• Since 1998, has made 23 Acquisitions of Timberland in 8 U.S. states and 3 forest regions.
• Has represented institutions, high wealth individuals, and himself.
• Has lead numerous Timberland tours for Americans and other investors. 
• Colombia, Panama, and Brazil are destinations of recent timberland tours.
• Speaks fluent Spanish, and limited Portuguese and French.
• Has travelled in 12 Latin American and 7 European countries.
• Holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. Forestry.
• Before founding Summit, career stops included a TIMO, International Paper, Booz-Allen, the World Bank and Peace Corps.
• Strong background in sustainability includes:
  • Started his career as Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica in a program that addressed tropical deforestation through low-interest loans for small-scale tree planting.
  • Did masters-level research on 'Debt for Nature Swaps' and made presentations on that, as well as on 'Undervaluation of Natural Resources.'
  • Was one of the original 4 foresters in Sustainable Forest Technologies, an International Paper subsidiary formed in 1995. Its mission was to bring sustainable forest management, and especially prompt reforestation, to non-industrial landowners.
  • Mr. Loome's emphasis has been in reforestation with fast-growing - carbon-sequestering trees - while at Peace Corps, International Paper, and a TIMO.

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