Our People
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Executive
Mark Buscaino, Executive Director
Administrative
Andrew Schichtel, Chief Operating Officer
Laura Cooper, Human Resources Associate
Veva Johnson-Milton, Human Resources Generalist
Matt Hansen, Business Manager
Jane Ellis, Administrative Assistant
Beverly Shelton, Office Manager
Diane Friedman, Special Projects Manager
Davis Pipher, Maintenance Specialist
Sabria Stanford, Accounting & Finance Associate
Feriel Ricks, Grants Specialist
Communications & Development
Italia Peretti, Director
Vince Drader, CRM Administrator
Christina Hester, Multimedia Communications Associate
Alex Kew, Communications & Events Manager
Tissa Khosla, Digital Developer
Emily Koppel, Partnerships Associate
Policy & Land Conservation
Kelly Collins Choi, Director
Spenser Balog, Conservation Planner
John Boland, Policy & Advocacy Associate
Education
Melinda Peters, Director
Kelsey Desmond, Youth Programs Manager
Hailey Alemán, Community Outreach Coordinator
Emma Joy, Youth Programs Associate
Tree Operations
Robert Shaut, Director
Nick Smalley, Field Manager
Keith Howerton, Urban Forester
Evan Friedman, Urban Forester
Liam Ulasevich, Urban Forester
Jonathan Carney, Urban Forester
Gabrielle Elliott, Urban Forester
Dana Gresham, Urban Forester
Kent Greene, Urban Forestry Foreman
Nathan Bradley, Urban Forestry Foreman
Andrew Roberts, Urban Forestry Crew Chief
Francis Siaya, Urban Forestry Crew Chief
Alex Palacios, Urban Forestry Crew
Dean Greene, Urban Forestry Crew
Andy Solorzano, Urban Forestry Crew
Jerrick Dorsey, Urban Forestry Crew
Marcus Burton, Urban Forestry Crew
Jamal Evans, Urban Forestry Crew
Julia Wilson, Urban Forestry Crew
Michael Carter, Urban Forestry Crew
Allan Rey, Managing Arborist
Maddie Hoagland – Hanson, Horticulturist
Michaila Musman, GIS Manager
Matthew Marchese, GIS Technician
Robert Colburn, Data Technician
Sophie Nichols, Data Technician Intern
Tree Farm
Reid Kemp, Nursery Manager
Dan Martin, Farm Crew Chief
JR Plotner, Farm Crew Chief
Don Redmiles, Farm Crew Chief
James Montgomery, Farm Crew Chief
Danny Guenthner, Farm Crew
Danielle Curtis, Farm Crew
Luke Kilgore, Farm Crew
Brandon Cook, Farm Crew
David Fletcher, Farm Crew
Deanna Higgerson, Nursery Admin Assistant