Who We Are
2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Joe Anderson
(Advisory Position)
JEA (Jacksonville)
President Elect: Erin Givens
(Advisory Position)
Orlando Utilities Commission (Orlando)
Vice President: Carolyn Cheatham Rhodes
(Elected Position/Member-at-Large)
Pinellas County Public Works (Clearwater)
Secretary: Gayle Lafferty
(Elected Position / Member-at-Large)
City of Vero Beach - Planning Department
Treasurer: Steve Edgar
(Appointed Position / Society of American Foresters)
City of Port Orange
Immediate Past President: John Harris
(Appointed Position/Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association)
Earth Advisors, Inc. (Hollywood)
Board Member: Kathleen Brennan
(Appointed Position/Florida League of Cities)
Tallahassee
Board Member: Jody Buyas
(Appointed Position/Advisory Member)
City of Orlando – Parks Division
Board Member: Elise Cassie
(Appointed Position/Advisory Member)
Florida Project Learning Tree (Gainesville)
Board Member: Steve Edgar
(Appointed Position/Society of American Foresters)
City of Port Orange
Board Member: Brian Dick
(Appointed Position/ASLA Florida Chapter)
City of Lakeland
Board Member: David Fox
(Appointed Position/Advisory Member)
University of Florida – SFRC (Gainesville)
Board Member: Justin Freedman
(Appointed Position/Florida Chapter ISA)
Dania Beach / Miami
Board Member: Elizabeth Harkey
(Elected Position/City Arborist)
City of Sanford – Parks and Grounds
Board Member: Gayle Lafferty
(Elected Position/Member-at-Large)
City of Vero Beach – Planning Department
Board Member: Bill Lester
(Appointed Position/Cooperative Extension)
UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County (Brooksville)
Board Member: Carol Mini
(Appointed Position/Advisory Member)
City of Palm Coast
Board Member: Ricky Peterika
(Elected Position/Member-at-Large)
Dark Moss (Tampa)
Board Member: Gregory Polidora
(Appointed Position/Advisory Member)
FPL (Plantation)
Board Member: Darryl Richard
(Appointed Position/Florida Department of Transportation)
FDOT District One (Bartow)
Board Member: John Springer
(Elected Position/Tree Advocacy)
Enchanted Walkabouts (Forest City)
Board Member: David Watford
(Elected Position/Utility Forester)
SECO Energy (Sumterville)
Board Member: Mark Williams
(Elected Position/Member-at-Large)
City of Fort Lauderdale
Board Member: Ian Wogan
(Elected Position/Private Arborist)
True Tree Service (Miami)
Board Member: TJ Wood
(Advisory Member / Appointed Position)
PlanIT Geo (Boynton Beach)
Board Member: Greg Wright
(Appointed Position/Florida Recreation and Park Association)
City of Largo
Vacancy
(Elected Position/Member-at-Large)
Liaison: William Liner
Florida Forest Service (Tallahassee)
Stephen Lloyd
Florida Forest Service (DeLeon Springs)
STAFF
Sandy Temple, Executive Director
Florida Urban Forestry Council
Post Office Box 547993
Orlando, FL 32854-7993
Phone – 407-872-1738
FAX – 407-872-6868
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