Sign Up to Join a MnSTAC Committee
MNSTAC’s Vision:
Minnesota’s community forests are a statewide priority and are healthy, diverse, sustainable, and well managed.
Minnesota’s community forests are a statewide priority and are healthy, diverse, sustainable, and well managed.
MNSTAC Committee Sign Up
CURRENT COMMITTEES:
Education/Forums: This committee will work with the DNR, U of MN staff and MnSTAC members to provide topic information for monthly forums as well as provide content to the MNSTAC website in order to provide pertinent and timely updates on urban and community forestry-related topics.
Chair: Dustin Ellis
Members: Levi Wooden, Hannah Tuomi, Michael Van Dyken, Anne Oldakowski, Ian Vaughan, Emily Mumford
Outreach/Networking: This committee will work to fill vacancies on the MNSTAC board as well as assist with campaigns (ie: Tree City USA, Arbor Day, etc). Member services and networking could be included in this committee.
Chair: Gail Nozal
Members: TBD
Legislative/Advocacy: Inform decisionmakers about the importance of urban and community forestry; advocate for relevant legislation, create partnerships with various stakeholders.
Chair: Craig Johnson
Members: Zane Umstead, Kevin McDonald, Gina Hugo, Karen Zumach
Finance: This committee will explore non-profit status, member fees, financial holdings.
Chair: Steve Roos
Members: Mike McNamara, Dana Slade, Mike Kilgore
Exec. Committee: This committee works to maintain the activities of MNSTAC including preparing for board and membership meetings, communicating to board and members, serving as a liaison between the board, DNR and USFS. Goal: Maintain MNSTAC’s mission and vision, general urban forest council administration. (Note: This committee meets monthly, the first Wednesday of the month from 8:00 am until 9:30 am).
Members: Karen Zumach, Kevin McDonald, Steve Roos
CURRENT COMMITTEES:
Education/Forums: This committee will work with the DNR, U of MN staff and MnSTAC members to provide topic information for monthly forums as well as provide content to the MNSTAC website in order to provide pertinent and timely updates on urban and community forestry-related topics.
Chair: Dustin Ellis
Members: Levi Wooden, Hannah Tuomi, Michael Van Dyken, Anne Oldakowski, Ian Vaughan, Emily Mumford
Outreach/Networking: This committee will work to fill vacancies on the MNSTAC board as well as assist with campaigns (ie: Tree City USA, Arbor Day, etc). Member services and networking could be included in this committee.
Chair: Gail Nozal
Members: TBD
Legislative/Advocacy: Inform decisionmakers about the importance of urban and community forestry; advocate for relevant legislation, create partnerships with various stakeholders.
Chair: Craig Johnson
Members: Zane Umstead, Kevin McDonald, Gina Hugo, Karen Zumach
Finance: This committee will explore non-profit status, member fees, financial holdings.
Chair: Steve Roos
Members: Mike McNamara, Dana Slade, Mike Kilgore
Exec. Committee: This committee works to maintain the activities of MNSTAC including preparing for board and membership meetings, communicating to board and members, serving as a liaison between the board, DNR and USFS. Goal: Maintain MNSTAC’s mission and vision, general urban forest council administration. (Note: This committee meets monthly, the first Wednesday of the month from 8:00 am until 9:30 am).
Members: Karen Zumach, Kevin McDonald, Steve Roos