Board Members, Committees and Task Forces

Board of Directors

Title / Name / Affiliation	Address	Phone	E-mail
President Ken Simons Heritage Shade Tree Consultants	P.O. Box 388 Circle Pines, MN 55014	763-717-9366	heritree@comcast.net
Vice President Michael Max EnvironMentor Systems	16824 Uranium St. NW Ramsey, MN 55303	763-753-5505	mmax@pclink.com
Jim Hermann MPRB, Forestry	3800 Bryant Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55409	612-313-7729	jhermann@minneapolisparks.org
Ken Holman MN DNR Forestry	500 Lafayette Blvd, Box 44 St. Paul, MN 55155	651-296-9110 Fax: 651-296-5954	ken.holman@dnr.state.mn.us
Gary R. Johnson U of MN Forest Resources	115 Green Hall 1530 Cleveland Ave. N. St. Paul, MN 55108	612-625-3765 Fax: 612-625-5152	grjonson@umn.edu
Steve Nicholson, Kunde Company	405 Hardman Ave South Saint Paul, MN 55075	651-484-0114 Fax: 651-484-0228	SteveN@sstree.com
MnDOT
Val Cervenka MN DNR	500 Lafayette Blvd Saint Paul, MN 55155	651-296-0591 Fax: 651-296-7386	val.cervenka@dnr.state.mn.us

Committees and Task Forces
Arbor Month Partnership Chair: Don Mueller DNR Forestry 651-772-6148	Constitution and Election Chair: Ken Simons Heritage Shade Tree Consultants 763-717-9366	Education and Research Chair: Gary Johnson U of M Forest Resources 612-625-3765
Forest Health Chair: Steve Kunde Kunde Company 651-484-0114	Legislative Chair: Mark Schnobrich City of Hutchinson 320-234-4459	Planning Chair: Dave DeVoto Stacy, MN 612-462-3347
Tree Emergency Response Chair: Katie Himanga Heartwood Forestry 651-380-9680	Tree Preservation Task Force Chair: Paul Buck City of Plymouth 612-509-5944	Publicity and Awards Chair: Lara Newberger City of Plymouth 763-509-5945
Wood Utilization Task Force Co-Chairs: Mike Zins U of M Arboretum 612-443-2461 Ext. 247 Jim Hermann Mpls. Park and Rec. Board 612-370-4900	Scholarship Chair: Ralph Sievert Mpls. Park and Rec. Board 612-370-4900	Outreach Chair: Lorrie Stromme Tree Care Advisor 612-788-5157 stro0293@umn.edu
Regional Shade Tree Advisory Committees Southeast STAC
Chair Henry Sorensen Asst. Pub. Service Director City of Red Wing 651-345-3674	Secretary/Treasurer Katie Himanga Heartwood Forestry Lake City 651-380-9680
Headwaters-Agassiz STAC
Chair	Secretary/Treasurer
West Central STAC
Chair	Secretary/Treasurer Dave Johnson DNR Forestry Detroit Lakes 218-847-1596
Northeast STAC
Chair Kelly Morris City Forester City of Grand Rapids 218-326-7481	Secretary/ Treasurer/Technical Advisor Dan Jordan IRRR- Mineland Reclamation 218-254-3369	Coordinator Kathleen Preece Minnesota BetterFORESTS magazine 218-326-0403 kathleen@uslink.net

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