Board
Board
President: Ray Tretheway, Executive Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation
Vice President: Scott Jamieson, Vice President, Bartlett Tree Experts
Scott Jamieson
Vice President
Scott Jamieson is the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and National Recruiting at Bartlett Tree Experts in Northbrook, IL. Before taking that position in September 2008, Mr. Jamieson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Care of Trees, the second largest commercial and residential tree preservation firm in the world. He worked his way up through the organization from an entry-level position in 1989 to become President in 1998 when sales were $25 million with 250 employees and 16 office locations. In 2002, Mr. Jamieson was promoted to CEO. During the nine years as President & CEO, overall company sales more than doubled to a level of $53 million with over 500 employees in 23 business units. This 112% increase in revenue was accomplished through organic growth and three strategic acquisitions. During this time, the geographic footprint of the company was expanded into two crucial new markets, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Mr. Jamieson's Board service includes the National Safety Council Board, Openlands of Chicago (a regional conservation organization), and the Tree Care Industry Association (the trade association of the tree care industry). Mr. Jamieson has a BS from Purdue University, an MS from Michigan State University, and an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt School of Business. He is married and has two children.
Danielle Crumrine
Secretary
Over the past decade, Danielle has worked in various capacities in the Pittsburgh environmental community. She helped to launch PA CleanWays of Allegheny in 2000 where she was the founding Board President and long-time Executive Director. In addition, she is a leader in the Urban Ecology Collaborative where she helped to lead such projects as MERGE: Methods to Engage Residents and Grassroots in the Environment, the Green Forum, and the first-ever Three Rivers Bioneers Conference. Danielle is a member of the Clean Water Advisory Committee for Allegheny County and is President of the Board for Grow Pittsburgh as well as a board member for Gemini Children’s Theater. She is a graduate of Duquesne University where she received a B.A. in 1996 and a M.S. in Education in 2002. The Tree Pittsburgh Board of Directors hired her in 2007 to establish the organization, and she describes the role as her “greatest and most enjoyable” challenge yet.
David Forsell
Board Member
David Forsell is President of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., (KIB), a private, non-profit organization that unites people to beautify the city and improve its environment, fostering community pride. David oversees more than 50 full-time, part-time and seasonal staff. In 2008, KIB coordinated more than 500 community improvement projects, with the help of more than 44,000 volunteers, and redeveloped a vacant Fountain Square warehouse into the city’s first civic green building. It was recently awarded gold certification by the US Green Building Council. In May, 2009, KIB helped coordinate Eli Lilly and Company’s second day of service; amongst the projects was the transformation of Holt Road at Interstate 70 with 15,000 native plants and 150 trees. It is the first of several projects to enliven the corridor between the city’s new airport and its bustling downtown over the next year.
Diane Gleason
Board Member
Diane L. Gleason has 20-plus years of experience in sustainability planning and environmental protection, and more recently, event planning. Her work has focused on bringing together disparate groups to find innovative solutions to environmental and other issues. In her 6-year tenure as Environmental Director with Salt Lake 2002, Diane planned and execution several global-scale programs to improve the environment, as well as setting sustainability policy for the International Olympic Committee. Diane started and managed three successful consulting businesses. Meridian Environmental Associates, helped local businesses with hazardous waste and air-quality issues. The second, MakaCante LLC, works with American Indians on environmental issues, fundraising and event planning. Diane is also a founding member of Epiphany Works LLC, an event-planning company. Diane’s work in government included leading roles with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, and also as State Geologist. Diane graduated with an MA degree in geology from the State University of New York in New Paltz. She is a graduate of the Penn State Management Program for women, and serves on two boards, the Athens Environmental Foundation and the Desert Dove Farms Board. Diane is the recipient of the Power of One Award from the Earth Communications Office, the “green” branch of Hollywood. Diane lives on a small horse farm in Chippewa, PA, where she raises and trains paint horses.
