Tim Reader is a wood products program specialist for the Colorado State Forest Service. He has served in this role for more than 20 years, providing technical and business assistance to timber harvesting and wood product manufacturing businesses and wildfire mitigation contractors. 

Prior to joining the CSFS, Reader was an inventory forester for the White Mountain Apache Indian Tribe in White River, Arizona, and a wood products technician for Dyno Polymers in Medford, Oregon. He holds degrees from Northern Arizona University and Colorado State University.