Dr. Adrina C. Bardekjian (www.
adrinabardekjian.com) is an
urban forestry researcher and
public speaker who works
with multiple groups and
boards. She is Manager of
Urban Forestry Programs and
Research Development with Tree
Canada. She is the recipient of several awards,
including SMA's Award of Achievement (2018)
and ISA's Honourary Membership Award
(2016). She serves on the editorial review com
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mittee for City Trees.
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Sitara Gare is an Arboriculture
Coordinator for Brisbane City
Council, Australia's largest
municipal council. Brisbane is
a subtropical city that has an
annual storm season that starts
in October and ends in March.
Sitara's arboriculture passions lie
in educating the public about the benefits of
trees and the retention of dead trees for hab
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itat for wildlife, including lizards and insects.
She serves on the editorial review committee
for City Trees.
Dr. Leslie Brandt is Climate
Change Coordinator for the
Eastern Region of the U.S.
Forest Service and is a
Climate Change Specialist
with the Northern Institute of
Applied Climate Science. Dr.
Brandt's primary focus over the
past five years has been developing and test
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ing a framework for adapting urban forests to
climate change.
Tina Casagrand works on con-
tract for the Missouri Invasive
Plant Task Force, which is
housed by the Missouri Prairie
Foundation's "Grow Native!"
program. She lives in Jefferson
City, Missouri, and loves
learning about ecology in the
Ozark border.
Michelle Sutton has been City
Trees Editor since 2005. She
also edits the blog and e-news
of the New York State Urban
Forestry Council (nysufc.
org). Michelle has a Master's
Degree in Urban Horticulture
from Cornell University, where
she studied with Dr. Nina Bassuk.
