Wade Dubea

Wade Dubea, Louisiana State Forester and Assistant Commissioner of Forestry since 2008, has served the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) since 2001 in a variety of roles including field forester, forestry education program director, and forestry information and education branch chief. A native of Louisiana, Dubea holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry and Louisiana Teacher Certification in secondary science education from Louisiana State University. Prior to his service with LDAF, Dubea was employed as a GIS forester for Temple Inland Corporation in Texas and served as a high school educator of biology and environmental science at The Dunham School in Baton Rouge, LA. He currently holds memberships with both the Society of American Foresters and Louisiana Forestry Association.