The Canadian TREE Fund is looking for enthusiastic individuals who understand the importance of tree research and education.
Our Trustees
Our team includes ISA Certified Arborists and others who love trees and are dedicated to tree health and research. Our work includes fundraising, event planning, assessing the merits of grant proposals, and helping to recognize our generous donors.
Come and join us! The rewards include a priceless sense of accomplishment that comes with knowing you are doing something that will help raise awareness of our urban forest and elevate and escalate the evolution of the science of arboriculture. In addition, you will get to work with and associate with some of the most successful and progressive thinking people practicing arboriculture in Canada.
For more information, reach out to us by using the contact form below.
CTF Co-Chair and Grant Coordinator
Cathy is an ISA Certified Arborist and a Professional Forester, with her own business for 30+ years. She specializes in tree appraisals and inventories for road widening and expropriation projects. She enjoys golf, fishing and being in the forest, in both BC and Ontario, as well as travelling and seeing trees everywhere.
CTF Co-Chair and Webinar Coordinator
Alex is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, TRAQ, and TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional at Ironwood Urban Forestry Consulting. Originally from Manitoba, he lives part-time in Vancouver, studying in the University of British Columbia’s Bachelor of Urban Forestry program. Alex’s research interests focus on the merger of anthropology and arboriculture/urban forestry. He believes in the importance of discussion between practitioners and researchers to develop comprehensive and field-applicable current standards.
Treasurer
John is a Forestry Technology graduate of Lakehead University and a Horticulture graduate from University of Guelph. John is a retired ISA Certified Arborist, with a 30+ year career working with Campus Services and Business Operations at York University. Currently, John is a volunteer with Aurora Community Arboretum. He is a passionate golfer, cyclist and tireless tree advocate!
CTF Trustee – Donations & Events
Alison is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the County of Wellington’s Green Legacy Programme. Her areas of specialization include plant propagation, nursery management, planting, transplanting and reforestation. On the side, she is busy with her own chickens, ducks, dogs, cats and pet pig. She is a board member of Neighbourwoods on the Grand and the Co-owner of the Ugly Dumpling Elora.
CTF Trustee – Communications and Scholarships
Serena is an ISA Certified Arborist working for a private tree care company in Burlington, ON. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of British Columbia and studied Arboriculture at Humber College. Serena loves sharing her passion about trees and their unique qualities with anyone who will listen and can often be found reading or sewing in her spare time.
CTF Trustee – Events, Cyclist in Team Canada’s Tour Des Trees
Warren Hoselton is an ISA Certified Arborist and the Park Supervisor on Toronto Island, for the City of Toronto. He has been on the board of the Canadian Tree Fund since 2007 and is 16 time Tour des Trees rider. Warren’s alter-ego is “Professor Pricklethorn” and as that character he teaches children about the importance of trees.Warren Hoselton https://www.facebook.com/warren.hoselton
CTF Trustee
Kaitlyn is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of British Columbia, studying environmental justice and urban forest governance. Originally from the U.S., Kaitlyn received her M.S. in Environmental Science at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. There, she worked alongside municipalities and non-profits to evaluate their tree planting and preservation programs and helped her university become certified as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys playing video games and exploring the City of Vancouver.
CTF Trustee
Toso is a founder of ATTS Group Inc. and Yard Whispers consultancy business with 26 years’ experience in every aspect of trees and forestry. Toso graduated from the University of Belgrade in Yugoslavia and holds a degree in Forest Engineering, is member of Professional Agrologist and obtained an ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification ( TRAQ ). He has extensive communication experience through 2,700 public speaking events as well as multiple TV and radio interviews and is the author of over 300 articles, guides, fact sheets, and technical materials.
Get in Touch
171 Bella Vista Drive
Alliston ON
L9R 2G7
Canada
Phone 705 250-1006
info@canadiantreefund.org