Board of Directors
2020 OFFICERS
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Susan Russell
President
Consulting Arborist
City of Jefferson
706-201-7893 -
Bill Haws
Past-President
Utility Arborist
Georgia Power Company
912-306-2145 -
Terry Paige
President-Elect
Municipal Arborist
City of Rome
706-506-3552 -
Mary Hardin Thornton
Treasurer
Special Services Manager
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation
706-291-0766 -
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
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Thomas Brown, PLA, ASLA, CLARB
Landscape Architect
W.M. Whitaker & Associates Landscape Architects
Marietta
423-551-3800 -
Holly Campbell
Public Service Assistant
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Athens
706-542-3277 -
Roger Cauthen
Certified Arborist
Colbert
706-248-0901 -
Seth Hawkins
SCFP Community Forester
Georgia Forestry Commission
478-951-8286 -
Randell Hunt
Arborist, Georgia Power Company
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Matt Malament
Director, Global Strategy Category
InterContinental Hotels Group
Atlanta
770-604-2000 -
Yeliann Montanez
Attorney-Advisor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta
470-370-5213 -
David Shostak
City Arborist, City of Alpharetta
678-297-6229 -
Dan Whitehead
Owner, HortSource
706-990-9759 -
Mark Wiles
Certified Arborist, Registered Forester
Wiles Forest Management
706-988-6856
EX OFFICIO
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Mary Lynne Beckley
Executive Director, Stone Mountain
470-210-5900 -
Joan Scales
Sustainable Community Forestry Program Manager, Georgia Forestry Commission, Athens
478-733-2604