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2024 Bernard Osher Lecture

  • Hannaford Hall at the University of Southern Maine 88 Bedford Street Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

From Forest to Framework: The Journey of Mass Timber

Registration Required


Join us for this year’s Bernard Osher Lecture to hear from a panel of experts from the forest products / Architecture and Construction supply chain—as they discuss how increasing demand of mass timber and the potential of timber manufacturing in the Northeast could impact New England’s forest products and building economy.  

Ticketing:

  • $15 Public

  • Free for Mass Timber Maine Conference participants, PMA Members and Students with Valid ID 

Part of the Bernard Osher Lecture Series.  

About the Panel

Jason Brochu, Co-President, Pleasent River Lumber

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors Northeast

Chris Evans, President, TimberLab

Thomas Robinson, Founding Principal, LEVER Architecture 

Jen Shakun, Bioeconomy Initiative Director, New England Forestry Foundation

Ben Stevens, Forest Manager, Penobscot Nation Forestry Program

Moderated by Matt Tonello, Project Executive, Consigli Construction Company, Inc.  


The annual Bernard Osher Lecture Series is made possible by the Peggy and Harold Osher Endowment at the Portland Museum of Art. Since 1988, the Bernard Osher Lecture Series has been the PMA's flagship annual event, welcoming visionary cultural leaders, scholars, and thinkers to Maine to share their insights and experiences with museum audiences.   

Earlier Event: November 15
Women in Timber Breakfast