Ivan completed a B.S.C in forestry (level 7) and B.S.C (Hons level 8) In Land Management in Forestry in WIT. He is a member of the Society of Irish Foresters. Ivan is from Laois and comes from a farming background, actively involved in running of the family farm. He mainly covers the midlands and southeast (Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Tipperary). He focuses on establishment in reforestation, afforestation and Ash dieback.
