Meet the Faces of Urban Forestry
Alabama
Lucie Lee Lanoux
Resident Montgomery, Alabama
Alma Bowen
Retired jeans plant worker Hackleburg, Alabama
Alaska
Russell Moore
Engineering consultant Soldotna, Alaska
Arizona
Barbara O'Brien
Retired librarian Tucson, Arizona
Arkansas
Dave Bowman
Retired U.S. Air Force pilot Fayetteville, Arkansas
California
Celia Garcia
Conservation Corps Los Angeles, California
Doug Roberts
Insurance Salesman Sacramento, California
Colorado
Eric Wallace
Owner of Left Hand Brewing Longmont, Colorado
Connecticut
Sara Ohly & Alex Bragg
Retired, local volunteers New Haven, Connecticut
Delaware
Wayne Miles
Pastor Blades, Delaware
District of Columbia
RonDell Pooler
Field coordinator, Washington Parks & People Washington, District of Columbia
Florida
Jason Worley
Technology manager, Deutsche Bank Jacksonville, Florida
Mary Lou Hildreth
Mayor Keystone Heights, Florida
Georgia
Kathy Thornton
Family Crisis Center Operations Coordinator Dalton, Georgia
Alicia Lindsey
Teacher Mansfield, Georgia
Hawaii
Evan Matszuyama
Student Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
idaho
Gail Lyster
Resident Sandpoint, idaho
Christi Thoroughman
Human relations specialist Nampa, Idaho
Jim & Cindy Fisher
Retired newspaper editor and kindergarten teacher Moscow, Idaho
Illinois
Rich Rinchich
Director, Public Works Oak Forest, Illinois
Indiana
Adam McAlpine
Stormwater engineer Valparaiso, Indiana
Bud Crist
Retired businessman and president, Storm Water Management Board Merrillville, Indiana
Iowa
Dave Dvorak
City Councilmember Polk City, Iowa
Alma Gaul
Newspaper feature writer Bettendorf, Iowa
Dr. Michael Giudici
Cardiologist Devenport, Iowa
Paula Gillespie
Food company quality analyst Muscatine, Iowa
Kansas
Linda Jark
Tree board chair Chapman, Kansas
Kentucky
Paul Weckman & Emily Wolff
Restaurant owners Convington, Kentucky
Louisiana
Em LeBlanc
Third grade teacher Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Evelyn Ware-Jackson
Business owner Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Claude Albritton
Eagle Scout Lake Charles, Louisiana
Maine
Mary Earl Rogers
Volunteer, Maine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine
Jo An Street
Parent Portland, Maine
Maryland
Robin Rich
Assisted living director Waterford Park, Maryland
Massachusetts
Bill Gleason
Resident South Boston, Massachusetts
John Sylvia
Human relations specialist Fall River, Massachusetts
Mary Knittle
Energy Program Director Worcester, Massachusetts
Michigan
Elaine Dalcher
Self-employed artist Grand Rapids, Michigan
Minnesota
Paul Zimny
Firefighter Royalton, Minnesota
Fritz Knoll
Realtor Minneapolis, Minnesota
Andy Masterpole
Landscape architect Rochester, Minnesota
Mississippi
Joyce Haslip
Community Organizer, Oktoberfest Olive Branch, Mississippi
Virgi Lindsay
Executive Director, Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation Jackson, Mississippi
Rod Nicholson
Mayor Terry, Mississippi
Missouri
Dominique Davison
Architect Kansas City, Missouri
Beth Noble
Professor emeritus Kansas City, Missouri
Montana
Tery Hursh
Physician Assistant and Clinic Owner Dillon, Montana
Nebraska
Bob Feurer
Science teacher North Bend, Nebraska
Nevada
Barrie Schuster
Real estate agent and homeowner Reno, Nevada
New Hampshire
Leslie Stevens
Retired social worker Portsmouth, New Hampshire
New Jersey
Jeanne Kavinsky
Family volunteer Jersey City, New Jersey
New Mexico
Hugh Burroughs
Church Pastor Roswell, New Mexico
Raya Marrujo
Home health aide Las Vegas, New Mexico
New York
Lori Lester
Special education teacher Queens, New York
North Carolina
John Amon
Business Owner Charlotte, North Carolina
North Dakota
Jane Croeker
Promotion Director, University of North Dakota Health & Wellness Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ohio
Paul Gallagher
Retired firefighter Cincinatti, Ohio
Paul Albers
Small Business Owner Minster, Ohio
Shelley Moore
Bellefontaine Shade Tree Volunteer Bellefontaine, Ohio
Oklahoma
David Hornbeek
Principal, architecture firm Edmond, Oklahoma
Betsy Randolph
State Trooper Guthrie, Oklahoma
Susan Taylor
Retired School Teacher Morrison, Oklahoma
Oregon
Jeff Kisseloff
Freelance Writer Portland, Oregon
Jesse Lohrke
Attorney Eugene, Oregon
Frances Oyung
Coordinator, Bear Creek Watershed Council Medford, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Nykia Perez Kibler
University librarian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Greg Gerritt
Environmental/economist activist Providence, Rhode Island
South Carolina
Doug Echols
Mayor Rock Hill, South Carolina
Fran Clasby
Hospital Physiologist Charleson, South Carolina
South Dakota
Lori Kiesow
Arboretum Executive Director Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tennessee
Tammy Navarre
Developer Lakeland, Tennessee
Michael Wurzel
Environmental science graduate student Chattanooga, Tennessee
Texas
Beverly White
Retired from restaurant industry Galveston, Texas
Utah
Don Kerr
Lisa Hanussak
Vermont
Earl Fechter
Student Montpelier, Vermont
Virginia
Ed Morgan
Mayor Abingdon, Virginia
Bill Whitte
Retiree Luray, Virginia
James Settle
Neighborhood leader and former Parks Advisory Board member Roanoke, Virginia
Frank Taylor
High School Science Teacher Radford, Virginia
Washington
Emi Lutz
Student Bellevue, Washington
Kate Kurtz
Soil Scientist Seattle, Washington
Barb Burrill
Volunteer Urban Orchard Steward Seattle, Washington
West Virginia
Kate Lehman
Retired minister Bath , West Virginia
Wisconsin
T.R. Loon
Entertainer Madison, Wisconsin
Wyoming
Jack Bedessem
President/CEO, Trihydro Corporation Laramie, Wyoming
The Faces of Urban Forestry project is an initiative of the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service
