The TREE Fund Team

Get to know us and how we work.

Board of Trustees
TREE Fund Staff
TREE Fund Committees
TREE Fund Liaisons

Board of Trustees – Our all-volunteer, working board represents a broad spectrum of expertise in commercial, municipal and utility arboriculture, academia, research, manufacturing and communications. Our Board members share a passion for healthy trees in our communities and healthy growth in our industry. Arboriculture experience is not required. The  Board of Trustees meets 3 times per year, and its members typically serve renewable 3-year terms.

Complete our online Candidate Nomination Form to nominate yourself or recommend a colleague for consideration as a TREE Fund Trustee.

Executive Committee

Michael Neal, Chairman, Arizona Public Service, Phoenix, AZ

Jim Zwack, Chairman-Elect, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Plymouth, MN

Randy Miller, Vice Chairman, PacifiCorp, Salt Lake City, UT

John Hendricksen, Treasurer, The Care of Trees, Wheeling, IL

Trustees

Doug Anderson, Anderson Tree Care Specialists, Inc., San Jose, CA

Steven Asplundh, Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Willow Grove, PA

Jeffrey Carney, National Grid, Lebanon, NH

Hallie Dozier, PhD, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Anita Gambill, STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA

Mark Hoenigman, Busy Bee Services, Ltd., Novelty, OH

Edward Macie, US Forest Service, Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Robinson, Bartlett Tree Experts, Northbrook, IL

Wendy Robinson, City of Bend, Bend, OR

Michael Weidner, ACRT, Inc., Akron, OH

Chairman Emeritus, Allan West, U.S. Forest Service, Retired, Ojai, CA

Trustee Emeritus, John Lloyd, Tech Tree Experts Inc., Blacksburg, VA

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TREE Fund Staff:

M. Janet Bornancin – President/CEO
Barbara Duke – Office Manager
Mary DiCarlo – Fund Development Specialist
Jill Piet – Data Manager
Melissa Chandarana – Bookkeeper
Laura Cusick – Fund Development Assistant

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TREE Fund Committees
Here’s where some of our best work gets done. Every TREE Fund trustee serves on at least one committee; they are joined by dedicated volunteers who donate their time and expertise to support the TREE Fund and its mission.

The TREE Fund is always looking for people who may be interested in serving on committees or task forces, especially those with financial, accounting, legal or fundraising skills. Please contact the  TREE Fund President/CEO for more information.

TREE FUND COMMITTEES

(non-Trustee members indicated with *)

(updated 1/1/12)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mike Neal – Chairman
Jim Zwack – Chairman-Elect
Randy Miller – Vice Chairman
John Hendricksen – Treasurer

FINANCE COMMITTEE
John Hendricksen – Chair
Mark Bluhm*
Hyland Johns *
Mike Robinson

DEVELOPMENT and COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Jim Zwack – Chair

Development Sub-Committee
Anita Gambill – Vice Chair
Jeff Carney
Mike Dougherty*
Robb Fanno*
John Hendricksen
David Hucker*
Mike Robinson
Sara Mullen Sankowich*

Communications Sub-Committee
TBD – Chair
Janice Hill*
Dave Leonard*
Elaine Mattern*
Rita McKenzie*
Tina McNulty*
Amy Neal*
Pepper Provenzano*
Ruth Stein*
Kristin Wild*

Tour des Trees Sub-Committee
Jim Zwack – Chair
Tom Armstrong
Jeff Carney
Anita Gambill
Tom Ordway *
Mark Schueller*
Paul Wood*

RESEARCH and EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Hallie Dozier – Chair
Kamran Abdollahi*
Cathy Bentley *
Chip Brown*
Richard Hauer*
James Kielbaso *
Ed Macie
Ward Peterson*
Tom Prosser*
Bruce Roberts *
Dan Struve*
Tim Walsh*
John Wilson*

Education Sub-Committee
TBD – Chair
Alexis Alvey*
Mike Dougherty*
Steve Geist*
Melanie Kirk*
John Lloyd*
Mike Neal

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Randy Miller – Chair
Steven Asplundh
Beth Buchanan*
Randy Miller
Alan Siewert*
Mike Weidner

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Steven Asplundh- Chair
David McMaster*
John Signorini*
Mike Weidner

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TREE Fund Liaisons
These volunteers represent a vital link to allied organizations in the field of arboriculture and urban forestry. They communicate shared concerns and goals, coordinate donations from their Chapter for Live and Silent Auctions, staff the TREE Fund’s Raise Your Hand for Research Auction and the TREE Fund booth at their annual Chapter Conferences, recruit Tour des Trees riders and raise additional funds by coordinating special events within their organizations.

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