Kay Wiand

USDA Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, Deputy Forest Supervisor

Kay Wiand oversees and manages more than 619,000 acres of public land as the deputy forest supervisor for the San Bernardino National Forest and portions of two national monuments. The busy, urban forest encompasses the San Bernardino, San Jacinto and parts of the San Gabriel and Santa Rosa mountain ranges, as well as the headwaters of the Santa Ana, Mojave and Whitewater river watersheds, which serve around three million people with their drinking water. In this role she facilitates federal and partnership investments across a range of multiple uses including watershed restoration, wildlife habitat conservation, recreation, and wildfire prevention and suppression. As the mother of two young children and a volunteer Cub Scout leader, Kay has a personal passion to help conserve our lands and waters for all people, and future generations, to explore and enjoy. Kay joined the Forest Service in 2005 as a Presidential Management Fellow and previously worked in Washington, D.C. as the National Budget Coordinator for the Forest Service’s Recreation, Lands and Wilderness programs. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a B.A. from Rutgers University.