2026 Board

  • Neal Bamesberger

    Past President, Champion Tree Coordinator

  • Dana Karcher

    President, Community Representative Johnstown, Fundraising Committee

  • Heidi Zeltinger

    Vice President, Municipal Forester/Arborist Representative, City of Thornton, Arbor Day Poster Contest Assistant Coordinator

  • Logan Johnson

    Secretary, City of Louisville -Sustainability Specialist, Fundraising Committee

  • David Flaig

    Treasurer, Grant Programs Coordinator, Trees Across Colorado Assistant Coordinator

  • Jim Klett

    Director At-Large, FRUFC Representative, Retired Colorado State University

  • Vacant

    Director At-Large

  • Amanda Westendorf

    Nonprofit Representative, The Park People, Arbor Day Poster Contest Coordinator

  • Becky Wegner

    Community Representative for Colorado Springs, Retired, Champion Tree Committee, Grants Committee

  • Carl Meinecke

    IUFC Representative, Town of Carbondale

  • Gertie Grant

    Trees Across Colorado Coordinator

  • Jeff Caputo

    North Front Range Representative, City of Loveland

  • Jim Sudderth

    Parks and Recreation District Representative, South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, Tree Risk Management Program Committee Co-Chair

  • Louis Linn

    Nursery Representative, Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery

  • Matthew Puckett

    Matthew Puckett

    City of Colorado Springs, ISA Representative

  • Rich Wilson

    City of Denver, Tree Risk Management Program Committee Co-Chair

  • Tyler Andrews

    Tyler Andrews

    Bartlett Tree Experts, Industry Representative, Grant Committee

Program Team & Key Volunteers

  • Allison Serafin Steere

    Program Administrator

  • Phil Hoefer

    Historian, Founding Member

  • Scott Grimes

    Grants Committee

  • Lianna Walsh

    Champion Tree Committee

  • André Gratto

    Champion Tree Committee

  • Leisa Grant

    Grant Committee