Jo O'Hara

Biography

Jo joined Forestry Commission Scotland as Deputy Director in October 2013, before this she spent 5 years working for the Scottish Government, on Natural Resources policy. She has also been a member of the Forest Enterprise England Management Board responsible for Forest and Corporate Planning, programme manager for the certification of the Forestry Commission estate across GB, and pioneered the use and development of GIS within the Forestry Commission. Jo was made Commissioner for Scotland in March 2015.

Previous roles in government

  • Forestry Commissioner