National List of State Urban & Community Volunteer Coordinators
 

Alabama

To be filled soon Contact:

Neil Letson

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

P.O. Box 302550

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2550

Phone: 334-240-9360

Fax: 334-240-9390

Email: Letsonn@forestry.state.al.us

Alaska

Patricia Joyner

Alaska U&C Program Volunteer Coordinator

550 West 7th Street, Suite 1450

Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3566

Phone: 907-269-8465

Fax: 907-269-8902

Email: patricia_joyner@dnr.state.ak.us

Arizona

Louise Wakem

State Volunteer Coordinator

1616 W. Adams #308

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone: 602-542-6191

Fax: 602-542-2590

Ron Romatzke

Urban and Community Forester

1616 W. Adams, #308

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone: 602-542-6191

Fax: 602-542-2590

Email:

Arkansas

Patti Erwin

Urban Forester

Arkansas Forestry Commission

2780 North Garland Avenue

Fayetteville Arkansas 72704

Phone: 510-442-8627

Fax: 501-442-2117

Email: perwin@ArkansasUSA.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

California

Genevieve Cross

California ReLeaf

116 New Montgomery Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Phone: 415-495-5660

Fax: 415-495-0541

Email: gcross@tpl.org

Colorado

Ann Randall

CSFS

203 Forestry Building

Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-5060

Phone: 970-491-6303

Fax: 

Email: 

Connecticut

Bob Ricard

University of Connecticut

1800 Asylum Avenue

West Hartford, Connecticut 06117-2600

Phone: 860-570-9257

Fax: 860-570-9008

Email: roSe~t.ricard@uconn.edu

Delaware

Connie Zipperer

Delaware Department of Agriculture

2320 S. DuPont Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

Phone: 302-739-4811

Fax: 302-697-6287

Email: connie@amtp.dda.state.de.us

District of Columbia

Sandra Hill

District of Columbia Tree and Landscape Department

1105 "O" Street SE

Washington, DC 20003

Phone: 302-727-5321

Fax: 302-697-6245

Email: bcook@dpw.dcgov.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Florida

Harriett L. Abrams

Volunteer Coordinator

3125 Conner Boulevard, C-22

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650

Phone: 850-414-9957

Fax: 850-488-0863

Email: abramsh@doacs.state.fl.us

Georgia

Myrt Phillips

Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator Georgia Forestry Commission

P.O. Box 819

Macon, Georgia 31202-4599

Phone: 912-751-3528

Fax: 912-751-3559

Email: mphillips@gfc.state.ga.us

Hawaii

Jackie Lee Ralya

Volunteer/Technical Coordinator

Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife

1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 325

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: 808-672-5167

Fax:

Email: jralya@hawaii.rr.com

Idaho

Linden Lampman-Maxwell

CF Grants Specialist

Idaho Department of Lands

3780 Industrial Avenue S

Coeur dŐAlene, Idaho 83815

Phone: 208-666-8622

Fax: 208-769-1524

Email: Lmaxwell@cda.idl.state.id.us

Gerry Bates

Community Forestry Asst

2445 John Adams Parkway

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401

Phone: 208-522-5964

Fax: 208-529-0832

Email: gbates@srv.net
 
 
 
 
 
 

Idaho ContŐd.

Debbie Cook

Community Forestry Asst

120 East Way Drive

Boise, Idaho 83702

Phone: 208-385-7197

Fax: None

Email: Deb939@aol.com

Illinois

Dave Close

Community Forestry Volunteer

Coordinator

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Department of Forestry

Mailcode 4411

Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4411

Phone: 618-453-7467

Fax: 618-453-7475

Email: dclose@siu.edu

Indiana

Stephanie Mayo

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Urban Forestry Outreach Coordinator

