New England Chapter ISA 2022 Annual Conference was a HUGE Success!
New England Chapter ISA 2022 Annual Conference was a HUGE Success!
The 2022 Conference and Trade Show was held October 2-4, 2022 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. We were thrilled to see everyone! Check out this year’s conference by the numbers:
Attendees: 347
Exhibitors: 32
Sponsors: 13
45 Silent Auction Items Raised $2,015
Heads or Tails Raffle Raised $905
THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORS
2022 Trek des Trees Winners
Billy and Chantal Guess
The 2022 Trek Des Trees took place during our Annual Conference. The self-guided quiz earned participants 3 CEUs and an opportunity to win a FREE 2023 Conference Registration. Congratulation to Billy and Chantal Guess for winning the grand prize!
$5 of each registration is donated to the TREE Fund $90 was donated in 2022.
2022 Dr. H. Dennis P. Ryan III Award
Greg Lukos
The Dr. H. Dennis P. Ryan III award is given in recognition of outstanding service in advancing the principles, ideals, and practices of arboriculture. The award is granted to a dedicated and active member of the Chapter who has made important contributions to arboriculture, either through work in the organization, research, education, field practice, or in promoting the chapter. This year’s award was presented to Greg Lukos, New England Chapter ISA Treasurer.
2022 Gold Leaf Award
Speak for the Trees, Boston
The ISA Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award was presented to David Meshoulam, Executive Director for Speak for the Trees Boston. The mission of Speak for the Trees is to improve the size and health of the urban tree canopy in Boston, with a focus on under-resourced and under-canopied neighborhoods. They achieve this through co-creating projects at the community level to ensure community ownership, planting trees to connect residents to their neighborhood, partnering with existing local and national organizations, and advocating for updated municipal policies regarding tree planting.
President’s Award Winners
The Passing of the Gavel
Introducing the 2023 New England Chapter ISA President, David Lefcourt. Dave Lefcourt is currently the city arborist for Cambridge, MA. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, an ISA Certified Municipal Arborist Specialist, and an ISA Certified Arborist. In addition, Dave is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist. Dave has lots of association experience, having held several positions across many organizations, notably as past president of the Society of Municipal Arborists, and past president of the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association. Check out the end of the newsletter for the dates and location of the 2023 Conference.
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Sean Redding, New England Chapter Secretary presented the 2022 New England Chapter ISA Scholarships. Each scholarship is $2,500 and is presented as a check to the recipient.
High School Recipient
Keely Zuber was the recipient of our high school level scholarship awarded to a high-school senior after they complete one college-level semester in an arboriculture program or related field. Keely is a freshman at Paul Smith’s College.
Undergrad Recipient
Morgan Parent received the undergraduate student scholarship. Morgan is an undergrad a UMass Amherst.
Post Graduate Recipient
Stella Dee received the graduate student scholarship. Stella is a PhD student at UMass Amherst.
Heads or Tails Raffle
Thank you to all our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who helped make the 2022 conference a success!
Hope to see you next year in Portland!