MEET THE TEAM

DORIE GAYNER

Dorie Gayner, MA - Founder/ Chief Administrative Officer

Dorie is the Founder of G4 Environmental, LLC (G4), which is a tenant of the Sierra Valley Enterprises, LLC (SVE) business campus at the Biomass Cogen facility in Loyalton, CA. Dorie is working with the management team at SVE on Business Development. G4 will work on fiber procurement for the Cogen facility.

Dorie attended Albion College, Michigan State University, and UOPX. Dorie holds a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and a Master’s Degree in Administration. Before founding G4, Dorie founded and managed Pemberton Pine, LLC, where she focused her efforts on restoring a private ranch that burned in Colorado’s Hayman Fire. Dorie’s forestry career began on that ranch in 2003, where she gained extensive experience in developing forestry management plans, working with, the Colorado State Forest Service, 501c3 organizations, managing field employees, and building a successful forestry management company.

Dorie's professional certifications include the following:

FEMA ICS100 – Introduction to the Incident Command System
FEMA ICS-200 - Single Resources and Initial Action Incident Certificate
FEMA IS-700 - National Incidence Management System (NIMS) – An Introduction
FEMA IS-800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction
FEMA IS-0063a - Introduction to Debris Management
OSHA 30 - Construction Safety and Health Training
OSHA 40 - HAZWOPER
Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (EHAP)

PATRICK GAYNER

Patrick Gayner – Founder / Chief Operations Officer

Pat is a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) certified Firefighter, Fireline Sawyer, and a Nationally Registered EMT (NREMT) and Wilderness EMT (WEMT) who has worked in post-fire rehabilitation and forest management across the Southwest since 2003. Pat specializes in Business Development, Contract Acquisition, Contract Administration, Safety, Stewardship Contracting, and Quality Control. Pat is a former Board Member of the Intermountain Forest Association (IFA) and former member of the Executive Committee of the Front Range Roundtable (FRRT) in Colorado. Pat's passion is promoting industry rehabilitation and increasing the pace and scale of forest restoration in the USA.

Pat's professional certifications include the following:

NWCG S-130/190 Wildland Firefighter Type-1
NWCG S-212 Wildland Faller Class-2
NWCG L-180 Human Factors in Wildland Fire
NWCG S-131 Advanced Firefighter
NWCG FFT1 / Incident Commander Type 5 - ICT5
NREMT - Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Registry #: E323255
Colorado WEMT-IV Certified #053039 – Wilderness EMT, Intravenous Therapy Approved
Wilderness First Aid Certified by Katabatic Mountain School
FEMA ICS-100 - Introduction to the Incident Command System
FEMA ICS-200 - Single Resources and Initial Action Incident Certificate
FEMA IS-700b - National Incidence Management System (NIMS) – An Introduction
FEMA IS-800d - National Response Framework, An Introduction
Member National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) CEA
Former Fire Mitigation Technician for Florissant Fire Rescue
City Forester Licensee Colorado Springs # 72308
City of Grand Junction Licensed Tree Technician – Type B
Licensed Timber Operator Class A State of California A012213
Colorado Timber Industry Association (CTIA) Master Logger
OSHA 30 - Construction Safety and Health Training
OSHA 40 - HAZWOPER
Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (EHAP)

MARK HERNDON

Mark Herndon - Partner/Forestry Supervisor

Mark has 25 years of forestry experience, including WUI defensible space, handwork, mechanical forest fuels reduction, timber harvesting, road and trail construction,
mastication, wildland firefighting, post-fire rehabilitation, and helicopter logging. Mark is a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified Firefighter and Fireline Sawyer; Mark's forestry experience includes supervising crews and quality control on thousands of acres of Stewardship contracting work for the Forest Service, roadside
forestry work for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and Hazard tree removal work for CalRecycle and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

Mark's professional certifications include the following:

Eastern Arizona College-Thatcher, AZ 1999, Small Business Management certificate
course
NWCG S-130/190 FFT1
NWCG S-212 FAL2
NWCG L-180
NWCG S-131
NWCG S-290
NWCG L-280
OSHA 30- Construction Safety and Health Training
OSHA 40- HAZWOPER
Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (EHAP)

NICK NUNLEY

Nick Nunley - Partner/ Senior Forestry Consultant

Nick has a wealth of experience and expertise in forestry field operations, construction, project
management, and building and scaling forestry management companies. Since starting in the Forestry Construction field in 2004, Mr. Nunley has worked on various projects, primarily focusing on fast-track government forestry construction, US Forest Service - forest fuels reduction, and US Army Corps of
Engineers environmental construction projects, working from challenging, high altitude mountainous terrain to
lowland projects. Mr. Nunley is a seasoned Estimator, helping identify and establish pricing for proposals and
projects. Mr. Nunley works directly with project owners and stakeholders, including landowners and agency
representatives. His supervisory role allows him to work with municipal, state, and federal agencies in
completing projects, ranging from building site work to power line and pipeline systems.

Nick's professional certifications include the following:

OSHA 40 - HAZWOPER
8 hr OSHA Refresher training
Competent Person Trenching and Excavation
Power Safe
Veriforce
ISNetworld
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Quality Construction Management Training Course
Confined Space Entry
Emergency First Aid/CPR
BLM Standards for Survival

GRETCHEN GAYNER

Gretchen Gayner - Director of Brand

Gretchen's Experience spans the world of Emergency Medical Service, to the Service Industry, to Media and Business. In pursuit of her passion for a sustainable circular economy, Gretchen joined the G4 team because of the company's environmental focus. Gretchen is a key employee who manages company administration and social media. Gretchen is the driving force in the company's branding, she led every step, from the logo creation to the website design and maintenance. In 2009 Gretchen earned the distinction of becoming the youngest certified First Responder in Colorado. She is a former Nationally Registered EMT (NREMT) and volunteer for Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Department (MCVFD). Gretchen is a certified professional organizer, fluent in Spanish, an accomplished artist, and she has a certificate in Marketing and a certificate in Visual Display and Presentation from Orange Coast College.

Gretchen's professional certifications include the following: