Dan Prokupets - Managing Forester/President
Dan joined WoodWise in September of 2003. Dan is an
experienced forester with a large amount of educational and
field experience. Dan earned a Bachelors Degree in Business
from The Rochester Institute of Technology. Relocating to
Colorado, he continued his education and earned a Master's
in Forest Science from Colorado State University.
Dan became a certified arborist and formed Down to Earth Tree Service, which he ran for three years before eventually selling and moving back east. After experience in a large sawmill environment, Dan joined WoodWise and has not looked back.
When not spending time with his
wife and three children, Dan enjoys fishing, hiking,
canoeing, snowmobiling and skiing and rooting for the
Buffalo Sabres!
Matt Smith - Director of Operations
Matt joined WoodWise in September, 2003 coming from Colorado
where he worked in Real Estate Appraisal and Property
Management fields. Matt is a New York State licensed Real
Estate Broker and Notary Public. Matt's Real Estate
expertise has been valuable in the acquisition of many of
WoodWise's properties.
Matt enjoys hiking, fishing, snowmobiling, and bird hunting with his dog A-Rod, as well as Yankee Baseball.
Pat Sadler - Forester
Pat joined WoodWise in July of 2004, after working over 10
years in the forest products industry. After earning his
Forestry Degree from Paul Smith's College, Pat began working
in the field, eventually specializing in the export of
veneer logs all over the world. His most recent job was with
Bailey Lumber where he quickly became one of New York's most
productive Procurement Foresters. Pat is truly a "muddy
boots forester."
When not spending time with his wife and two children, Pat enjoys hunting, fishing, trapping as well as getting a good deal on used books.
Mike Walsh - Forester
Mike grew up in Pennsylvania, where he would
attend the University of Scranton, later earning a Forestry
Degree from College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Ranger School in Wanakena, NY. Later Mike began harvesting
timber and running a sawmill before settling into a career
as a Procurement Forester for Trathen Logging, and later
Gutchess Lumber Co, for twenty years before joining
WoodWise. Mike's reputation precedes him, and he has become
an invaluable part of the management and acquisition of
WoodWise properties from the Southern Tier, to Northern
Vermont.
When not spending time with his wife and family, Mike enjoys hiking, hunting and canoeing.
