Dean Assinewe is a consultant with several organizations including Forest Canada / Reforest Canada Collective, KPMG forest auditing, Timber Products Inspection and also provides services to  First Nations.  Through his volunteer work, Dean is currently the Vice President of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and a dedicated member of the Ontario Woodlot Association.

With 20+ years experience in the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, Dean’s work promotes sustainable and capacity development in a diversity of sectors including the forestry, renewable energy sector, mining, as well as the federal and provincial governments.  Dean focuses his  consulting business on economic development, forest management, industry relations, forest auditing and assisting First Nations who are pursuing forestry and non-timber forest product businesses. 

Dean is a graduate of the Sault College Forestry Technician Program and obtained his Forestry Degree at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, ON. 

In his spare time, Dean is a co-owner of Green Legacy Farm where he and the family do a variety of agricultural and forestry activities including: gardening of fruits and vegetables, beekeeping, raise meat chickens and egg layer hens, small scale sawmilling and starting a maple syrup operation in Bonfield, ON.