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Fox and Plyler Named Southern Research Station Assistant Directors
Asheville,NC -- Southern Research Station (SRS) Director Jim Reaves today announced the appointments of Susan Fox as Assistant Director of Research, and of Jennifer Plyler as Assistant Director of Science Delivery.
"Susan and Jennifer both bring extraordinary expertise to their new positions,” said Reaves. “Susan’s work in research, planning and applications over the past seven years has given her unique insight into SRS research, while Jennifer’s experience in research communication in the Forest Service’s Washington office will be invaluable in charting the future course of SRS science delivery efforts.”
As assistant director of research, Fox will manage the station’s Forest Values, Uses and Policies science area, which includes the Integrating Human and Natural Systems, Forest Operations, Utilization of Southern Forest Resources and Forest Economics and Policy units.
Fox has been with SRS for more than two decades. She began her career with the Acid Rain program and later served as the program manager for the Southern Global Change program in Raleigh, NC. Fox was promoted to assistant director for planning and applications in the Asheville, NC office, in 2002 where she was responsible for the budget, planning and data quality assurance essential to the success of SRS research programs. She developed scoping studies on a wide range of issues, and served as primary liaison with university, state, federal, non-governmental organization and industry partners.
As assistant director of science delivery, Plyler will manage the station’s Science Delivery Group (SDG), which delivers research-based information through a range of services that include publishing scientific reports, issuing media releases, producing the research magazine Compass and producing podcasts and videos. SDG distributes products to landowners, various organizations and partners by mail and through extensive Web services that include a publicly accessible database of full-text scientific articles.
Plyler comes to the position with more than 17 years of experience in natural resource planning and policy analysis, social science research and communication. Most recently, Plyler served as chief of staff for Forest Service Research and Development in Washington, DC. She
acted as facilitator and process consultant for research executives, developed and implemented strategic research objectives and provided strategic network leadership to research communication directors.
SRS headquarters is located in Asheville, NC and has additional research work units and experimental forests located across the 13 southern states. SRS scientists and researchers conduct cutting-edge research on topic areas that range from global climate change, to economics, to forest and wildlife ecology, to wood-based bioenergy. The mission of SRS is to create the science and technology needed to sustain and enhance southern forest ecosystems and the benefits they provide.
For additional information on SRS visit www.srs.fs.usda.gov.
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