6515 East 82nd Street, Suite 204

Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1562

Phone: 317-915-9390

Fax: 317-915-9391

Email: inurbfor@indy.net

Iowa

Patty Peterson

Trees Forever

2645-6 Quasqueton Diagonal Boulevard

Independence, Iowa 50644

Phone: 319-934-3140 or 1-800-369-1269

Fax: 319-934-3141

Email: ppetersen@treesforever.org

Kansas

Jon Skinner

Forestry Technology Coordinator

Kansas Forest Service

2610 Claflin Road

Manhattan, Kansas 66502-2798

Phone: 785-532-3315

Fax: 785-532-3305

Email: Jskinner@oznet.ksu.edu

Kentucky

Adrian Frazier

Kentucky Division of Forestry

627 Comanche Trail

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1798

Phone: 785-532-3308

Fax: 785-532-3305

Email: adrian.frazier@mail.state.ky.us

Louisiana

Bonnie Stine

Louisiana Depart. Of Agriculture & Forestry

P.O. Box 1628

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Phone: 225-952-8018

Fax: 225-922-1356

Email: bonnie_s@agnet.idaf.state.la.us

Maine

Jan Ames

Pine Tree State Arboretum

P.O. Box 344

Augusta, Maine 04332

Phone: 207-623-2371

Fax: 207-621-8245

Email: ptsaja@mint.net

Maryland

Terry Galloway

MD-DNR Forest Service

Tawes State Office Building

580 Taylor Avenue, E-1

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone: 410-260-8510

Fax: 410-260-8595

Email: tgalloway@dnr.state.md.us

Massachusetts

Jane Calvin

Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.

Urban Forestry Program

P.O. Box 7162

Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

Phone: 617-626-1456

Fax: 978-454-7637

Email: calvin3621@aol.com
 
 
 
 
 
 

Michigan

Ada Takacs

Michigan DNR

P.O. Box 128

Roscommon, Michigan 48909-7952

Phone: 517-275-5151 x 2049

Fax: 517-275-5167

Email: takacsa@state.mi.us

Minnesota

Don Mueller

State U & CF Partnership Coordinator

DNR Metro Forestry

1200 Warner Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55431-2904

Phone: 651-772-6148

Fax: 651-772-7599

Email: don.meller@dnr.state.mn.us

Mississippi

Walter Passmore

State Partnership Coordinator

Mississippi Forestry Commission

301 North Lamar Street, Suite 300

Jackson, Mississippi 39201-1402

Phone: 601-359-1386

Fax: 601-359-1349

Email: wpassmore@mfc.state.ms.us

Missouri

Mary Sherfy

Forest ReLeaf of Missouri

4207 Lindell Blvd.

St. Louis, Missouri 63108

Phone: 314-533-5323

Fax: 314-533-0016

Email: aherfy@anet-stl.com

Montana

Mark Lennon (Western Montana) 

Southwestern Land Office

Montana DNRC

1401 27th Avenue

Missoula, Montana 59804

Phone: 406-542-4215

Fax: 406-542-4285

Email: mlennon@state.mt.us
 
 

Montana ContŐd.

Jeff Roe (Eastern Montana)

Eastern Land Office

Montana DNRC

P.O. Box 1794

Miles City, Montana 59301

Phone: 406-232-2034

Fax: 406-232-3807

Email: jroe@state.mt.us

Nebraska

Rachel Allison

Nebraska Forest Service

Route 4 Box 46a

North Platte, Nebraska 69101

Phone: 308-532-3611 x 161

Fax: 308-532-3823

Email: rallison1@unl.edu

Nevada

Greg Pyatt

Volunteer Coordinator

Nevada Division of Forestry

P.O. Box 5070

Elko, Nevada 89802

Phone: 775-738-3454

Fax: 775-753-8626

Email: ndf@rabbitbrush.com

Pat Rowley

Volunteer Coordinator

UNR Cooperative Extension

Dept. of Applied Economics & Statistics Ms/204

Reno, Nevada 89557-0105

Phone: 775-784-4364

Fax: 775-784-1342

Email: rowley@unr.edu

New Hampshire

Mary Tebo

University of New Hampshire

Cooperative Extension Service

470 Commercial Street

Manchester, New Hampshire 03110

Phone: 603-629-9494 x140

Fax: 978-454-7637

Email: mary.tebo@unh.edu
 
 
 
 
 
 

New Jersey

Annalise Bomenbilt

NJ Forest Service

501 East State Street

P.O. Box 404

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Phone: 609-292-8191

Fax: 609-984-0378

Email: 

New Mexico

Sue Probart

Executive Director

Tree New Mexico

P.O. Box 81827

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87198-1827

Phone: 505-265-4554

Fax: 505-255-9197

Email: tmn@treenm.com

New York

To be filled soon. Contact:

