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LEAF SUMMIT2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Growing Our Tree Canopy Through Research Driven Solutions

Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus3000 NE 151st St., Wolfe University Center

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Jennifer Korth Llorente, AICP, LEED-GA, MBA is the special projects administrator for Neat Streets Miami. Managing the Street Tree Matching Grant, Growing Green Bus Stops and Adopt-a-Road programs, she enhances the public realm. Previously, she was the Grants and Sustainable Initiatives Administrator for the City of South Miami. James F. Murley was recently appointed Miami-Dade’s Chief Resilience Offi cer by Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. Miami-Dade County, in partnership with the Cities of Miami Beach and Miami, is now participating in the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities Program. Jim served as Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs under Governor Lawton Chiles and was appointed by Governor Charlie Crist to serve as Chair of the Florida Energy and Climate Commission.Efren Nunez is a planner, urban designer and public art advocate with more than 10 years of municipal planning and urban design experience in California and Florida. Mr. Nunez is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he obtained his degree in Public Policy, Planning and Development with a minor in Architecture. Nicholas Ogle is the Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator for the School of Environment, Arts and Society at FIU. Nicholas works to teach the importance of healthy working ecosystems by connecting university and K-12 students to our local environments through interactive experiential and service learning activities. Corrice E. Patterson is the director of the Village of Palmetto Bay’s Department of Public Services. Ms. Patterson offers extensive experience in the public and the private sectors, working for a major pharmaceutical company and later holding various positions in other municipalities, like the City of Miami. Lian Plass, LEED-G.A., BA is the Sustainability Administrator for the City of North Miami. In that capacity, she is responsible for raising awareness about environmental issues, promoting sustainability, and incentivizing green development and energy conservation through public and interdepartmental initiatives. George Puig is a Registered Landscape Architect with over 26 years of professional practice in South Florida with experience on a number of projects throughout the United States and abroad, within both private and public sectors. Project responsibilities include management of designers and planners, marketing, recruiting, and ensuring that clients receive the best possible service.Quatisha Oguntoyinbo-Rashad is the Chief of Environmental Resources with the City of Miami’s Planning and Zoning Department. Through this role, she bridges communities through leadership, organization and education in the green industry fi eld while increasing tree canopy. She is an I.S.A. Certifi ed Municipal Specialist and a Certifi ed Landscape Inspector through the Landscape Inspector’s Association of Florida.Kathryn Ott Lovell was appointed Commissioner of the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department by Mayor Jim Kenney in January 2016. Kathryn has led innovative initiatives to activate the City’s parks and engage residents and visitors throughout Philadelphia. She has played an integral role in the creation of Parks on Tap, a mobile pop-up beer garden and Swim Philly, a program designed to increase amenities at neighborhood pools. Chris Peiffer is a graduate from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Science’s Urban Forestry Bachelor Degree program and is a certifi ed arborist with a broad background in urban forest management and practice. At Plan-It Geo, Chris has assisted in the collection of tree inventory data, inventory data synthesis and analysis, and urban forest management plan writing. Robert Ruano is President of Ecostrata Services and has over 26 years of management experience, both in the private and public sector. His experience includes many years in City of Miami government, overseeing all grant applications and environmental initiatives. Among his accomplishments are a successful state grant that saved six acres of prime urban green space from development and the completion of a climate action plan. Jeff Shimonski is President of Tropical Designs of Florida. In his role, he consults with architects, developers, property owners, insurance companies, and law fi rms on issues regarding the health and risk of trees, and on landscapes before, during, and after development. Dr. Rita Teutonico currently serves as Associate Dean of Research for the College of Arts, Sciences & Education at FIU. She initiated the SEES (Science, Education, and Engineering for Sustainability) Initiative and coordinated many other interdisciplinary priority areas, including Human and Social Dynamics, Climate Research Investment, and Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Engineering. Britany Ziems is the Executive Director of Citizens for a Better South Florida. She cultivates community partnerships to develop effective collaborative programming and implements the organization’s mission to provide environmental education to the underserved community of South Florida.

