Meet the Faces of Urban Forestry
city Community Rejuvenation
Alabama
Lucie Lee Lanoux
Resident Montgomery, Alabama
Alma Bowen
Retired jeans plant worker Hackleburg, Alabama
Arkansas
Dave Bowman
Retired U.S. Air Force pilot Fayetteville, Arkansas
California
Celia Garcia
Conservation Corps Los Angeles, California
Florida
Jason Worley
Technology manager, Deutsche Bank Jacksonville, Florida
Georgia
Kathy Thornton
Family Crisis Center Operations Coordinator Dalton, Georgia
Alicia Lindsey
Teacher Mansfield, Georgia
Idaho
Christi Thoroughman
Human relations specialist Nampa, Idaho
Gail Lyster
Resident Sandpoint, idaho
Illinois
Rich Rinchich
Director, Public Works Oak Forest, Illinois
Iowa
Dr. Michael Giudici
Cardiologist Devenport, Iowa
Kansas
Linda Jark
Tree board chair Chapman, Kansas
Massachusetts
John Sylvia
Human relations specialist Fall River, Massachusetts
Michigan
Elaine Dalcher
Self-employed artist Grand Rapids, Michigan
Minnesota
Fritz Knoll
Realtor Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mississippi
Joyce Haslip
Community Organizer, Oktoberfest Olive Branch, Mississippi
Rod Nicholson
Mayor Terry, Mississippi
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 Jersey
Jeanne Kavinsky
Family volunteer Jersey City, New Jersey
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
Ohio
Shelley Moore
Bellefontaine Shade Tree Volunteer Bellefontaine, Ohio
Oklahoma
Susan Taylor
Retired School Teacher Morrison, Oklahoma
David Hornbeek
Principal, architecture firm Edmond, Oklahoma
Oregon
Frances Oyung
Coordinator, Bear Creek Watershed Council Medford, Oregon
Jesse Lohrke
Attorney Eugene, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Nykia Perez Kibler
University librarian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Greg Gerritt
Environmental/economist activist Providence, Rhode Island
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
Vermont
Earl Fechter
Student Montpelier, Vermont
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
The Faces of Urban Forestry project is an initiative of the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service
