PLC Hires Certification Coordinator
AUGUSTA, ME – The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) has hired Maggie Rideout of Augusta, ME as its new Certification Coordinator.
Maggie started her new position in mid-July and is looking forward to working with loggers and landowners through the Master Logger® Certification and Forest Stewardship Council certification programs to meet their professional needs.
“Maggie brings great experience and a strong professional background to her role, and her strong organizational skills and experience working in a team environment make her a valuable member of the PLC.” Dana Doran, Executive Director of the PLC, said. “She is looking forward to supporting and growing the Master Logger Certification and Forest Stewardship Council certification programs as both expand throughout the Northeast.”
She previously worked as a Subcontractor Onboarding Specialist and Risk Coordinator for Tilson Technologies, a telecommunications construction company.
Maggie grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Eastern University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration & Entrepreneurial Studies. She currently lives in Augusta, ME with her husband.
Maggie may be reached at (207) 688-8195 or maggie@plcloggers.org
The Master Logger® Certification Program was created by the PLC in 2001 as the first in the world point-of-harvest certification program, offering independent third-party certification of logging companies’ harvesting practices.
The PLC also administers an FSC®-certified group of family forest landowners throughout New England and New York. Under this arrangement, forest landowners can inexpensively gain access to FSC® group certification.
Founded in Maine in 1995 by a handful of loggers who were concerned about the future of the forest economy, the PLC has grown steadily to become a regional non-profit which provides independent logging and forest trucking contractors a voice along with a suite of other forest certification programs which are grounded in responsible forest management. Board membership consists of only loggers, making it an organization that is run by loggers on behalf of loggers.
Learn more about the PLC at www.plcloggers.org
