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Board & Staff

Board of Directors

2020 OFFICERS

  • Susan Russell
    Susan Russell

    President
    Consulting Arborist
    City of Jefferson
    706-201-7893

  • Bill Haws
    Bill Haws

    Past-President
    Utility Arborist
    Georgia Power Company
    912-306-2145

  • Terry Paige
    Terry Paige

    President-Elect
    Municipal Arborist
    City of Rome
    706-506-3552

  • Mary Hardin Thornton
    Mary Hardin Thornton

    Treasurer
    Special Services Manager
    Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation
    706-291-0766

  • Jessie McClellan
    Jessie McClellan

    Secretary
    Office Manager / Minister of Culture
    New Urban Forestry
    Athens
    706-424-0047

The Board manages the affairs of the organization, and board members are the ultimate stewards of Georgia Tree Council's mission, programs and policies. Board members are expected to attend the four Quarterly educational programs (the 4th meeting the Annual Conference) in addition to Board Meetings approximately 2 weeks prior to the regular meetings. Board members are also ambassadors of the organization, representing the Georgia Tree Council and its programs throughout Georgia and bringing new members and constituents to our group. The organization’s standing committees include Executive, Finance, Nominations, Membership, Governance and Educational. Other committees include Annual Awards,  Landmark & Historic Trees, Annual Conference Committee, Georgia ReLeaf,and the Campus Tree Canopy Conference. Typically, these committees are chaired by board members, though others may serve on them as well.  Election to the board is an opportunity to participate on the front line of community forestry in Georgia.

2020 DIRECTORS

  • Thomas Brown, PLA, ASLA, CLARB
    Thomas Brown, PLA, ASLA, CLARB

    Landscape Architect
    W.M. Whitaker & Associates Landscape Architects
    Marietta
    423-551-3800

  • Holly Campbell
    Holly Campbell

    Public Service Assistant
    Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
    Athens
    706-542-3277

  • Roger Cauthen
    Roger Cauthen

    Certified Arborist
    Colbert
    706-248-0901

  • Seth Hawkins
    Seth Hawkins

    SCFP Community Forester
    Georgia Forestry Commission
    478-951-8286

  • Randell Hunt
    Randell Hunt

    Arborist, Georgia Power Company

  • Matt Malament
    Matt Malament

    Director, Global Strategy Category
    InterContinental Hotels Group
    Atlanta
    770-604-2000

  • Yeliann Montanez
    Yeliann Montanez

    Attorney-Advisor
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Atlanta
    470-370-5213

  • David Shostak
    David Shostak

    City Arborist, City of Alpharetta
    678-297-6229

  • Dan Whitehead
    Dan Whitehead

    Owner, HortSource
    706-990-9759

  • Mark Wiles
    Mark Wiles

    Certified Arborist, Registered Forester
    Wiles Forest Management
    706-988-6856

EX OFFICIO

  • Mary Lynne Beckley
    Mary Lynne Beckley

    Executive Director, Stone Mountain
    470-210-5900

  • Joan Scales
    Joan Scales

    Sustainable Community Forestry Program Manager, Georgia Forestry Commission, Athens
    478-733-2604