Meet the Faces of Urban Forestry
users Community Pride
Connecticut
Sara Ohly & Alex Bragg
Retired, local volunteers New Haven, Connecticut
District of Columbia
RonDell Pooler
Field coordinator, Washington Parks & People Washington, District of Columbia
Florida
Mary Lou Hildreth
Mayor Keystone Heights, Florida
Idaho
Jim & Cindy Fisher
Retired newspaper editor and kindergarten teacher Moscow, Idaho
Christi Thoroughman
Human relations specialist Nampa, Idaho
Massachusetts
Bill Gleason
Resident South Boston, Massachusetts
John Sylvia
Human relations specialist Fall River, Massachusetts
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
Nevada
Barrie Schuster
Real estate agent and homeowner Reno, Nevada
New Jersey
Jeanne Kavinsky
Family volunteer Jersey City, New Jersey
New Mexico
Hugh Burroughs
Church Pastor Roswell, New Mexico
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 Carolina
Doug Echols
Mayor Rock Hill, South Carolina
Tennessee
Tammy Navarre
Developer Lakeland, Tennessee
Texas
Beverly White
Retired from restaurant industry Galveston, Texas
Virginia
Frank Taylor
High School Science Teacher Radford, Virginia
James Settle
Neighborhood leader and former Parks Advisory Board member Roanoke, Virginia
Washington
Emi Lutz
Student Bellevue, Washington
Barb Burrill
Volunteer Urban Orchard Steward Seattle, Washington
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
