The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE

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.

STAFF:

• Isabelle Shepherd (Executive Director)​

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Margee Herring (President, Community & Outreach Chair)

• Laura McCabe (Vice-President, Advocacy Committee Chair)

• Michael Murchison (Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair, Development Committee Chair)

• Donna Hurdle (Secretary)

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• Connie Parker (President Emeritus)

• Henry Campbell (Committees: Tree Stewards; Tree Plantings & Distributions)

• Bob Elkins (Committee: Tree Plantings & Distributions, Chair)

• Gareth Evans (Committee: Nominating, Chair)

• Sonja Green (Committee: Outreach)

• ​Camilla Herlevich (Committee: Development)

• Everett Jones (Committees: Professional Outreach/Education, Chair; Tree Stewards)

• Ann Marquino (Committee: Legacy Trees, Chair)

• Beth Rutledge (Committee: Marketing & Communications, Chair)

• Dan Schmidt (Committee: Tree Stewards, Chair; Tree Plantings & Distributions)

• Craig Ten Brink (Committee: Professional Outreach & Education Committee)

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SENIOR ADVISORS (Non-Voting)

• Martin Meyerson

• Jim Gregory

• Bill Jayne

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  EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

• Jesica Blake (Coastal Land Trust)

• Tom Boland (Wilmington Tree Commission)

• Dru Harrison (NHC Soil and Water)

• Haley Hopkins (City of Wilmington Planning)

• Dylan McDonnell (NHC Planning)

• Andy McGlinn (Plastic Ocean Project)

• Janine Powell (NHC Parks and Gardens)

• Amy Schlag (City of Wilmington Equity & Inclusion Specialist)

• Lloyd Singleton (N.C. Cooperative Extension - NHC Center and Arboretum)

• Burrows Smith (Developer)

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