Josh started at the District in 2024. Previously, he worked as a forester on hazardous fuels reduction and post-fire reforestation projects with the San Bernardino National Forest before moving to Washington and joining the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest timber program. He believes healthy forests are integral to the well-being of the planet, wildlife, and human society. Plus, he really likes being out in the woods.

Josh grew up in suburban New Jersey but escaped. He received a BA in Anthropology and Archaeology from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Forestry from Northern Arizona University. He has led restoration crews for a conservation corps in Arizona, fought fire across the western US with the Forest Service, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, worked as a cook on a commune, and been lost at sea.