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Growing the urban canopy would not be possible without the talented Advisory groups of arborists, community leaders, and professionals who share their expertise with Canopy. Thank you for your help planting healthy trees and growing healthy communities!
Ronit Bryant – Chair, Mountain View Parks and Recreation Commission, and former Mountain View mayor
Haydi Danielson – Co-owner, Boething Tree Farms, and tree nursery expert
Jeff Greenfield – Chair, Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Commission, and community volunteer
Karen Holman – Board member, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and former Palo Alto City Council member and mayor
Sheryl Klein – Chief Operating Officer, Alta Housing, and Board member, Palo Alto Farmers’ Market
Nikki Lowy – Former Community Development Manager, Google, and Board member, Urban Land Development
Vicki Moore – Santa Clara County Planning Commissioner, and Founder and Board Member, Living Classroom
Jeff Snyder – Employment Law Partner, Shuman Snyder, and community volunteer
Erica Spotswood – Senior Ecologist, Second Nature Ecology + Design, and former Applied Ecologist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute
Lauren Swezey – Sustainability and Landscape Project Lead, Meta, and community volunteer
Kathy Thibodeaux – Consultant on real estate and organizational development and Board member, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce
Carol Thomsen – Founder and director of All Five, a non-profit preschool in Belle Haven, Menlo Park, and leader in early education
Stacey Wagner – Director of Public Affairs, Kaiser Permanente, and former chair, San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce
Violet Wulf-Saena – Founder and Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities and climate change expert
Herb Fong – retired Grounds Manager, Stanford University
Michael Hawkins – Consulting Utility Forester, Davey Resource Group, and ISA Certified Arborist (WE-9134A)
Uriel Hernandez – Project Manager, City of Palo Alto, and ISA Certified, TRAQ Certified
Dave Muffly – Senior Arborist & Horticulturist, Oaktopia, and ISA Certified & ISA Board Certified Master Arborist
Katherine Nägele-Lin – Consulting Arborist, Aesculus Arboricultural Consulting, and ISA Certified Arborist (WE-9658A)
Jeff Newborn – Sales Representative, Davey Tree Experts, and ISA Certified (WE-5614-A)
Jason Ash – Arborist Representative, Bartlett Tree Experts, and ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA Certified Municipal Arborist
Elise Willis – Graduate Student (pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Horticulture), University of Florida, and ISA Certified Arborist, TRAQ Certified
Canopy accomplishes much of its work through committees. Comprised of board members, staff, and advisors, committees are crucial to Canopy and make full use of the time, expertise, and commitment of its members to address issues and achieve goals.
*Denotes Board member
**Denotes Staff member
Holly Pearson, chair*
Dave Armstrong*
Maya Briones**
Mary Dateo*
Dave Docktor
Christie Galitsky**
Uriel Hernandez*
Peying Lee*
Kammy Lo
Scott Marshall
Geoff Paulsen
Carol Olson, co-chair
Veronica Bustos**
Maria Chai*
Christie Galitsky**
Juanita Ibarra**
Nico Janik
Paul LaVallee**
Laura Martinez*
Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Davila
Jonathan Herbach* (Treasurer and committee chair)
Dave Armstrong*
Ann Bilodeau
Maria Chai*
Marty Deggeller
Phillip Jonas*
Kim Kelly
Elizabeth May**
Shannon McDonald**
Sally O’Neil*
Holly Pearson*
Shelley Ratay
Maria Chai*
Peying Lee*
Laura Martinez*
Beth May**
Kathy Thibodeaux
Marilyn Keller, chair*
Laura Martinez*
Shannon McDonald**
Sally O’Neil*
Holly Pearson*
Kirsten Mouradian*, co-chair
Christie Galitsky**, co-chair
Bria Blitch**
Maria Chai*
Mary Dateo*
Marty Deggeller
Uriel Hernandez*
Juanita Ibarra**
Marilyn Keller*
Aubrey Knier**
Kammy Lo
Arlene Nuñez Garcia**
Sally O’Neil*
Oscar Rodriguez-Ortiz**
Indira Selvakumaraswamy**
Gabrielle Trudeau**
Evany Wang**
