8 CityTREES
In This Issue: Contributors
Runa Leo lives and works in Bar-
celona, Spain. She always felt
connected to nature and has
worked as a florist; when Runa
moved to Barcelona, she dis-
covered her interest in trees.
Combining her passion for trees
and photography, in 2018 Runa
started her Instagram account @treesof-
barcelona. A book is in the planning stage.
Dr. Adrina C. Bardekjian (www.
adrinabardekjian.com) is an
urban forestry researcher and
public speaker who works with
multiple groups and boards.
She is the Director of Engage-
ment and Research Develop-
ment with Tree Canada. She is
the recipient of several awards, includ-
ing SMA's Award of Achievement (2018) and ISA's
Honourary Membership Award (2016). She serves
on the editorial review committee for City Trees.
Georgia Silvera Seamans is a street-
tree forester. She directs Wash-
ington Square Park Eco Projects.
Georgia is one of the organiz-
ers of #BlackBotanistsWeek and
co-led the NYC Nature Equity
Forum. She is a researcher and
writer with articles in Urban For-
estry & Urban Greening, Arboriculture
& Urban Forestry, Popular Science, and Audubon.
Interested in writing for City
Trees? Please send your
one-paragraph story pitch
to Editor Michelle Sutton.
Rachel Habig-Myers is the Field
Coordinator for the Forest Pest
Branch of the Fairfax Coun-
ty Urban Forest Management
Division, in Northern Virginia.
She monitors and manages
invasive exotic insects and dis-
eases affecting forest health in
the largest local jurisdiction in Virginia
as well as the Washington DC metro area (1.14 mil-
lion residents and growing). Rachel is an ISA Certified
Arborist and member of the SMA Board of Directors.
Contributors to U.S. Forest Service Urban Wood
Roundtable: Morgan Grove, Joe Lehnen, Marisa Repka,
Jeff Carroll, Kari Divine, Scott Paul, Katie Fernholz, Steve
Freeman, Cherie Fisher, Sarah Hines, Phil Rodbell
