Jim Paul

Jim Paul began his public service career with the state of Oregon in 1996. He has served in a diverse range of forestry and natural resources leadership roles in Oregon, including as an agency hydrologist and chief of both the Private Forest and State Forest divisions within the Department of Forestry. He was also the agency director of the Department of State Lands. Jim has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Whitman College, and a master’s degree in forest hydrology from the University of Washington.