Forest Products Assistance Contacts

Juneau Economic Development Council
Wood Products Development Service
Daniel Parrent
Wood Products Development Specialist
204 Siginaka Way
Sitka, Alaska 99835
Telephone: (907) 747-5688
Fax: (907) 747-4331
Email: dparrent@ptialaska.net

Our mission is to help foster diversification and growth within Alaska's
emerging value-added wood products industry; thereby expanding the State's
economy, improving the utilization of forest resources, and retaining and
creating jobs.  Specific services include:

• Assist in the development of value-added wood products processing
• Provide technical assistance to Alaska's growing value-added wood products industry
• Assist companies in diversifying product lines, improving productivity and increasing global competitiveness
• Conduct assessments with customers to determine areas of technical, engineering, and/or business systems help required and develop solutions
• Identify other technical experts and service providers, and provide referrals
• Access and coordinate assistance from the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory
• Coordinate the activities of other contractors involved in associated projects including the lumber grading supervisor
• Maintain access to a network of technical and business experts in support of customer requirements