Dr. Richard W. Harper is an Extension Associate Professor of Urban & Community Forestry in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Rick administers an applied integrated research and extension program aimed at addressing both the emergent and long-term needs of urban forests and teaches courses in urban forest management and urban plant health care. He is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist and a Connecticut State Licensed Arborist.

Dean recently retired after serving as the Tree Warden for the Town of Acton, Massachusetts for 37 years. He served as President of the Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association President in 1989-1990, and as New England ISA Chapter President in 2003. He has been a member of ISA and the New England Chapter since 1974. He is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist, an ISA Certified Arborist, and holds a Massachusetts Pesticide Certification.

Sara is the System Arborist at Unitil Service Corp.  She has been working in the utility arborist field for 16 years and is an ISA Certified Arborist.  In addition to being a member of the ISA and the New England Chapter, she was elected to the Executive Board of the Utility Arborist Association (UAA), and serves on 6 UAA committees, as well as serving on a Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) Fund committee.

Scott is the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor / Tree Warden with the City of Newport RI having started with the city as Tree Warden in 1994.  He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Urban Forestry Program.  He is an ISA Certified Arborist and holds a Rhode Island Arborist and Pesticide Applicators Licenses.  Scott has previously served as the RI  Director for NEISA as well as Vice Chairman of Rhode Island Tree Council.  He is currently Chairman of the Portsmouth RI Tree Commission and on the Board of Directors of the Newport Tree Conservancy.

Kristina is a Lecturer in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at UMass, Amherst currently teaching at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and at UMass Amherst in the two and four-year degree programs in Arboriculture and Community Forestry Management. Website: http://www.umass.edu/ses/program/arboriculture-community-forest-management

Kristina is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Municipal Specialist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified and a member of the Arboricultural Research and Education Academy, the Massachusetts Arborist Association, the Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association, the Society of Municipal Arborists, and of course the New England Chapter ISA!

David is the City Arborist and Tree Warden for the City of Cambridge, MA. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, an ISA Municipal Specialist, a Massachusetts Certified Arborist, TRAQ qualified, and holds a Massachusetts Pesticide Applicator’s License. In addition to being a member of ISA and the New England Chapter, he is a member and past president of the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association and the Society of Municipal Arborists.

John is the Urban Forestry Program Coordinator with the U.S. Forest Service,  he is working with the States in the Northeast. John is an ISA Certified Arborist and holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.

Greg is the Director of Operations for the Heritage Village Master Association, Inc. in Southbury Connecticut. He manages the Tree Care, Shrub Care, Pest Control, Grounds Maintenance, Site, Auto and MATV Departments for a large condominium with over 2580 units, he is an ISA Certified Arborist and a member of both ISA and the New England Chapter. Greg holds a Connecticut DEEP Supervisory License in Termite and Wood Destroying Insects as well as a CT DEEP Nuisance Wildlife Control License. Greg is a member of the Connecticut Tree Protective Association and a Board-Certified Manager of Community Associations.

Luke is a Regional Manager of Operations for Lucas Tree Experts.  In addition to being an ISA member, he is licensed as a pesticide applicator and arborist in several states, a Certified Tree Safety Professional, and a member of the UAA.  He is a new member to the Board of Directors and looking forward to working more closely with the organization.

Kevin Shrader is the owner of All Seasons Tree Service in southern Vermont. Kevin is a certified arborist, TRAQ Qualified and has a Vermont Pesticide Applicator license. Kevin is serving his second term as the Vermont representative for NE ISA.

Julie is the Coordinator for the Urban and Community Forestry Program for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and recreation. She is an ISA Certified Arborist, a Massachusetts Certified Arborist, TRAQ qualified, Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist, and holds a Massachusetts Commercial Pesticide  License. In addition to being a member of ISA and the New England Chapter, she is also a member of the Society of Municipal Arborists, the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association, and Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association.

Doak Marasco is Regional Manager of Strategic Partnerships for The Davey Tree Expert Company. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA Municipal Specialist, and a Massachusetts Certified Arborist. Additionally, Mr. Marasco has a Massachusetts Commercial Pesticide License for Shade Trees & Ornamentals. He is a member of ISA, New England Chapter ISA, and Society of Municipal Arborists. Mr. Marasco has a B.S. in Forest Science, Urban Forestry Option, from the Pennsylvania State University. He resides in Massachusetts.

Heather Leff has been working for the New England Chapter ISA since April of 2011. She holds a BA degree from Mount Holyoke College and an MBA from Babson College. She supports the Chapter's Board of Directors on a part-time basis from her home in Norwell, Massachusetts.