Our Team

Kelly Smith is a forester with extensive experience in the analysis and collection of forest inventory and remote sensing data for various forest types, database structures, and management objectives. Mr. Smith holds a Master's in Forest Biometrics from Oregon State University; his graduate studies involved the use of a breadth of geospatial analysis processes to evaluate postfire forest regeneration dynamics on 700,000 acres of silvicultural units across 500+ wildfires over the course of two decades.

Mr. Smith is a registered Appraiser Assistant with the State of Oregon (License No. AA03567), and since 2019, he has assisted Mr. LaMont in appraising millions of acres of timberland property in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Australia, and New Zealand.

GIS & Geospatial Expertise: Mr. Smith brings specialized skills in large-scale geospatial analysis, remote sensing data integration, and timber inventory database development. His graduate research leveraged GIS processes across 700,000 acres, and he applies this expertise to support timberland valuation and inventory workflows at TAI.

Richard La Mont has over 40 years of experience in timberland appraisal and forest resource analysis. As founder and principal of Timberland Appraisal Inc., he has provided valuation services for over $25 billion in timberland assets across 8 countries.

Mr. La Mont has developed proprietary computer programs for timber inventory management and appraisal. His expertise spans the full scope of timber inventory collection and data management, providing complete integration into the appraisal, end-of-year accounting, development of taxation strategies, and overall strategic planning associated with the owning of fee timberland.

Mr. La Mont earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resource Management from Oregon State University and has completed graduate work in statistics, operations research, and business. He is an appraiser in the American Society of Appraisers and is a licensed appraiser in the states of Oregon and Washington. He has also completed all of the educational requirements of the MAI designation.