| Northern Kentucky Urban& Community Forestry Council |
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Our BoardLearn more about our awesome Board! If you are interested in becoming a Board Member, the best way to start the process is by becoming a member and getting involved. Get involved |
Executive Committee
| Kris Stone, PresidentDirector at the Boone County Arboretum "The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings." - Henry David Thoreau PWTS COMMITTEE ISA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE |
| Liz Fet, Vice PresidentAquatic Biologist at Sanitation District No. 1 "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." - Iroquois Proverb DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PWTS COMMITTEE ISA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITEE TIOC COMMITTEE |
| Chris Kaeff, TreasurerRegulatory Reporting and Wet Weather Manager at Sanitation District No. 1 "The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope." - Wendell Berry GIS & UTC COMMITTEE |
| Maryann Schultz, SecretaryHorticulture Technician at Kenton County Cooperative Extension "Someone is sitting in the shade because someone planted a tree long ago." - Warren Buffett OPERATIONS COMMITTEE |
Board of Directors & Advisors
| Bridget Abernathy, Ex Officio AdvisorUrban Forestry Program Coordinator at Kentucky Division of Forestry "Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world." - John Muir TIOC COMMITTEE |
| Susan Brown, Board MemberConservation Education Specialist at Boone County Conservation District "Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there." - Gary Snyder OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REFOREST NKY COMMITTEE PWTS COMMITTEE |
| Megan Clere, Board MemberCommunity Outreach Coordinator at Boone County Solid Waste "Be a hummingbird. Do the best you can." - Wangari Maathai DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REFOREST NKY COMMITTEE PWTS COMMITTEE |
| Crystal Courtney, Ex Officio AdvisorUrban Forestry Supervisor at Cincinnati Parks "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead ISA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE |
| Kristy Hopfensperger, Board MemberAssociate Professor and Director of Environmental Science Program at Northern Kentucky University "Wetlands are the best!!" - Herself OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REFOREST NKY COMMITTEE |
| Margaret Minzner, Board MemberEnvironmental Senior Planner at OKI Regional Council of Governments "The future will be different if we make the present different." - Peter Maurin OPERATIONS COMMITTEE GIS & UTC COMMITTEE |
| Jessica Spencer, Board MemberDirector of Natural Resources at Great Parks of Hamilton County "The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations." - Wade Davis OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REFOREST NKY COMMITTEE |
| Tara Sturgill, Board MemberProject Scientist at O'Brien and Gere Engineers, Inc., a Ramboll Company "One can begin to reshape the landscape with a single flower, Captain." - Spock, Star Trek DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
| Mary Unterreiner, Board MemberExecutive Assistant at Cincinnati Parks "We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third." - Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TIOC COMMITTEE |
| Tanner Yess, Board MemberExecutive Director at Groundwork Ohio River Valley "That tree's not gonna plant itself." - Mark Leopold, Northern Kentucky University DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ISA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE |
Come to a meeting!We offer something educational and fun to do every quarter of the year. Bring a friend and your dog - all are welcome! Happy members at our Bellevue Tree & Pub Walk! |