Greg Levine
Board Member
Greg Levine planted his first tree, a purple leafed Japanese maple, when he was just five years of age. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia. In 1995 he left an L.A. firm where much of his time was spent on tree removal plans, to happily go to work for the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. Following his time there, he was hired as Volunteer Coordinator for Trees Atlanta. Now a certified arborist and Program Director, Greg has had the opportunity to create and develop several programs including NeighborWoods, Forest Restoration, Neighborhood Arboreta, the BeltLine Arboretum and many education programs. He helped to write Trees Atlanta’ Forest Restoration Manual and was recently selected as one of Atlanta Homes magazine’s “Emerging Talent - Twenty Under Forty.”
Maitreyi Roy
Board Member
Maitreyi Roy serves as Vice President for Programs at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), overseeing its nationally recognized urban greening program, Philadelphia Green, its education programs and its state and national greening initiatives. Maitreyi oversees PHS’s efforts in utilizing horticulture to build community and improve the quality of life in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and downtown public spaces. Key programs and initiatives include: Philadelphia Green’s vacant land management initiative that is funded by the City of Philadelphia and is now recognized as a national model; City Harvest a unique collaboration that joins community gardeners, food cupboards and inmates at the Philadelphia Prison and provides low income families with access to fruits and vegetables; tree planting initiatives in the city and region as part of TreeVitalize; stormwater landscapes with the Philadelphia Water Department; and the Parks Revitalization Project which is a citywide effort conducted in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation to take back neighborhood parks from decades of neglect and abuse and transform them into treasured assets that serve the larger community. Maitreyi is a landscape architect by training and was selected as a 2007 Eisenhower Fellow to travel to urban centers in Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland in spring 2007 to study best practices in urban open space policies, planning standards and landscape design.
Treasurer: Riyad Abu-Sharr, Chief Financial Officer, Star Marketing Group
Secretary: Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Tree Pittsburgh
Burnell C. Fischer, Ph.D., Clinical Professor and Director, Undergraduate Programs, Indiana University School of Public Environmental Affairs
Scott Fogarty, Executive Director, Friends of Trees
Maitreyi Roy, Vice President in Charge of Programs, Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyDavid Forsell, President, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Diane Gleason, Consultant
Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta
Diane Gleason, Consultant
Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta
Ray Tretheway
President
Ray is Executive Director of the Sacramento Tree Foundation and also a City of Sacramento Councilmember. Mr. Tretheway has a long history with nonprofit organizations, including the Alliance for Community Trees, California ReLeaf, Urban Forest Building Community, Natomas Habitat Conservancy, and is serving his 16th year as Executive Director for the Sacramento Tree Foundation. Mr. Tretheway is a graduate of Mira Loma High School and University of California Santa Cruz, with a BA in Environmental Studies/Anthropology. Ray is a Master Gardener, Greenprint founder, and recognized urban forest leader.
Scott Jamieson
Vice President
Scott Jamieson is the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and National Recruiting at Bartlett Tree Experts in Northbrook, IL. Before taking that position in September 2008, Mr. Jamieson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Care of Trees, the second largest commercial and residential tree preservation firm in the world. He worked his way up through the organization from an entry-level position in 1989 to become President in 1998 when sales were $25 million with 250 employees and 16 office locations. In 2002, Mr. Jamieson was promoted to CEO. During the nine years as President & CEO, overall company sales more than doubled to a level of $53 million with over 500 employees in 23 business units. This 112% increase in revenue was accomplished through organic growth and three strategic acquisitions. During this time, the geographic footprint of the company was expanded into two crucial new markets, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Mr. Jamieson's Board service includes the National Safety Council Board, Openlands of Chicago (a regional conservation organization), and the Tree Care Industry Association (the trade association of the tree care industry). Mr. Jamieson has a BS from Purdue University, an MS from Michigan State University, and an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt School of Business. He is married and has two children.
