City Trees

8 CityTREES In This Issue: Contributors Geoffrey Donovan Ph.D. works as an economist for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska and Oregon. His primary research focus is quantifying the benefits of urban trees; currently, he is studying how exposure to plant diversity may protect against a range of immune diseases. Darren Green has been the City of Alexandria, Louisiana Landscape Architect and Urban Forester since 2001. He recently returned to the SMA Board. David Lefcourt has been the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts City Arborist and Tree Warden since 2007. He recently returned to the SMA Board. Eva Monheim is host and producer of The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast. A prolific author, Eva teaches Arboriculture and Woody Plants for the Longwood Gardens Professional Horticulture Program and is a co-principal of Verdant Earth Educators, an environmental consulting firm. Judith Oppong is a PhD student in the Southern University and A&M College (SUBR) Department of Urban Forestry, Environment, and Natural Resources. Phillip Rodbell is national lead for urban forest sustainability research at the USDA Forest Service where he supports a network of more than 40 scientists studying the social, economic, and ecological impacts of trees and forests where people live, work, and recreate. Hal Rosner is co-host and sponsorships coordinator for The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist who has worked for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green Program and as chief arborist at the Morris Arboretum. Georgia Silvera Seamans hosts the monthly Your Bird Story, a podcast about everyday encounters with birds in cities. She is an author, urban forester, educator, and the co-founding director of Washington Square Park Eco Projects in New York City. Christiean Smith is the owner of Urban Green Assets LLC and a PhD Candidate in the Southern University and A&M College Department of Urban Forestry, Environment, and Natural Resources. He is a veteran of the U.S Army, where he served as a firefighter. Doug Still is a consulting arborist who hosts and produces the biweekly This Old Tree podcast and radio show, which features heritage trees and the human stories behind them. Doug is a retired city forester and a Past President of SMA. Joe Hansen hosts and produces The Municipal Arborist Podcast. He is the Village Forester/ Tree Preservation Officer for the Village of Wilmette, Illinois, and among his additional commitments serves as a Task Specialist on the Illinois Urban Forest Strike Team. Michelle Kondo, Ph.D., is a Research Social Scientist with the USDA Forest Service, stationed in Philadelphia, PA. Her research examines nature- and place-based strategies, and clinical interventions, for disease, violence, and injury prevention with a focus on underserved urban communities. Michelle Sutton has been editor of City Trees since 2005. She is a writer, horticulturist, and urban forestry subject matter specialist who earned her master's degree working with Nina Bassuk in the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute.

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