The upper stretches of the Roach River on its journey to the sea (photo Karin Tilberg)

Karin Tilberg has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.  She started her career as an attorney, initially at the law firm of Perkins, Townsend & Shay in Skowhegan and later as the Staff Attorney and Director of Advocacy for the Maine Audubon Society.  She has been a strong advocate for the conservation of the North Woods, promoting sustainable forestry, and supporting healthy, diverse local economies.  Tilberg has provided guidance on environmental and natural resource law and policy matters to individuals and organizations for decades.  She became the Maine Director, and then interim Director for the Northern Forest Alliance from 1998 to 2003, following which she served as Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation from 2003 to 2007.  From 2007 to 2010, she worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor John E. Baldacci. During this time, she directed and implemented Governor Baldacci’s natural resource, environmental, and energy policies, co-chaired the Governor’s Natural Resource Agency Task Force, and participated in stakeholder groups for the Executive Office. Most recently, Tilberg has been the president and CEO of the Forest Society of Maine, where she has worked since 2011, retiring November 2024.