Riyad Abu-Sharr
Treasurer
Riyad Abu-Sharr is the Chief Financial Officer for Star Marketing Group. Prior to that, he was CFO for Matthews Media Group (MMG), a health communications firm developing campaigns with “messages that matter” to reach special populations distinguished by age, gender, ethnicity, race, and geography. He has more than 20 years of experience in all areas of finance for growing companies and start-up ventures. Since 1999, he has managed the financials for ACT, which he describes as doing because he “enjoys applying finance my skills to something I really believe in.” Prior to MMG, Riyad worked as a CPA/Chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse in London and Washington, DC; Controller of Federal Data; a government contractor; CFO/COO of Optima Direct, an Omnicom Direct Marketing Company; and CFO of an international start-up Internet company.
Danielle Crumrine
Secretary
Over the past decade, Danielle has worked in various capacities in the Pittsburgh environmental community. She helped to launch PA CleanWays of Allegheny in 2000 where she was the founding Board President and long-time Executive Director. In addition, she is a leader in the Urban Ecology Collaborative where she helped to lead such projects as MERGE: Methods to Engage Residents and Grassroots in the Environment, the Green Forum, and the first-ever Three Rivers Bioneers Conference. Danielle is a member of the Clean Water Advisory Committee for Allegheny County and is President of the Board for Grow Pittsburgh as well as a board member for Gemini Children’s Theater. She is a graduate of Duquesne University where she received a B.A. in 1996 and a M.S. in Education in 2002. The Tree Pittsburgh Board of Directors hired her in 2007 to establish the organization, and she describes the role as her “greatest and most enjoyable” challenge yet.
Burnell C. Fischer, Ph.D.
Board Member
Burnell “Burney” Fischer is currently Clinical Professor and Director, Undergraduate Programs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University - Bloomington (IUB). SPEA is the #2 ranked public policy school in the US (US News and World Report) and the undergraduate program has over 1500 students majoring in one of 4 degree programs. At SPEA he annually teaches Urban Forest Management to seniors and masters students (30+ students) for which is has been awarded teaching grants as well as recognitions for teaching success. Dr. Fischer grew up in the Chicago area and witnessed the Dutch Elm disease disaster of the 1960’s. He was the State Forester and Director of the Indiana Division of Forestry from 1990-2005 and has been active in urban forestry since the 1990’s when he became chair of the National Association of State Foresters Urban Forestry Committee and then represented NASF as a member of NUCFAC for a three year term. He is vice president of the Indiana Urban Forest Council, the Indiana statewide urban forestry nonprofit. He is a member of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Advisory Committee.
Board Member
Burnell “Burney” Fischer is currently Clinical Professor and Director, Undergraduate Programs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University - Bloomington (IUB). SPEA is the #2 ranked public policy school in the US (US News and World Report) and the undergraduate program has over 1500 students majoring in one of 4 degree programs. At SPEA he annually teaches Urban Forest Management to seniors and masters students (30+ students) for which is has been awarded teaching grants as well as recognitions for teaching success. Dr. Fischer grew up in the Chicago area and witnessed the Dutch Elm disease disaster of the 1960’s. He was the State Forester and Director of the Indiana Division of Forestry from 1990-2005 and has been active in urban forestry since the 1990’s when he became chair of the National Association of State Foresters Urban Forestry Committee and then represented NASF as a member of NUCFAC for a three year term. He is vice president of the Indiana Urban Forest Council, the Indiana statewide urban forestry nonprofit. He is a member of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Advisory Committee.
Scott Fogarty
Board Member
Scott Fogarty has been an advocate for environmental protection, conservation, stewardship and remediation for over fifteen years working on issues ranging from water quality to coal mining to wilderness protection. He has worked both within federal and state government agencies as well as for non-profit advocacy and action organizations.
Scott's personal best achievements were founding a non-profit grassroots organization in his home state of West Virginia that is thriving today and helping to clean the Deckers Creek watershed of solid waste, water pollution and acid mine drainage. Additionally, he was part of a legal team that sued and stopped coal mining pollution in the Cheat River watershed. Since moving to Oregon and while Executive Director for Friends of Opal Creek, Scott helped finalize and pass the Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area Act effectively protecting 35,000 acres of pristine ancient forest habitat.
