George "YG" Gentry

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Mr. Gentry (YG) was born and raised in Eureka and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Production Management at Humboldt State in 1983. He became a Registered Professional Forester in 1985 and spent 25 years as a consulting forester. YG has been a member of the Association of Consulting Foresters since 1983, the California Licensed Foresters Association since 1984, and is a member of the Society of American Foresters. YG was appointed the Executive Officer of Foresters Licensing in March 2002 and was appointed Executive Officer of the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection in June 2003.  

In 2015, he became the Vice President for Regulatory Affairs for the California Forestry Association and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2019.