Peter Frank

NYS DEC

50 Wolf Road, Room 424

Albany, New York 12233-4253

Phone: 518-457-7370

Fax: 518-457-5418

Email: pjfrank@gw.dec.state.ny.us

North Carolina

Barry New

Urban Forestry Specialist

North Carolina Division of Forest Resources

Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources

1616 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1616

Phone: 919-733-2162 x 249

Fax: 919-715-5247

Email: Barry.New@ncmail.net

North Dakota

Marchus Gerri

CF Specialist

P.O. Box 219

Carrington, North Dakota 58421

Phone: 701-652-2951

Fax: 701-652-2055

Email: gmarchus@ndsuext.nodak.edu

Ohio

Drew Todd

Ohio DNR Division of Forestry

1855 Fountain Square Court, H-1

Columbus, Ohio 43224-1383

Phone: 614-265-6707

Fax: 614-447-9231

Email: drew.todd@dnr.state.oh.us

Oregon

Kristin Ramstad

Community Assistance Forester

Oregon Department of Forestry

2600 State Street, Building 4A

Salem, Oregon 97310

Phone: 503-945-7390

Fax: 503-945-7376

Email:

Katie Kause

Community Assistance Forester

Oregon Department of Forestry

3501 East 3rd Street

Prineville, Oregon 97754

Phone: 541-447-5658

Fax: 541-447-1469

Email:

Pennsylvania

Bill Elmendorf

Penn State University

Ferguson Building

University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-4300

Phone: 814-863-7941

Fax: 814-865-3725

Email: wfel@psu.edu

Rhode Island

Norma Willis

Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment

1037 Hartford Pike

North Scituate, Rhode Island 02857

Phone: 401-647-3367

Fax: 401-647-3590

Email: riforestry@edgenet.net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

South Carolina

Teresa McFadden

Grant Administrator

South Carolina Forestry Commission

P.O. Box 21707

Columbia, South Carolina 292211

Phone: 803-896-8846

Fax: 803-896-8880

Email: tmcfadden@forestry.stae.sc.us

Jimmy Walters

Piedmont Region Urban Forester

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1803 Dixie Drive 

Hodges, South Carolina 29653

Phone: 864-374-7111

Fax: 864-374-7011

Email: jwalt@emeraldis.com

Lois Edwards

Pee Dee Region Urban Forester

South Carolina Forestry Commission

1949 Industrial Park Road

Conway, South Carolina 29526

Phone: 843-365-8140

Fax: 843-365-6072

Email: edwardsl@sccoast.net

Vacant

Coastal Region Urban Forester

South Carolina Forest Commission

413 Sidneys Road

Walterboro, South Carolina 29488

Phone: 843-538-3708

Fax: 843-538-2193

South Dakota

Dr. John Ball

Associate Professor of forestry

Dept. of HFL&P

South Dakota State University

Biostress Lab Box 2140 A

Brookings, South Dakota 57007-0996

Phone: 605-688-5136

Fax: 605-688-4713

Email: john_ball@sdstate.edu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tennessee

Kay Fermann

Assistant Urban Forester

Tennessee Forestry Division

P.O. Box 40627, Melrose Station

Nashville, Tennessee 37204

Phone: 615-837-5437

Fax: 615-837-5003

Email: kfermann2@mail.state.tn.us

Texas

Pete Smith

Partnership Volunteer Coordinator

Texas Forest Service

301 Tarrow Drive, Suite 364

College Station, Texas 77840-7896

Phone: 409-458-6650

Fax: 409-458-6655

Utah

Meryl Redisch

Executive Director

Tree Utah

364 East Broadway

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Phone: 801-364-2122

Fax: 801-359-2062

Email: http://www.treelink.org/treeutah

Vermont

Jill Mahon

UVM Extension

617 Comstock Road, Suite 5

Berlin, Vermont 05602-9194

Phone: 802-223-2389

Fax: 802-223-6500

Email: jill.mahon@uvm.edu

Virginia

Paul Revell

Virginia Department of Forestry

P.O. Box 3758

Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Phone: 804-977-6555

Fax: 804-296-2369

Email: revellp@hq.foresry.state.va.us
 
 
 
 
 

Washington

Sarah Foster

Community Assistance Forester

Washington State DNR

PO Box 47037

1111 SE Washington

Olympia, Washington 98504-7037

Phone: 360-902-1704

Fax: 360-902-1787

Email: sarah.foster@wadnr.gov

West Virginia

Charlie Spencer

Division of Forestry

1900 Kanawha Blvd., East

Charleston, West Virginia 25305

Phone: 304-558-2788

Fax: 304-558-0143

Email:

Wisconsin

Dick Rideout 

Wisconsin DNR

101 S. Webster St., Box 7921

Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921

Phone: 608-267-0843

Fax: 608-266-8576

Email: rideor@dnr.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Currently Vacant, Contact: 

Mark Hughes

Wyoming State Forestry

1100 West 22nd Street

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

Phone: 307-777-7586

Fax: 307-637-8726

Email: mhughe@state.wy.us
 


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