Scott currently serves as Executive Director for Friends of Trees, a community building and stewardship organization with a mission of maintaining and expanding the urban canopy and natural areas in the Portland metropolitan area. He serves on the boards of Willamette Riverkeeper where he is legal chair, Orlo - an environmental art non- profit where he is development chair and with Oregon Community Trees, which is Oregon's state urban forest council.
Board Member
David Forsell is President of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., (KIB), a private, non-profit organization that unites people to beautify the city and improve its environment, fostering community pride. David oversees more than 50 full-time, part-time and seasonal staff. In 2008, KIB coordinated more than 500 community improvement projects, with the help of more than 44,000 volunteers, and redeveloped a vacant Fountain Square warehouse into the city’s first civic green building. It was recently awarded gold certification by the US Green Building Council. In May, 2009, KIB helped coordinate Eli Lilly and Company’s second day of service; amongst the projects was the transformation of Holt Road at Interstate 70 with 15,000 native plants and 150 trees. It is the first of several projects to enliven the corridor between the city’s new airport and its bustling downtown over the next year.
Diane Gleason
Board Member
Diane L. Gleason has 20-plus years of experience in sustainability planning and environmental protection, and more recently, event planning. Her work has focused on bringing together disparate groups to find innovative solutions to environmental and other issues. In her 6-year tenure as Environmental Director with Salt Lake 2002, Diane planned and execution several global-scale programs to improve the environment, as well as setting sustainability policy for the International Olympic Committee. Diane started and managed three successful consulting businesses. Meridian Environmental Associates, helped local businesses with hazardous waste and air-quality issues. The second, MakaCante LLC, works with American Indians on environmental issues, fundraising and event planning. Diane is also a founding member of Epiphany Works LLC, an event-planning company. Diane’s work in government included leading roles with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, and also as State Geologist. Diane graduated with an MA degree in geology from the State University of New York in New Paltz. She is a graduate of the Penn State Management Program for women, and serves on two boards, the Athens Environmental Foundation and the Desert Dove Farms Board. Diane is the recipient of the Power of One Award from the Earth Communications Office, the “green” branch of Hollywood. Diane lives on a small horse farm in Chippewa, PA, where she raises and trains paint horses.
Greg Levine
Board Member
Greg Levine planted his first tree, a purple leafed Japanese maple, when he was just five years of age. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia. In 1995 he left an L.A. firm where much of his time was spent on tree removal plans, to happily go to work for the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. Following his time there, he was hired as Volunteer Coordinator for Trees Atlanta. Now a certified arborist and Program Director, Greg has had the opportunity to create and develop several programs including NeighborWoods, Forest Restoration, Neighborhood Arboreta, the BeltLine Arboretum and many education programs. He helped to write Trees Atlanta’ Forest Restoration Manual and was recently selected as one of Atlanta Homes magazine’s “Emerging Talent - Twenty Under Forty.”
Maitreyi Roy
Board Member
Maitreyi Roy serves as Vice President for Programs at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), overseeing its nationally recognized urban greening program, Philadelphia Green, its education programs and its state and national greening initiatives. Maitreyi oversees PHS’s efforts in utilizing horticulture to build community and improve the quality of life in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and downtown public spaces. Key programs and initiatives include: Philadelphia Green’s vacant land management initiative that is funded by the City of Philadelphia and is now recognized as a national model; City Harvest a unique collaboration that joins community gardeners, food cupboards and inmates at the Philadelphia Prison and provides low income families with access to fruits and vegetables; tree planting initiatives in the city and region as part of TreeVitalize; stormwater landscapes with the Philadelphia Water Department; and the Parks Revitalization Project which is a citywide effort conducted in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation to take back neighborhood parks from decades of neglect and abuse and transform them into treasured assets that serve the larger community. Maitreyi is a landscape architect by training and was selected as a 2007 Eisenhower Fellow to travel to urban centers in Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Ireland in spring 2007 to study best practices in urban open space policies, planning standards and landscape design.
