all sustainably sourced from well-managed, regenerative agroforestry systems or ecologically sound harvesting of non-timber forest products.
Forward Forestry (New Hampshire) runs Mill Market, a platform that connects loggers to the lumber mill that will buy their logs for the highest price, and then provides a simple platform for coordinating the sale of those logs.
Gaia AI (Massachusetts) is creating the largest supply of high-quality carbon credit in the world by using an AI-based platform for forest management that addresses the challenges of carbon accounting and verification.
Green State Biochar (Vermont) produces high quality biochar from available waste wood that can be utilized in a myriad of applications including the production of energy.
Sylvacurl (Vermont) produces high quality all natural packaging made from wood curls that have a low environmental impact. We offer biodegradable and compostable packaging that’s cost effective and protects your products in shipping.
OUR ADVISORS
The Forest Products Accelerator is guided by a group of dedicated advisors with industry, startup, and entrepreneurial experience. They support program development and provide industry connections, technical expertise, and guidance to companies participating in the Accelerator.
Jared Reynolds
Do North Coworking
Eli Gould
Quebec Wood Export Bureau
Jay Shafer
Northview Weather
Jeff Meller
Attorney
Christine McGowan
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Tabitha Bowling
Scout Handbags
Scott Holston
Vermont Small Business Development Center
Ann Nygard
Northern Vermont University
Ryan Hanrahan
California Closets
Joseph Steig
ecosVC
Judy Giordan
ecosVC
John Howard
Entrepreneur / Advisor
Webinar Panelists
The Forest Products Accelerator connects participating companies with industry experts, customers, suppliers, and investors. The following individuals participate in the program as panelists or experts.
Jeff Ouyang
Director of Innovation at UFP Industries
Eli Gould
US Representative at Quebec Wood Export Bureau
Donna Cassese
Forest Industry Consultant
Joe Short
Northern Forest Center
Dan Hudnut
President, Wagner Forest Management
Sean Ross
Managing Director, Lyme Timber
Pascal Beaulieu
Manager, Appalachian Flooring
Jim Frohm
Field Specialist, UNH Extension
Leanne Tallis
Regional Sales Manager, Elohi Strategic Advisors
Jim Kitsch
President, Passumpsic Savings Bank
Brian Ball
Manager, Lyndon Furniture
Tabitha Bowling
Chief Operating Office, Scout Handbags
Jay Bockhaus
Managing Director, CORI Innovation Fund
Tad Atwell
Chief Operating Officer, Mascoma Community Development
Daniel Wallace
SVP Lending and Investment, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Cairn Cross
Co-founder and Managing Director, Fresh Tracks Capital
Ricky McLain
Senior Technical Director, Woodworks
Paul Frederick
Program Leader, Wood Utilization and Wood Energy Program, State of Vermont
Scott Leavengood
Director, Oregon Wood Innovation Center
Patrick Rappold
Wood Utilization Specialist, US Forest Service
Rob Conboy
CEO Glavel
Fred Horton
President & CEO, Standard Biocarbon
Josh Henry
President, Go Lab Inc
There are more than 2,400 forestry and logging jobs in Vermont.
Our Sponsors
The Forest Products Accelerator is made possible by support from the Northern Borders Regional Commission. To continue this program and support innovation and commercialization in the forest industry, we are actively seeking support and partnerships with businesses and organizations.
Accelerator sponsors support industry innovation and receive recognition, access to the next generation of innovation and ideas, and a range of other benefits. For more information on supporting the Forest Products Accelerator, emails us at info@forestaccelerator.org.
