Sunday 27 November 2011

Conference Biography - Councillor W. J. “Ian” Ross OBE, FICF, FRSA


Ian Ross is chairman of the Highland Council's Planning, Environment and Development Committee and previously chaired the Council's Sustainable Development Committee for six years. He is a forestry graduate from Aberdeen University; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and the Royal Society of Arts; past Chairman of the Forestry Commission Scotland’s Highland & Islands Forestry Forum and member of the Scottish Forestry Forum. He is a Highland Councillor for East Sutherland and Edderton.

Ian is a visiting lecturer on forest and social policy and sustainability at the Scottish School of Forestry, University of the Highlands and Islands.

As a councillor he has been actively involved in a number of sustainable development initiatives and projects. He is a Director of Highland Opportunity Ltd – the Highland Council’s Enterprise Trust and is also currently the vice-convener of the Northern Joint Police Board.

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