Our Mission
At Domtar, we believe in leaving the world a better place than we found it. Our Public Affairs team monitors and engages in public policy discussions that have the potential to impact the safety, success and sustainability of our workers, our communities, our business and our industry. By educating and engaging with all levels of government – federal, state and local – we can help ensure the regulatory and political climate protects and advances the interests, competitiveness and reputation of our industry and our business while protecting our natural resources and the communities where we live, work and play.
We also work with the communities we operate in to build open, respectful relationships so we can help each other achieve our goals. We look forward to working with you and encourage you to contact the representative who serves your region.
Our Political Engagement
We are actively engaged in the conversation around public policy issues that can affect our business and our
industry. This includes participating in organizations that represent our industry’s interests. Also, we encourage our
employees to be active in civic and community activities, including participation in the democratic process.
All political, lobbying and civic activity by the company and its employees must comply with applicable law, and we
do not make contributions to political parties, political committees or candidates using company resources (including
monetary and in-kind services), even where permitted by law.
In the United States, we maintain a political action committee (PAC), a program sanctioned by the Federal Election
Commission (FEC). Contributions to political campaigns made by the PAC are solely and entirely funded through
voluntary contributions from eligible Domtar and affiliated entities’ employees. No corporate funds can be used for
this purpose, other than to cover administrative expenses. The PAC complies with all applicable laws concerning
political contributions, including laws requiring public disclosure of such contributions.
Our Team
The Domtar Public Affairs team represents our North American interests to the public and to assorted government
agencies, regulating bodies and industry organizations. We also build relationships at the local level in the
communities we operate in.
United States:
Seth Kursman | Vice President, Public Affairs, United States | |
| Jan Martin | Public Affairs — Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee | |
| Dan Persica | Public Affairs — Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin | |
| Tammy Waters | Public Affairs — Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Washington |
Canada:
Blair Dickerson | Vice President, Public Affairs, Canada | |
Guillaume Julien | Public Affairs — Eastern Canada | |
Antoine Kack | Public Affairs — Eastern Canada | |
Chris Stoicheff | Public Affairs — Western Canada |
Our Newsroom
The Domtar Newsroom is home to informative and inspiring stories about our people, our products, our industry and
our communities. Learn more.
List of Domtar’s position on key public policy issues.
| Name | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extended Producer Responsibility | October 17, 2023 | 2 MB |  |
| Postal Reform | March 18, 2022 | 2 MB | |
| Transportation | March 18, 2022 | 8 MB | |
| Trade | April 08, 2022 | 2 MB | |
