About the Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC)
The Florida Urban Forestry Council is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated under Florida law and governed by the Executive Committee. Committee members are elected by Council membership to help the Council achieve its mission of fostering the stewardship of urban and community forests.
Membership in the Florida Urban Forestry Council is open to all individuals, communities and organizations interested in urban and community forestry.
Executive Committee
The governing body of the Florida Urban Forestry Council is the Executive Committee, which is composed of 26 elected and appointed members representing the following groups or organizations:
- Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
- Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
- Florida Cooperative Extension Service
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Florida League of Cities
- Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association
- Florida Recreation and Park Association
- Society of American Foresters
- City Arborist
- Private Arborist
- Utility Forester
- Tree Advocacy Group, conservation organization or garden club
- Members-at-Large
- Advisory Members
To prevent E-mail harvesting and phishing campaigns, E-mail information is not listed for all individuals. If specific individual information is needed, please request by contacting info@fufc.org.
Executive Committee Member
The Executive Committee works together to develop timely and appropriate programs and projects that further the goals of the Council. Committees determine Council policies and procedures and conduct the business of the FUFC.
To learn more about the Committees, what is expected, and the duties of a Committee Member, please read our Executive Committee Information Package.
Who We Are
2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Darryl Richard
Executive Officer / Appointed: FL Dept of Transportation
FDOT District One (Bartow)
President-Elect: John Snow
Executive Officer / Elected Member-at-Large
Tree Check Up, LLC (Tarpon Springs)
Vice President: Brian Voelker
Elected Position / Private Arborist
Chen Moore and Associates (Fort Lauderdale)
Secretary: John Rohan
Executive Officer / Elected Member-At-Large
Davey Resource Group (Fort Myers)
Treasurer: David Fox
Executive Officer / Elected Member-At-Large
University of Florida – SFFGS (Gainesville)
Immediate Past President: Carolyn Cheatham Rhodes
Executive Officer / Advisory Position
Pinellas County Public Works (Clearwater)
Board Member: Bill Lester
Appointed Position / Cooperative Extension
UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County (Brooksville)
Board Member: Brian Dick
Appointed Position / ASLA Florida Chapter
City of Lakeland (retired)
Board Member: William Moriaty
Elected Position / Tree Advocate
TakeMAR
Board Member: Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch
Appointed Position / Florida League of Cities
Sarasota
Board Member: John Harris
Appointed Position / FNGLA
Earth Advisors, Inc. (South Florida)
Board Member: Justin Freedman
Appointed Position / Florida Chapter ISA
Resource Environmental Solutions (Miami Beach)
Board Member: Steve Edgar
Appointed Position / Society of American Foresters
City of Port Orange
Board Member: Elise Cassie
Elected Position / Member-At-Large
Florida Project Learning Tree (Gainesville)
Board Member: Omar Leon
Elected Position / City Arborist
City of Cape Coral
Board Member: Eric Muecke
Appointed Position / Advisory
City of Tampa
Board Member: Mark Williams
Elected Position / Member-At-Large
Treemendous Consulting Group (South Florida)
Board Member: Joe Anderson
Elected Position: Utility Arborist
JEA Utility (Jacksonville)
Board Member: Alex Hancock
Appointed Position / Advisory
PlanIt Geo (St. Petersburg)
Board Member: Dean Hay
Appointed Position / Advisory
City of St. Petersburg
Board Member: Lillian Dinkins
Appointed Position / Advisory
PhD Student, UF (Gainesville)
Board Member: Stefano Alvernia
Appointed Position / Advisory
City of Winter Park
Board Member: VACANT
Appointed Position / Florida Recreation and Park Association
LIAISON:
Todd Little | Florida Forest Service (Tallahassee)
Matt Kennard | Florida Forest Service (DeLeon Springs)
STAFF
Executive Director VACANT
Florida Urban Forestry Council
200 2nd Ave. South #130
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4313