Board of Directors

Joe Bache started with Lloyd Bache and Sons and is a third generation logger. He has logged for at least 30yrs and maybe longer. He and wife Leann have 5 children, Eric, Adam, Sarah, Nathan and Lisa. Joe and family reside in Thompson falls.

Gary Bailey

Denny Wulfekuhle

Jim Blakeley started logging some 30 years ago. He did road work and then loaded for a logging contractor for many years before becoming a fulltime log hauler. He has been hauling 20 years. Along with wife Sharon he has 2 children; daughter Mindy and son Josh and 3 grand kids.

Bryan Lorengo is a chapter director for the Montana Logging Association in the Deerlodge Chapter. Bryan's family has been in the logging business since his Grandfather Roy started in 1963. Bryan started in the family business in 1998. He also worked as a firefighter for the DNRC for nine years, hauling a load of logs to the mill in the morning before "work" started! Bryan still works in the family business but he started Lorengo Forestry LLC in 2005 and he does some consulting and fuels reduction work along with driving log truck for Lorengo Logging. Bryan and his wife Kim have a son, Logan. Fun for Bryan is hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and four wheeling. Bryan also joins the MLA Safety Rangers spring safety training sessions and teaches the Standards for Survival Fire Training for the loggers in Montana.

Charlie Parke

Kirk Doble was born and raised in the West Kootenai and Eureka country. He is a third generation logger having started out dragging and bundling Christmas trees with his Grandpa. After graduating from Eureka High, Kirk went to work with his dad logging and road building. After a stint working with Truman Logging, he again partnered up with his dad forming Doble Enterprises, Inc.

Darrell Larson has over 30 years experience in the logging industry having started out with Don Pluid Logging. After a couple of years he purchased his own skidder and went Gypo logging for Stoken Logging and later Purdy Logging. Darrell and Allen Truman purchased Purdy Logging (their father-in-law) and formed LT Logging in 1984.

Wayne Finch

Mike Newton is a second generation logger working with his father Charles. After completing a diesel mechanic degree at Havre he entered logging full time in 1985. He has 2 children Justin and Jody

Greg Dennison and wife Deena have been involved in logging and related activities since 1983. Greg works closely with his sons Laric and Curtis, together the firm is engaged in forest restoration, Forest Stewardship and other forest enhancing projects.

Scott Mitchell

Jim Wing, chapter director out of the Gallatin Chapter of the Montana Logging Association was born in Texas as a Navy kid. He made the move to Montana in 1966 and has been here ever since. Jim began his logging career in 1974 and in ten years had started his own logging business, Wing Logging. Jim and his wife Veronica have a son Mark and a daughter, Veronica. Jim is a very avid outdoorsman that enjoys hunting, fishing, back packing and recently took up skiing as well! There aren't too many places in the mountains surrounding the Gallatin Valley that Jim hasn't seen!

Mike Duffy is a Gallatin Chapter Director for the Montana Logging Association who was born in New Mexico. By 1973 Mike found himself in the logging industry in Northwest Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mike's logging career steered him toward helicopter logging and he was a timber faller for several different helicopter logging businesses. Mike also worked for several line logging operations before he started Mike Duffy Logging in 2002. Mike has one son, Nathan. He is an avid hunter and trapper, and enjoys training and hunting with Deutsch Drahthaar dogs.

Cliff Rockhill

Doug Russell, chapter director for the Helena Chapter of the Montana Logging Association, was born in Fairview, MT. Doug's first job in the timber industry was at the VKV sawmill in White Sulphur Springs in 1971. In 1976, he bought his own truck and started Doug Russell Logging, he has been hauling logs ever since! Doug and wife Diann have a daughter Sandra, a son Don and two grandchildren. Besides hauling logs, Doug is an excellent machinist and mechanic who can build just about anything you can think of for a log truck. He also enjoys driving around in the beautiful 1963 Chevrolet car that he and his son restored.

Don Womack was born in Weiser, ID but by 1973 he had found a home in Montana and a job hauling logs as well. He started Don Womack Trucking Inc. in 1986. Don is a Helena Chapter Director for the Montana Logging Association. He and his wife have four children; Kathy, Matt, Tara and Brett. They also have seven grandchildren and number eight is on the way! His Son Matt has followed in the family business and has a log hauling business as well. When he is not chasing one more load of logs, Don and his family enjoy boating, fishing and hunting as well!

Doug Mote

Pete Tallmadge is a fourth generation logger from the Troy area. He works with his father Stan and Uncle Rick on Tallmadge logging. He and wife Pam have 5 children Hannah Erich, Adam, Mackenzie and Katelynn.

Stu Crismore is a second generation logger having grown up in the tutelage of his dad Bill and Crismore Logging of Libby, Stuart and wife Rhea have four kids between them, Jessica, Bobbi, Lindsay and Josh. Stuart started his own contracting business 3 yrs ago. Stuart has committed time and energy to Log Jam, a program to help families of deceased woodsman involved in woods accidents.

Jerry Okonski

Bruce Johnson is a long time log hauler from Missoula. He was a dispatcher for a large log hauling firm and then started hauling for himself 10 years ago. Bruce and wife Kathy have two children daughters Candi and Jaci.

Darrell Cooper was born and raised in the Alberton, MT area and graduated from Alberton High School in 1975. Darrell began his logging career soon after graduating, working for many of the logging legends in the Superior and St. Regis country. Darrell went on his own in 1988 starting Darrell Cooper Logging which specializes in line skidding.

Andy Weldy