About Amy (Volmert) Wilson

Amy Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T in 1989. As a student-athlete, she completed on the women's cross country team throughout her college career, earning all-conference hours, and played softball for two years. She was an active member of M Club and the American Society of Civil Engineers, serving as an officer for several years.

Wilson has dedicated nearly 38 years to the U.S. Forest Service, with all but two of those years spent at the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. Her career has included planning and designing facility projects, developing road and transportation GIS data, and serving as a transportation planner. For the past 16 years, she has been the Forest Engineer, overseeing the forest's engineering program, budget, and staff. Wilson has been a licensed P.E. in Missouri since 1995, and she is an active member of the Association of Conservative Engineers. In 1994, Wilson was named "Young Engineer of the Year" by the Rolla chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and was twice recognized as the Region 9 Forest Service Managerial Engineer of the Year, covering the northeastern United States and 15 other national forests (2020, 2023).