About Us
The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) is a non-profit founded in December 2015 by members of the Wilmington Tree Commission to address the needs of the community and urban forestry in the Greater Wilmington and lower Cape Fear region.
ACFT focuses on education, advocacy, preservation, and new tree plantings.
The ACFT is run by volunteers and has an active core of around twenty volunteer experts in trees and advisory services relating to the nurture, protection, and regulation of the urban forest. Through our volunteers, the work of the ACFT is made possible.
Our mission is to preserve, protect, and plant trees in the Greater Wilmington area to enhance the quality of life for present and future generations.
Board of Directors
Officers
Connie Parker
President
Sherry O'Daniell
Vice-President and Co-Chair
of Development Committee
Linda Moore
Secretary and Chair of
of Personnel Committee
Board Members
John Anagnost, M.D.
Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Beth Carter
Chair of Trees Forever Committee
Gareth Evans
Chair of Nominating Committee
James D. Gregory, Ph.D
Vice- Chair of Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Sonja Green
Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Margee Herring
Chair of Public Relations Committee
Virginia Holman
Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Donna Hurdle, Ph.D
Development Committee
Bill Jayne
Vice-Chair of Nominating Committee
Paul Lawler
Chair of Finance Committee
Wil Massengill
Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Laura McCabe
Development and Outreach,
Education and Events Committees
Ed McCarty
Co- Chair of Development Committee
Caylan McKay
Acting Treasurer
Dan Schmidt
Chair of Outreach, Education
and Events Committee
Joshua Shields
Outreach, Education and Events Committee
Martin Meyerson, M.D.
Senior Advisor (non-voting member)
Ex-Officio Board Members
Jesica Blake
Coastal Land Trust
Travis Corpening
NHC Equity and Diversity
Craig Harris
City of Wilmington Planning
Dru Harrison
NHC Soil and Water
Dylan McDonnell
NHC Planning
Andy McGlinn
Plastic Ocean Project
Janine Powell
NHC Parks & Gardens
Lloyd Singleton
NHC Extension Center
Burrows Smith
Developer