The mission of the South Carolina Forestry Commission is to protect, promote and enhance South Carolina’s forests for the benefit of all. The Division of Communications & Public Information (CPI) supports this mission in many ways:
- generating media interest in and performing public relations for the agency;
- communicating emergency and emergency response information to the public;
- responding to inquiries from media and citizens;
- producing and maintaining all manner of public information about the agency for internal and external stakeholders;
- supporting SCFC personnel, programs, initiatives, campaigns and partners with strategic communications and planning;
- tailoring and delivering forestry-centered environmental educational programming for students, teachers and the public.
CPI staff are also known and referred to as the I&E team, short for Information & Education, the two sections under the CPI umbrella.
Information staff
Doug Wood
Director of Communications
Division director; traffic controller; report monkey; cat herder; spam call deflector; public information officer/spokesperson; special events coordinator; jack of all trades
(803) 896-8820 | dwood@scfc.gov
Justin Holt
Public Information Director
Editorial and publications manager; public information officer/spokesperson; copier technician; door answerer; resident chef; special events coordinator; jack of all trades
(803) 896-8847 | jholt@scfc.gov
Madeline Stewart
Visual/Digital Media Director
Social media manager; agency photographer and videographer; confection aficionado; custodian and purveyor of scoop, tea and gossip; public information officer/spokesperson; jill of all trades
(803) 896-8803 | mstewart@scfc.gov
Vacant
Public Information Coordinator
Newsletter editor; website manager; WordPress pro; public information officer/spokesperson; runner/gopher; jack of all trades
Education staff
Matt Schnabel
Environmental Education Program Manager
Education programs designer/director; instructor; statewide Project Learning Tree coordinator; weekend warrior; loser of keys; jack of all trades
(803) 896-8892 | mschnabel@scfc.gov
Shelby Bentley
Assistant Environmental Education Program Manager
Education programs coordinator; instructor; Wood Magic Forest Fair coordinator; statewide Project Learning Tree co-coordinator; wedding planner; general contractor; jill of all trades
(803) 896-8855 | sbentley@scfc.gov