Mauro Calabrese is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) and a Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio) with 25 years of experience. His first experience in forestry came as a heli-attack firefighter with BC Wildfire while attending university. Mauro started with West Fraser Mills Ltd. in 1996 as a harvesting supervisor after graduating with a BSc in Biology and a BSF from UBC. He became an RPF in 1998 and an RPBio in 2003.

Mauro progressed through roles in planning and biology, gaining experience in a variety of areas including land use planning, site plans, appraisals, wildfire suppression and fuel mitigation, riparian classification, and wildlife habitat prescriptions. Most recently he has been the Planning Superintendent for West Fraser’s South Cariboo Woodlands where he supervises a team of 10 forest professionals and GIS technicians who work in three timber supply areas and a TFL.

Mauro was on the ABCFP Council from 2013 to 2018 and served as president for the 70th Council of the ABCFP. Mauro lives in Williams Lake where he was born and raised. He and his family enjoy the many outdoor activities the area has to offer including mountain biking, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and skiing.