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goals, and analysis of people across the mass 
timber chain — from forests to manufacture to 
research to buildings — in all eight Great Lakes 
states,” said Sandra Lupien, director, MassTimber@
MSU. “This wood innovation grant enables us to 
start implementing that vision on the ground by 
identifying priorities in forests and matching them 
with opportunities in products and construction.” 
Lupien founded and will continue to lead the 
Collaborative into its next phase.  
As the Collaborative’s fiscal sponsor, Dovetail 
Partners provides administrative and financial 
oversight, as well as staff expertise, to support 
implementation of this regional strategy. “It is an 
honor for Dovetail Partners to be able to provide 
a home for this work to continue,” said Kathryn 
Fernholz, president and CEO. “We’ve been involved 
with supporting the realization of benefits from 
mass timber since the early days, and we’re excited 
to see momentum continue to build.”
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and 
Communities is strengthening the Great Lakes 
region’s mass timber ecosystem through a 
$300,000 matching commitment that complements 
the $300,000 grant. Together, this $600,000 
investment enables Dovetail, MassTimber@
MSU, Team Pennsylvania, and GLMTC partners 
to advance coordinated supply-chain mapping, 
provide technical assistance for emerging mass 
timber projects, assess manufacturing expansion 
opportunities — including hardwood mass timber 
products — and develop shared tools and case 
studies that reduce barriers to adoption. These 
efforts position the Great Lakes region to lead a 
national transformation in sustainable construction 
and forest-aligned economic development.
“Pennsylvania is positioned to be a leader in the 
growing mass timber economy by connecting 
our forest resources, manufacturing expertise, 
workforce and innovation assets,” said Abby 
Smith, president and CEO of Team Pennsylvania. 
“The Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative is 
exactly the kind of partnership that can turn that 
opportunity into action. By working across state 
lines and bringing together leaders from industry, 
government and academia, we can establish lasting 
economic opportunities for communities across the 
commonwealth.”
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Dovetail Partners: Dovetail fosters sustainability and 
responsible behaviors through collaboration to develop 
unique concepts, systems, models, and programs. 
Dovetail excels at solving complex problems and helping 
responsible organizations succeed. We also help define 
programs that increase the job creation and the job 
quality of resource-based industries. Dovetail Partners is 
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
MassTimber@MSU: MassTimber@MSU is a program 
at Michigan State University that leverages research, 
teaching, stakeholder engagement and outreach, 
and policy to advance mass timber construction and 
production in Michigan, the Great Lakes Region, and 
beyond.
Team Pennsylvania: Team Pennsylvania is a statewide 
nonprofit working to accelerate Pennsylvania’s long-
term economic future. As the commonwealth’s trusted 
public-private partnership, we bring together leaders 
from business, government, nonprofits, organized 
labor, and academia to solve big challenges and seize 
transformational opportunities.  
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