Kermit Baker, PhD is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, and is the Project Director of the Remodeling Futures Program. This research effort, which began in 1995, is the first comprehensive analysis of U.S. remodeling activity ever undertaken by the Joint Center.  Its goal is to develop an improved understanding of the dynamics of the U.S. repair and renovation industry so that businesses can better take advantage of the opportunities that this market offers.

Kermit also is the Chief Economist for the American Institute of Architects in Washington, D.C.   In this capacity he analyzes business and construction trends for the U.S. economy, and examines their impact on AIA members and the architectural profession. 

Prior to joining the Joint Center, Kermit was vice-president and director of the economics department at Reed Business Information where he was responsible for industry forecasting.  During his ten years at Reed Business Information he developed the Top U.S. Construction Market Report and served as editor of the Building and Construction Market Forecast newsletter. 

Kermit received his master’s degree in urban planning from Harvard University, and holds a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the same field. In 2006, Kermit was inducted into the National Remodeling Hall of Fame by the National Association of Home Builders.

Thomas G. Harris, Jr. MBA is a professor at The Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, received a BS degree in forestry from North Carolina State University and an MBA degree from The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. His program areas are in Forest Business Management and Forest Resource Policy and his research areas include: timberland investments, timber supply and demand, forest industry structure, and strategic planning. Professor Harris directs the timber pricing service, Timber Mart-South. He is also a Registered Forester in GA and a SAF Certified Forester.

Topic: "Recovering Timber Markets" (past, current and future look at pine and hardwood stumpage values).

Harry L. Haney, Jr, PhD specializes as a consultant on forest management focusing on income tax, estate planning and financial analysis. He is an adjunct professor at Clemson University and Garland Gray Emeritus Professor, Department of Forestry, College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, where he served on the faculty in the for over 28 years. Dr. Haney’s research focuses on the management of non-industrial family forests with his current research examining local forestry laws, ordinances, and regulations; timber income and estate taxes; forest valuation; and conservation easements.

Topic: “Taxation and Legislative Uncertainties” and Friday's Timber Taxation and Estate Planning Workshop.

Teddy Reynolds, BSF, CG - President of Reynolds Forestry & Real Estate, PLLC