Type: CUFN Steering Committee
Canadian Urban Forestry Network Steering Committee
Dr. Adrina C. Bardekjian MFC, PhD
Dr. Adrina C. Bardekjian is a seasoned urban forestry researcher, educator, and writer with nearly two decades of experience in the field. She holds a Master of Forest Conservation from the University of Toronto and earned her PhD from York University, followed…
Dr. Danijela Puric-Mladenovic, PhD
Danijela has a B.Sc.F and M.Sc. F (majors in Landscape architecture/ urban forestry) from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and a PhD from the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto. Danijela has been involved with a wide range of urban forestry research activities…
Tina Fernandes
Tina is a landscape architect who has been working alongside field arborists and urban forestry professionals for over 20 years. While working in the private sector and municipal government in Ontario and now British Columbia, Tina’s work has focused on park and…
Kyla Maslaniec
Kyla Maslaniec has been an urban forester at the Forestry and Peatlands Branch of the Manitoba Government for over 25 years. She completed her education at Brandon University and the University College of the North before joining the Forestry and Peatlands Branch….
Kim Statham
Providing strong, responsible and authentic leadership for the municipal government for over twenty-five years, Kim is the Director, Urban Forestry for the City of Toronto. In this position, she is responsible for leading the largest municipal strategy in the country to plan,…
Anthony Daniel
Anthony Daniel is a biologist who has been working in the field of urban forestry for 25 years. Since 2005, he has been employed by the City of Montreal, where he has held various positions, including arboriculture inspector in two boroughs, research…
Natalie Jackman
Natalie is an ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and currently works with Halifax Regional Municipality’s Urban Forestry Division as a Contract Supervisor. She kickstarted her journey in Urban Forestry in 2016 as a student researcher during her masters…