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TREE Fund Board of Trustees 2025
Our board members share a passion for healthy trees in our communities and healthy growth in the tree care industry. Our all-volunteer, working board represents a broad spectrum of expertise in commercial, municipal and utility arboriculture, academia, research, manufacturing and communications. TREE Fund embraces diversity to ensure that a range of perspectives and experiences are incorporated in the work of its board; arboriculture experience is not required.
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Rachel Barker, Chair
ArborMetrics Solutions, LLC
Tallassee, AL
Biography
Executive & Governance Committee Chair
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David Gorden, FASLA, Chair Elect
Mark M. Holeman, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Biography
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Sam VanMaanen- Vice Chair
Arborwear
Pella, IA
Biography
Development Committee Chair
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Jon Hicks, Treasurer
Wright Tree Service
Cumming, IA
Biography
Audit & Finance Committee Chair
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Patrick Franklin, Past Chair
Bartlett Tree Experts
Charlotte, NC
Biography
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Anne Beard
Filsinger Energy Partners
Edgewood, NM
Biography
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Lori Brockelbank
Davey Resource Group
New York
Biography
Liaison Committee Chair
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Asia Dowtin, PhD
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Biography
Communications Committee Chair
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Megan Fielding
Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Wayne, PA
Biography
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Dan Herms, PhD
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH
Biography
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Andrew Koeser
University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
St. Petersburg, FL
Biography
Research & Education Committee Chair
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Kyle McCann
Wright Service Corp.
West Des Moines, IA
Biography
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Cindy Schwab
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Biography
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De’Etra Young, PhD
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Biography
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Emeritus
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Steve Geist, BCMA RCA
Trustee Emeritus
SavATree
Denver, CO
Biography
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John Lloyd
Trustee Emeritus
Tech Tree Experts Inc.
Blacksburg, VA
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James Zwack
Trustee Emeritus
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH
Biography
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Allan West
Chairman Emeritus
U.S. Forest Service, Retired
Ojai, CA
Biography
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TREE Fund Staff
TREE Fund office operates remotely. If you require immediate assistance, please send us an email (addresses provided below).
TREE Fund Liaisons
TREE Fund Liaisons provide a vital link to allied organizations in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry – primarily local ISA Chapters. Liaisons are a critical communication conduit between TREE Fund and the industry organization they represent. Liaisons “friendraise” for TREE Fund by sharing TREE Fund news and research results with their organization, working a TREE Fund booth at their annual Chapter conference, encouraging their Chapter and its members to support TREE Fund, and connecting people in their circle of influence with TREE Fund and its activities.
Lori Brockelbank – New York State Arborists, ISA Chapter – Chair
Ben Rickenbacker – Rocky Mountain Chapter- Vice Chair
Warren Hoselton- Canadian TREE Fund
Mike Priller – Illinois Arborist Association
Kris May – Indiana Arborist Association
Mike Cimprich – Iowa Arborist Association
Dave Leonard – Kentucky Arborist Association
Bob Tarabula – ISA Michigan
Robert Shaut – Mid-Atlantic Chapter ISA
Pete Smith – Midwestern Chapter ISA
Blake Thilmony – Minnesota Society of Arboriculture
Paul Sellers – New England ISA
Joshua Best – New Jersey Chapter
Brian Kralovik – Ohio Chapter ISA
Sterling Malcomson- Pacific Northwest ISA
Jon Schach- Penn-Del Chapter ISA
Matt Searels – ISA Southern Chapter, Inc.
Amy Langbein Heath – ISA Texas
Alex Morris – Utah Chapter
Greg Mink – Western Chapter ISA
Luke Scheberl – Wisconsin Arborist Association
Open- Dakotas Chapter ISA
Open- Florida Chapter ISA
Open- Georgia Arborist Association
To inquire about being a TREE Fund liaison, consult your local ISA chapter, or reach out to Jonathan for information.
