Michael Armstrong, RPF, CPA, CA is Vice President and Chief Forester at COFI which is an industry association that represents forest companies in BC that produce wood for construction, pulp and paper, and bioenergy. The forest industry is foundational to many regional economies in BC and COFI members are committed to advancing sustainable forest management and Indigenous rights and reconciliation. In his role, Michael works on all forest related land base policies on behalf of COFI’s members with the provincial, Indigenous and federal governments. Prior to joining COFI, Michael was Senior Manager at both PwC and KPMG. At these firms he worked on a variety of projects including managing the sales process for the Harmac Pulp Mill, the Mackenzie Pulp Mill, the Fort St. James sawmill, and the Castlegar sawmill. He also was the lead auditor for the carbon credits generated from the Great Bear Rainforest, lead auditor for greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities across BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, and conducted Sustainable Forest Initiative audits in the Southern US. He also worked for five years at Canfor’s coastland operations as Assistant Forester after graduating from UBC Forestry. Michael was a member of the Finance Committee Member for Forest Professionals BC (FPBC) for eight years and is currently on their Election Review Committee. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the co-chair for the Provincial Forestry Forum.