Claim: Gail Kimbell initially served as forest supervisor before becoming the Regional Forester in 2003.
Evidence: From 1999 to 2002, Kimbell was the forest supervisor for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Comanche National Grassland in Colorado, as well as the Cimarron National Grassland in Kansas. In December 2003, Kimbell was named as the Regional Forester for the Northern Region located in Missoula, Montana. She also served as forest supervisor of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from 1992 to 1997 and the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming from 1997 to 1999.