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Urban and Community Forestry Council members
Voting members
Michael BornUnified Wood Economy
Emily Brent
Arboriculture Society of Michigan Foundation
Asia Dowtin
Michigan State University - Department of Forestry
Megan Eppley
City of Big Rapids
Fai Foen
The Greening of Detroit
Stanley Gray
City of Dearborn
Heather Griffin
City of Flint
Paul Hickman - Chair
Urban Ashes/MI Urban Wood Network
Tyler Klifman
Southeast MI Council of Governments
Zach Michaels
At-large
Brian Murphy
Buchanan Tree Friends
Stathis Pauls
MSU Extension
Duran Roberson
Fishing in the D Foundation
Gerry Santoro
Macomb County Planning Department
Douglas Schultz
Rowe Professional Services Company
Joseph Walters
The Nature Conservancy - Michigan
U.S. Forest Service representatives (nonvoting members)
Jill Johnson
Urban & Community Forestry Specialist - St. Paul, MN
Lisa Perez
Urban Connections Program Coordinator - Detroit
DNR representatives (nonvoting members)
Kerry Gray
Urban & Community Forestry Grant Specialist - Detroit
Daphna Gadoth
Urban Forester and Partnership Coordinator – Lansing
Lawrence Law
Urban Forester and Partnership Coordinator - Detroit
Kevin Sayers
UCF Program Coordinator - Lansing
Andrea Stay
Volunteer Engagement Specialist - Lansing