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Key Personnel

Donald WhiteDonald P. White, President
Don joined P&C in 1987 as controller and became treasurer in 1996. His responsibilities included all areas of accounting, financial management, client reporting, information technologies, and financial modeling. Don became president of P&C in January 2001. He is active in the Maine Forest Products Council and currently serves on its executive committee and as its treasurer. He is also the treasurer of the affiliated Forest Legacy PAC and serves on the boards of the Alliance for Maine's Future and Farm Credit of Maine and as an officer for McCrillis Timberland, LLC. Don graduated with honors from Husson College in 1975 with a B.S. in accounting.

George & Dave Carlisle David M. Carlisle, Chairman (left)
David joined P&C as treasurer in 1974. He became president in 1982 and board chair in 2001. He remains active in company affairs on a full-time basis and serves on a number of business, charitable, and professional boards. David is the grandson of George T. Carlisle, founder of P&C. David graduated from Bowdoin College in 1962 with a B.A. in economics and served as a commercial lending officer with State Street Bank in Boston from 1964 to 1974.

George D. Carlisle (above right)
George D. Carlisle, son of Prentiss & Carlisle founder George T. Carlisle, graduated from the University of Maine with a forestry degree in 1935. He spent three years with the U.S. Forest Service and then returned to Bangor to serve as P&C's treasurer and, soon thereafter, as the company's president. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters and served on the executive committee of the Forest Resources Association.

In addition to many other accomplishments, George served as chairman of Northeast Bankshares and as a director of Norstar Bankcorp, now Fleet Bank; and he is a past president of the University of Maine Foundation. In the mid 1940's, George served as chairman of the Bangor School Board and became mayor of the city in 1948.

Tim Beaulieu Timothy J. Beaulieu, Vice President
Tim joined Prentiss & Carlisle in 2000 after working in the forest and wood products industries for many years and in many capacities. His experience includes stints as a log buyer, forester, road construction superintendent, and manager of private lots. Today, Tim is responsible for P&C's Operations Division. He is also a board member of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum, chairman of the Forest Resource Association (FRA) New England Technical Division Policy Committee as well as an FRA board member. Tim graduated from the University of Maine in 1975 with an associate's degree in forest management.

Dave Maddocks David C. Maddocks, Vice President
After a forestry career that spanned many areas — forest technician, operations forester, woodlands operations manager, sawmill production manager, and mill manager for a variety of companies — Dave joined P&C in 2001. He is currently manager of the Newport Division, responsible for the wood concentration yard and the manufacture of utility poles and firewood. Dave also oversees the marketing of wood products in Maine. Dave graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. in forest management in 1984.

Bill Miller William H. Miller, Vice President
Bill joined P&C after graduating from the University of Maine with a B.S. in forest management and from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies with an M.F. degree in 1985. Bill is responsible for the company's Forest Resource Management activities and also manages P&C's forest information systems including GIS, computer mapping, forest inventory, and growth and yield modeling. He is also a senior consultant for timberland investing.

Tom Nelson Thomas R. Nelson, Vice President
Tom joined P&C in 1972, working as a service technician during summer vacations. He became a full-time employee in the Forest Management Division in 1979, and eventually took on responsibility for the layout and supervision of harvest operations. He then became the company's regional forester, responsible for P&C-owned and managed land in the southern region of the state. In 2003, he launched the company's new Woodlot Services Division, which he now manages. Tom graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in forest management in 1977. His father, Forrest Nelson, was also a professional forester and lifetime P&C employee, serving from 1951 to 1985.

Mike O'Connor Michael J. O'Connor, Chief Financial Officer
Mike joined P&C in 2000 as CFO and was elected treasurer in 2001. He oversees financial reporting for both P&C and its clients and is also responsible for the company's Accounting Division, including all office functions, tax reporting, employee benefits and insurance programs. Mike is a Maine licensed public accountant and past president of the Bangor chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. He also serves on the board and as treasurer for Maine Forest and Logging Museum. He graduated with highest distinction from Husson College in 1994 and worked as a staff accountant for Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker and as the controller for H.E. Sargent in Stillwater before joining P&C.

Larry Philbrick Lawrence E. Philbrick, Vice President
Larry joined P&C in 1969, working primarily in boundary line renewal and plot measurement for forest inventory projects related to acquisition. Today, he is responsible for the direct marketing of forest products harvested from the land managed by P&C. He remains involved in forestland valuation for acquisition and exchange. Larry graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. in forest management and joined P&C in 1969.

Sam Radcliffe photoSamuel J. Radcliffe, Vice President
Sam joined Prentiss & Carlisle in 2005 as a result of P&C's acquisition of George Banzhaf & Company (GB&CO). He was president of GB&CO for 17 years, serving not only as its chief executive officer, but also as its principal industry analyst and timberland appraiser. As a forest economist, Sam has nearly 30 years of professional experience in all of the major U.S. forest regions. In addition to 100+ proprietary client reports, Sam has authored more than 50 publications and presentations on international trade in forest products, timberland appraisal, geographic information systems, forest policy, ethics, and timber taxation issues. He holds a B.S. in forest management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. in forest economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a federally Certified General Appraiser in four states (Alabama, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin). Sam has also held a number of elected and appointed positions with the Society of American Foresters (SAF), including service as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Forestry, chair of the Wisconsin Society of American Foresters, and chair of SAF's National Ethics Committee.

P&C employs 77 employees and 32 foresters.

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