their tree ordinances. I also focus on school enrich-
ment, including providing Arbor Day events to a couple
thousand fourth-graders. I built a tree nursery with a
middle school where we are growing hundreds of trees
in above-ground fabric grow bags to plant across the
school district's 53 campuses. I am in the beginning of
starting a county-wide tree-planting non-profit partner.
While at the City of Austin, we hosted a summer intern
sponsored by SMA (now UCFS). It made an impres-
sion on me that there was an organization devoted
to my career path. I want to help UCFS grow and
develop into a fully formed member-serving organi-
zation that supports urban forestry professionals. I
want "urban forestry" to be a household name like
"arborist" has become over the last 35 years so res-
idents demand it from their elected officials.
Charlotte is the disc golf capital of the U.S. (and the
world). I've picked up disc golfing to get outside, give
me goals to train toward, and make new friends in a
new city. It's also just a fun game, and I strongly believe
everyone needs to regularly have pure child-like joy in
their lives. I also hunt in the National Forest for turkey in
the spring and deer in the autumn (I grew up hunting).
My wife and I enjoy hiking, wineries, seeking out smash
burgers, attending baseball games, and upsetting our
neighbors by replacing our lawn with pollinator plants.
Keith and his wife, Amber.
Keith hunts in the National Forest.
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