EDUCATION B.A. Geology with Biology minor, 1985, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA M.F.R. Urban Horticulture, 1993, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington,  Seattle, WA Masters project: "A Citizens Guide to Urban Forest Management in the Town of Clyde Hill" APA/PAW Merit Award 1994. Graduate, American Society of Consulting Arborists Academy, February 2002, Chicago, IL. CERTIFICATIONS Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), 1993, PN-0402a Certified Tree Risk Assessor, PNW Chapter ISA, 2007, #253 AFFILIATIONS International Society of Arboriculture member since 1993. isa-arbor.com Pacific Northwest Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture member since 1993. Board positions: Treasurer 1998-2001, Vice President 2001-02, President 2002-04, Past President 2004-2006 pnwisa.org Society of Municipal Arborists since 1996. Plant Amnesty, Seattle, WA. lifetime member. plantamnesty.org American Society of Consulting Arborists, member since 2004. ASCA-consultants.org Duvall Planning Commission, February 2006 - May 2007; chair in spring 2007 Duvall City Council, September 2007