Staff and Leadership

Staff

Executive Director

Kim Strazisar

Program Coordinator

Kate Faris

2025 Board of Directors

Chairman

Keith O'Herrin

Union County Cooperative Extension

Past Chair

Max Alff

Appalachian State University

Vice Chair

Greyson Painter

Leaf & Limb

Treasurer

Gregory Zickgaf

Duke Energy Carolinas

Secretary

Chris Diffley

Arbor Kí

Mark Livingston

Livingston Tree Care

Heike Biller

TreesCharlotte

Kyle Coverdale

City of Hickory

Cameron Holmes

Bartlett Tree Experts

Jason Smith

City of Jacksonville

Amy Smith

Purdue University Global

Christa Jordan

City of Greensboro

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Barbara Fair

North Carolina State University

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

for Landscaping, Arboriculture & Urban Greening

Leslie Moorman

Town Of Cary

Urban Forester

Andy Pleninger

North Carolina Forest Service

Head of Urban and Community Forestry Program