Meet Our Award-Winning Team
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Fraser Smith, RPF
Fraser is a highly regarded Registered Professional Forester with a Master’s of Science in Forestry (MScF) from the University of Toronto.
Fraser has a diverse applied background in forest planning and management, tree marking, silviculture, guest lecturing and presentations, prescriptions and inventories, and expert testimony and legislative interpretation.
He has over 17 years’ experience in the management of terrestrial and aquatic invasive species and specialised herbicide application, including a tenure as the Terrestrial Invasive Species Outreach Liaison for the Invading Species Awareness Program.
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Meg Quigley
Meg Quigley is a Silviculture Operations Coordinator and dedicated forestry professional committed to the sustainable management of natural resources.
She holds a Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management from the University of Guelph and a Forestry Technician Diploma from Fleming College, providing her with a unique blend of high-level strategic knowledge and practical, hands-on field expertise.
As a Registered Professional Forester in Training, she is focused on bridging the gap between ecological conservation and resource utilization.
Meg is passionate about forest health and long-term stewardship, consistently applying her technical background to solve complex challenges in and out of our forests.
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Ken Elliott, RPF
Ken is a highly regarded Registered Professional Forester in Ontario with over 30 years of experience. His expertise includes silviculture and forest ecosystem science, with authorship credits on 35 academic journal articles and a book.
Ken has led and contributed to operational policy and program development for Ontario and has been a contributing author to a number of provincial guiding documents. He has assisted in SAR research and recovery planning for a number of different species.
Today, Ken continues to provide his ecosystem management and science expertise to governments, landowners, researchers, and Non-Government Organizations.
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Dan Beausoleil
Dan is an associate forester, providing expertise in field operations, MFTIP plans, and forest management. His passion for working in forestry was inspired by completing the Indigenous Environmental Studies & Sciences program from Trent University in 2014, which has led to a variety of work and experience in silviculture, project management, arboriculture, conservation, and sustainable forest management.
His ambition is to contribute to the ongoing work of many, all striving to create a healthy forest landscape for future generations.
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Kaylen Foley
Kaylen Foley is a Forestry Project Manager and Administrator at FSmith Consulting Inc., supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of sustainable forest management projects for public and private sector clients.
She is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) in Training, and she holds a Master of Science in Environmental and Life Sciences from Trent University, with a research focus on renewable forest soil amendments, dendrochronology, and carbon sequestration.
Her academic and professional background has led to a broad range of experience in project management, applied research, and sustainable forest management.
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Nicole Roy
Nicole is a Forestry Technician at FSmith Consulting Inc. She is currently enrolled at Fleming College in the Forestry Technician program.
Nicole has a diploma in Ornamental Horticulture from the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture (2024). She comes from a 3rd generation forestry family, so she has always loved being out in the woods!
Awards
Forest Stewardship Award (Forests Ontario) - Ken Elliott, 2024
James M. Kitz Award (Canadian Institute of Forestry) - Fraser Smith, 2022
Robert de Pencier Award (Forests Ontario) - Fraser Smith, 2021
Best Plan Award (MFTIP) Large Plan category - 2018
Valedictorian - Young Conservation Professionals Program (Conservation Ontario) - Fraser Smith, 2015
Accreditations
Registered Professional Foresters (RPF)
Managed Forest Plan Approvers (MFPA)
Butternut Health Assessors (BHA)
Pesticide Applicator - Forestry, Landscape, Aquatic Vegetation, and Industrial Vegetation licenses
Commercial Operators License (Invasive Species)
RX 100 Prescribed Burn Workers
Tree Markers - Level 2 (Auditors), and Level 1 (Assessed and Certified)