FLA Staff
Meet Our Team
Learn more about the FLA team.

Michelle Cain
Director of Communications
mcain@forestlandowners.com
Scott Jones, CEO
Scott Jones joined the Forest Landowners Association in 2003 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in forest resources from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia and has been a SAF Certified Forester as well as a Georgia Registered Forester. Scott was recognized as a Distinguished Young Alumni of the Warnell School and was the first graduate of the program to receive the 40 under 40 award from the UGA Alumni Association. Scott brings a diverse background of forest land management, procurement, land ownership, and advocacy at the state, national and international levels to FLA. Scott serves on the Standards Committee for the Sustainable Biomass Program based in Hamburg Germany and is a member of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome Italy. With 20 years as the CEO of the Forest Landowners Association, Scott is well versed in advocating on issues of importance to private forest landowners that help them access markets and preserve property rights that will sustain the next generation of forest landowners.
Michelle Cain, Director of Communications
Michelle Cain joined the FLA team as the Director of Communications in May 2021. She worked for the state of Indiana for 15 years serving as the Director of Communications for the Department of Revenue, Wildlife Information Specialist, and Assistant Fisheries Biologist for the Department of Natural Resources. She has a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology and a master’s degree in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries Management. Her passion has always been the outdoors, and she thrives on communicating often complex subjects to varied audiences. Michelle lives in Fishers, IN with her husband, son, and two dogs.
Amy Palmer, Director of Administration
Amy joined FLA as the Director of Administration in 2017 and was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2024. She oversees the daily operations of the FLA offices, managing association memberships, coordinating the annual National Conference of Private Forest Landowners, and supporting the activities and programs of the Association and The Forest Landowner Foundation.
Amy is a graduate of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia and has worked for the Georgia Department of Audits as a program auditor and Delta Airlines in a human resources capacity.
Pete Williams, Magazine Editor
Pete has served as editor of Forest Landowner magazine since 2013 and has moderated panel discussions at the National Conference of Private Forest Landowners since 2012. Under his direction, Forest Landowner magazine won a “Tabby” Award in 2018, given by Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI). A private forest landowner, he is the author or co-author of a number of books and has written about business, fitness, and sports for publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, and Men’s Journal. The Virginia native lives in Central Florida.
Katie Moss, Director of Grants & Program Development
Katie Moss joined the FLA team in 2020 and has since played a key role in advancing the Association’s policy efforts and driving FLA’s collaborative stewardship initiatives. In her current role, Katie writes and administers grants for the Association and Foundation that support the work of the organization and our members, as well as provides operational support for the organization’s ongoing programs. Prior to FLA, Katie worked as a Government Affairs Associate for the National Wild Turkey Federation and as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy’s GulfCorps program. Katie holds a degree in Natural Resources from Mississippi State University and resides in Van Vleet, MS, with her husband, son, and three dogs.
Craig Anderson, Director of Government Affairs
Craig Anderson is a seasoned public policy professional who has worked in both federal and state politics. He began his career working for Congressman Austin Scott in Washington, DC where he worked for nearly 8 years. Most recently, he served as his legislative director overseeing significant bipartisan achievements including provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill and the Disaster Relief Act of 2019. Additionally, Craig was the director of government affairs for the Georgia Forestry Association where he assisted in passing two bills into law and led their advocacy initiatives. Craig is a graduate of the University of Alabama and resides in Jacksonville, Florida.
Deborah Jones, Finance Manager
Deborah joined FLA in 2018 as Finance Manager. Deborah is a graduate of the University of GA where she holds a liberal arts double major A.B. She has over 15 years of experience in risk management brokerage/client services where her focus was national accounts property and liability insurance placements as well as risk mitigation and claims management. Deborah left the brokerage industry in 2009 to focus on her family. Deborah handles the day-to-day financial transactions for both FLA and The Forest Landowner Foundation. She lives in Bowdon, GA with her husband, Scott, and their two children.