Sutthathorn is a co-director of FORRU, collaborating with Steve to co-ordinate the education department. She completed her BSc and MSc at Chiang Mai University before joining FORRU at the beginning of 2002. She sees FORRU as a way to provide scientific education to people in different organisations in Thailand. She is also interested in forest restoration and FORRU gives her a way to work on both subjects.

Maxwell is a botanical consultant and curator of the Herbarium at Chiang Mai University. He carries out taxonomic surveys and provides botanical assistance to FORRU staff and university students. Educated in Singapore, he moved to Thailand in January, 1969 from the USA. He moved to Chiang Mai in July 1987. He says he liked the initial idea of FORRU as an opportunity to gain competent input and to understand forest conservation.

Dr. Greuk Pakkad

Greuk is a post doctoral research fellow who specialises in tree genetics. He was a student at Chiang Mai University for his BSc, MSc and PhD. He helped set up the flora database for FORRU in 1995 whilst studying for his MSc. Gruek is currently managing the Doi Suthep nursery research and bringing the databases which manage the FORRU's data into the 21st century.

Cherdsak Kuarak

Cherdsak has been a researcher and nursery manager with FORRU since 1997. He is currently conducting a PhD on fig and wasp relationships in Doi Suthep National Park, and will be travelling to France for to continue his research in 2009.

Khwankhao Sinhaseni

Khwankhao Sinhaseni is FORRU's chief field researcher. She has been working with FORRU-CMU since August 2007, when she completed her masters thesis “Establishment of Natural Tree Seedling in Forest Restoration Trials” with FORRU. At present, she is responsible for research and maintenance of FORRU-CMU’s planted plots at Ban Mae Sa Mai (to demonstrate evergreen forest restoration) and Huay Tueng Tao reservoir (to demonstrate deciduous forest restoration).

Tonglao Srithong

Thonglao has been an assistant researcher at FORRU's forest nursery since 1995. She carries out all tasks in the nursery from seed collection to planting. She also assists the field researchers with jobs such as tree phenology testing and seedling mortality surveys. She enjoys working at FORRU as she sees the work as being beneficial for the forests and people of Thailand.

Somkit Khunkota

Somkit has been an assistant researcher at FORRU's forest nursery since the end of 2002. She carries out all tasks in the nursery from seed collection to planting. She also assists the field researchers with jobs such as tree phenology testing and seedling mortality surveys. She enjoys working at FORRU as she believes that knowledge can be gained from the work carried out.

Thongyod

Thongyod (Yoi) commenced an assistant researcher at FORRU's Doi Suthep nursery at the end of 2007. He works with other nursery staff to perform all tasks in the nursery from seed collection, planting and teaching , as well as research tasks such as phenology and germination experiments.

Suracheat Wongtawon

Suracheat (Nus) started working with the FORRU education team on a part time basis at the beginning of 2009. He is currently working on his Masters in the biology department at Chiang Mai University.

Rungtiwa Punyayod

Rungtiwa is a general administration officer. She also looks after the research office, edits manuals, answers phones, keeps the accounts in order, prepares specimens and is a provides FORRU with much needed help all round. Rungtiwa has been with FORRU since 1999.

Palinyarat Jinto

Palinyarat (Ke) completed her Masters at Chiang Mai University in 2009, working studying the species composition of natural forest surrounding FORRU's research plots at Ban Mae Sa Mai. She works with the FORRU Education team part time, organising and presenting education events. She has been working at FORRU since early 2008.

David Moore

David is a volunteer from Australia working with FORRU's education and research teams. He has a BSc (Hons) in Biological Science from the Australian National University, and is an enthusiastic photographer and naturalist. David is helping organise workshops, publications and school events. He is responsible the english language web site, and also helps with research and maintenance activites at the research plots.