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.
TREE Fund Trustees 2021
Steve Geist, BCMA RCA, Interim Chair
SavATree
Denver, CO
Vacant Chair Elect
Sharon Jean-Philippe, PhD, Vice Chair
University of Tennessee
Biography
Ray Henning, Treasurer
Austin Energy
Austin, TX
Biography
Rachel Barker
ArborMetrics Solutions, LLC
Tallassee, AL
Biography
Arnold “Beau” Brodbeck, PhD
Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Auburn University)
Auburn, AL
Biography
Jacques Brunswick
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
New York, NY
Biography
Jeff Edgar
Silver Creek Nurseries, Inc.
Manitowoc, WI
Biography
Patrick Franklin
Bartlett Tree Experts
Charlotte, NC
Biography
Dan Herms, PhD
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH
Biography
George Hudler, PhD
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Biography
Randall Miller, PhD, BCMA
CN Utilities
Syracuse, UT
Biography
Russell King
Ex officio Trustee
President/CEO of TREE Fund
Naperville, IL
Biography
John Lloyd
Trustee Emeritus
Tech Tree Experts Inc.
Blacksburg, VA
James Zwack
Trustee Emeritus
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH
Biography
Allan West
Chairman Emeritus
U.S. Forest Service, Retired
Ojai, CA
Biography