In This Issue: Contributors
Susan Downing Day is an Associate
Professor at Virginia Tech who
studies tree-soil interactions and
their role in urban soil quality
and stormwater mitigation. Her
contributions helped shape the
standards for sustainable soil
management in the Sustainable
Sites Initiative (SITES). She holds a B.A.
from Yale University, an M.S. from Cornell University, and a
Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. Research in Soil Profile Rebuilding
has been funded in part by the Tree Research and
Education and Endowment Fund as well as the Institute for
Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech.
Michelle Sutton (michellejudysutton.
com)
has been Editor of City
Trees since 2005. She also edits
the blog and e-news for the
New York State Urban Forestry
Council and writes articles about
urban forestry and horticulture for
a variety of publications. She has a
Master's Degree in Urban Horticulture
from Cornell University and a Bachelor's Degree in
Horticulture from Virginia Tech.
Michelle Sutton
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Ian Hanou is the Founder and
Owner of Plan-It Geo (www.planit-
geo.com), a geospatial analysis
and software development firm
in Colorado focusing on urban
forestry and natural resources
planning and technology. Ian has
managed more than 150 projects
relating to GIS, forestry, planning,
software, and related technologies. In September 2011,
the Society of Municipal Arborists presented Ian with an
Award of Achievement for his contributions to our field.
Richard W. Harper is an Extension
Assistant Professor of Urban
& Community Forestry in
the UMass Department of
Environmental Conservation.
An ISA Board Certified Master
Arborist and Connecticut
Licensed Arborist, Rick has over 15
years combined green industry
experience both as a field technician and in Cornell
University's Extension Horticulture Program. He serves as
the Massachusetts State Representative on the ISA New
England Chapter Board of Directors.
Ian Hanou
Matthew Wells holds a Master's
Degree in Arboriculture and Urban
Forestry and a Bachelor's Degree
in Landscape Management. He
is a Chartered Arboriculturist and
ISA Certified Arborist. Previous
to his current position as Santa
Monica, CA Urban Forester, he
was the Director of Tree Preservation
for NYC Parks, and prior to that was a Tree Officer at the
Central London Borough of Camden. Matt has present-
ed papers and workshops at urban forestry conferences
globally and is a past Trustee of the Tree Research and
Education Endowment (TREE) Fund.
Matthew Wells
Susan Downing Day Richard W. Harper
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