Attendance Increases For NAWLA Portland Meeting

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Feature Stories, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
July 2026

The North American Wholesale Lumber Association, (NAWLA), recently hosted a regional meeting in Portland, OR, at Amaterra Winery. Approximately 150 were in attendance, which was an increase of about 20 people from last year.

A three-person panel was featured at the event.

The panel included: Grant Phillips, Founding Partner and Co-President of Wildwood Trading Group; Mike Riddle, CEO of Riddle Construction; and Dave Stinson, General Mill Sales Manager at Hampton Lumber.

NAWLA supports the business growth of the lumber and building materials distribution channel by fostering education, innovation and trusted relationships.

Learn more about this organization and upcoming events by visiting nawla.org.

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Leslie Southwick, Terry Rasmussen, Elk Creek Forest Products LLC, McMinnville, OR; Darren Brown, DR Johnson Lumber Company, Riddle, OR; and Mark Swinth, Elk Creek Forest Products LLC

Gib Gibor, Alta Forest Products LLC, Chehalis, WA; Ryan Kline, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR; Matt Wittschiebe, Stella-Jones Corp., Tacoma, WA; Matt Poquette and Dave Cochenour, Alta Forest Products LLC, Chehalis, WA; and Phil Schumock, Stella-Jones Corp.

Cassidy Schlosser, Autumn and Matt Bruno, NAWLA, Chicago, IL

Tyson Sands, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR; and Mark Rodakowski and Brad Rodakowski, Prime Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR

Matt Wittschiebe, Stella-Jones Corp., Tacoma, WA; Jason Jacobson, Hampton Lumber, Portland, OR; and Gib Gibor, Alta Forest Products LLC, Chehalis, WA

Neil Rasmusson, Capital Lumber Company, Phoenix, AZ; Cameron Waner and Peter Wijnbergen, SWISS KRONO Group, Portland, OR; and Chase Morrison, Sunset Moulding Company, Live Oak, CA

Nicole Lauzon, Government of BC Trade and Invest, Portland, OR; and Dave Farley, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC

Jeff Morrison and Michael Kirkelie, Rosboro, Springfield, OR

Rodger Seid, Torgerson Forest Products Inc., Beaverton, OR; and Samantha Bradley and Paul Quandt, HUB International Northwest LLC, Lake Oswego, OR

Makenna Bell, RDB Solutions LLC, Bend, OR; KayCee Hallstrom, Zip-O-Log Mills Inc., Eugene, OR; and Terry Haddix, Nova USA Wood Products LLC, Forest Grove, OR

Brendan Colyer and Mark Kleps, International Wood Products LLC, Clackamas, OR; Bob Jank, Sodra USA Inc., Lake Oswego, OR; and Gunnar Brinck, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR

Hamilton Mateski, Allweather Wood LLC, Washougal, WA; and Jon Groom, Cedarsource Manufacturing Inc., Portland, OR

Tyson Sands, Dorcie Mullin and Charlie Hanson, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR; and Ben Israel, BlueLinx Corporation, Portland, OR

Phil Schumock, Stella-Jones Corp., Tacoma, WA; Dallas Reid, Nova USA Wood Products LLC, Forest Grove, OR; and Zach Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN

Ryan Kline, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR; and Michael Welch, Lumber Runner Trading LLC, Seattle, WA

Darren Brown, DR Johnson Lumber Company, Riddle, OR; Kip Anderson, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; and James Russell, U-C Coatings LLC, Lebanon, OR

Matt Biden, Oregon-Canadian Forest Products Inc., North Plains, OR; Jon Groom, Cedarsource Manufacturing Inc., Portland, OR; Michael Stroble, Oregon-Canadian Forest Products Inc.; and Hamilton Mateski, Allweather Wood LLC, Washougal, WA

Hector Herrera, Humboldt Sawmill Company LLC, Scotia, CA; and Jeff Rice, Hampton Lumber, Portland, OR

Dorcie Mullin, Gunnar Brinck and Elizabeth Maia, Disdero/BlueLinx Corporation, Clackamas, OR; and Jessica Kennedy, Prime Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR

Hector Herrera and Jason Faulkner, Humboldt Sawmill Company LLC, Scotia, CA; Kelly DeLacy, Hampton Lumber, Portland, OR; and Joe Burns, IMA Financial Group Inc., Bellevue, WA

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