Morgan Franklin

Program Coordinator
morgan@usendowment.org

Morgan Franklin of Huntland, TN, serves as Program Coordinator at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. In this role, she coordinates program activities and supports grant and contract management. She holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Middle Tennessee State University and an undergraduate degree in Plant and Soil Sciences from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Previously, Morgan worked with the University of Tennessee Extension, focusing on farm, nursery, and home garden education. She then transitioned into the forestry industry and joined Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, a hardwoods sawmill in rural Tennessee. Throughout her time there, she specialized in grant administration and operational analytics spanning from log consumption to lumber production. Her time in this field grew into working alongside the U.S. Endowment through one of their initiatives, ForesTrust. In this role, she helped pilot a tracking and tracing program through the connections of TAH, Chainparency, and the Endowment, which tracks logs from the forest through the supply chain. It was through her efforts within the industry that she became dedicated to advocating for active forest management and environmental stewardship, while also ensuring local initiatives and market access to maintain supply chain stability.

Outside of work, Morgan enjoys spending time outdoors camping, visiting national parks, and exploring small mountain towns with her husband, Jacob, and son, Oliver.