Deborah Hawkinson

Background

About Deborah Hawkinson

Deborah Hawkinson has served as the Forest Resources Association’s president since July 2012. She has a strong background in the forest industry, as well as in association management and public policy, successfully advancing advocacy efforts for industry issues and increasing member political activism. Prior to FRA, she served as executive director of the Washington, DC-based Hardwood Federation from 2007. Hawkinson expanded the organization’s government relations and communications capacities, as well as member participation. Prior to that, she spent seven years with increasing responsibilities at the American Forest & Paper Association, eventually as director of issues management, overseeing political involvement programs and grassroots communication, following a 14-year stint with Weyerhaeuser in their Federal Affairs office in Washington, DC. Hawkinson received the certification of a Certified Professional Coach, September 2021 from the College of Executive Coaching. She currently serves on the Women’s Forest Congress Advisory Council and 2021-22 President of Washington Industrial Roundtable (WIRT), a DC based executive level organization that meets monthly with members of Congress.