Jay Perkins is a retired Chief Fire Officer from the Klamath National Forest and have a career (over 40 years) of experience in forestry, management and, in particular, fuels and fire suppression management. Perkins served on the Board of Directors for the Siskiyou Family YMCA, 12 years, two years as Board President. He also served on the Board of Directors for Stable Hands, the non-profit Therapeutic Horsemanship Program of Siskiyou County including short stints as Board Chair and Executive Director.