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Urban and Community Forestry Council members
Voting members
Asia Dowtin
Michigan State University - Department of Forestry
517-355-2380
Megan Eppley
City of Big Rapids
Fai Foen
The Greening of Detroit
313-237-87334
Tiffany Giacobazzi, Council Chair
City of Ann Arbor
Stanley Gray
City of Dearborn
313-943-2107
Heather Griffin
City of Flint
810-766-7135 ext.2605
Paul Hickman
Urban Ashes/MI Urban Wood Network
Tyler Klifman
Southeast MI Council of Governments
313-961-4266
Brian Murphy
Buchanan Tree Friends
Stathis Pauls
MSU Extension
Gerry Santoro
Macomb County Planning Department
586-469-6443
Douglas Schultz
Rowe Professional Services Company
810-341-7500
Alec Smith
Oakland Conservation District
248-922-7822
U.S. Forest Service representatives (nonvoting members)
Jill Johnson
Regional urban forester - St. Paul, Minnesota
651-649-5253
Lisa Perez
Detroit urban connections program coordinator - Detroit
313-494-4735
DNR representatives (nonvoting members)
Kerry Gray
UCF IRA grant specialist
734-691-1806
Daphna Gadoth
Urban Forester and Partnership Coordinator – Lansing
517-898-2994
Kevin Sayers
UCF program coordinator - Lansing
517-284-5898
Andrea Stay
Volunteer engagement specialist - Lansing
517-582-5465
Lawrence Sobson
Urban Forester and Partnership Coordinator - Detroit
313-316-4137