About Us

Softwood Export Council is a trade organization working to promote strategic export market development for American-made softwood products. 

We represent U.S. softwood grading agencies, industry trade associations, state export promotional agencies, and others with a stake in global trade for softwood lumber and value added building materials. With assistance from the Foreign Agricultural Service, we're able to create a presence overseas for our industry, educating potential buyers and updating our members on ever-changing economic policies world-wide. 

Funding

Membership dues cover SEC's operating expenses, but our activities  are supported by the Foreign Agricultural Service's programs. We receive funds through:
  • the Foreign Market Development program
  • the Market Access Program
  • the Emerging Markets Program

Activities

With a strategic plan and measurable output goals, SEC supports trade  by creating and maintaining a presence of softwood exporters overseas, as well as establishing relationships with foreign industry representatives. We also conduct research on emerging markets and stay up to date on the shifting economic marketplace on behalf of our members. 

Governance

We're a 501(c)6 membership organization operated as a non-profit business league. All our member organizations are allocated one vote, regardless of their size. Our board of directors includes representatives from each of these organizations and meets twice a year. For more information, read our Bylaws.

Softwood Export Council
720 NE Flanders, Suite 207
Portland, OR 97232 USA

Tel: 1 (503) 620 - 5946
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President  
Rose Braden

Accounting & Compliance Manager
Dacia Foster
American Softwoods – Mexico
Mobile: 011-52-55-4187-9834
Tel: 011-52-55-930040
Contact – Tania Vasavilbaso
​​American Softwoods – Japan 
AIOS Toranomon 9F
1-6-12 Nishi Shinbashi,
Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-0003 
Tel: 081-03-3501-2131
Fax: 081-03-3501-2138
Contact – Tomoko Igarashi 
American Softwoods – China
​Room 805, Tower 3,
​Wellington Park
183 Huai Hai Road
Shanghai, 200030
Tel: 011-86-21-6448-4401
Fax: 011-86-21-3226-2978
Contact – Xu Fang
American Softwoods – London
Tel:  44 (0)208-444-0885
Contact – Charles Trevor
As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, the Softwood Export Council does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by the Softwood Export Council directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which the Softwood Export Council arranges to carry out its programs and activities. For further information about this policy, contact: Dacia Foster, 503-620-5946. 

SEC is committed to providing equal access to all programs, activities and materials. Persons with disabilities who require special accommodation or alternative means for communication of information (e.g., Braille, large print, sign language translation) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD), or the SEC offices.