Dr. Christopher Baraloto is director of the International Center for Tropical Botany, a partnership of Florida International University and the National Tropical Botanical Garden at The Kampong. Dr. Baraloto works primarily in the lowland forests of South America, with principal research sites in French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. Charles Brown, MPA, is a senior researcher with the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and adjunct professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, both at Rutgers University. He has 15 years of public and private sector experience in transportation planning, policy, and research. He also has extensive experience in community development having worked with municipal, county, and state government agencies, for-profi t and non-profi t organizations in three states: Mississippi, Florida and New Jersey.Xavier Cortada serves as Artist-in-Residence at FIU’s College of Arts, Sciences & Education (CASE) School of Environment, Art and Society (SEAS), and the FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts. The Miami artist has created art installations at the North and South Poles to address environmental concerns at every point in between. He has been commissioned to create art for the White House, CERN, the World Bank, the Florida Turnpike, Florida Botanical Gardens and numerous Miami institutions. Dr. George Fitzpatrick is a professor emeritus of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida. A native of New Jersey, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The College of New Jersey, and his Ph.D. degree was awarded in 1975 by Rutgers University. A member of the University of Florida faculty since 1976, he retired in 2011. Meenakshi Jerath works as the Coordinator of Research Programs at the Disaster Resilience in the Americas Program (DRCAP) at the Extreme Events Institute in Florida International University. She specializes in the cost benefi t analysis of disaster risk reduction interventions and in environmental services valuation. She earned her M.S. in Environmental Studies from FIU in 2012. Patrice Gillespie Smith is manager of Neat Streets Miami, a multi-jurisdictional board that creates beautiful, green and livable transportation corridors and gateways. As an urban planner, she has spent the last 20 years implementing projects, policies and initiatives to help realize livable communities throughout the U.S. Dennis C. Moss was fi rst elected to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners in April 1993 representing the constituents of District 9 in South Miami-Dade County. Commissioner Moss is the past Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and currently serves as Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. He was also appointed as Vice Chair of the Building Safer Neighborhoods Subcommittee and a member of the Transportation and Public Works Committee, the Economic Development and Tourism Committee and the Chairman’s Policy Council. He chairs the Zoo Oversight and the Neat Streets Miami Boards.Dudley R. Hartel holds a B.S. in Forest Management from Michigan State University (1973) and a master’s degree of Forest Management from Clemson University (1979). His urban forestry experience is the result of 30+ years of work as an urban forestry consultant & consulting arborist in the southeast. He became a Certifi ed Arborist in 1992. He is currently employed as Center Manager of Urban Forestry South (Athens, Georgia). Dr. Henry Hochmair is an Associate Professor of Geomatics with the University of Florida and located at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie. He received his Ph.D. in Geographic Information Science from the Technical University of Vienna and has been teaching at various universities in Austria, Germany, and the U.S. Michael Houle is the Landscape Architect Section Head for Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department and assists in implementing its Open Space Master Plan. Michael is a registered Landscape Architect, Environmental Resource Manager and a Certifi ed General Contractor. Working with a network of 270 County parks, Michael and his team create memorable outdoor experiences that are not only resilient and sustainable, but which are also beautiful and socially vibrant. Ian Leahy has served as director of American Forests’ urban programs for three years, helping the fi eld of urban forestry better engage with other disciplines and expanding the award-winning Community ReLeaf program from fi ve cities to 17, including a long-term commitment to greater Miami. Previously, he held a variety of positions, including: the State Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for the District of Columbia, a landscape construction business owner, and managing editor of the publication Communities and Forests.

Speaker Biographies About Neat Streets Miami

Neat Streets Miami is a multi-jurisdictional County board that creates beautiful, green and livable transportation corridors, gateways and connections. Made up of elected and appointed offi cials, Neat Streets Miami implements several initiatives that are improving Miami-Dade’s quality of life, including: Million Trees Miami; Safer People, Safer Streets; Adopt a Road; Complete Streets; Growing Green Bus Stops and the annual Clean Up, Green Up Poster and Video Contest. The Million Trees Miami Campaign is a community-wide effort to plant one million trees by 2020 in order to achieve a 30 percent tree canopy cover for Miami-Dade County.

About Miami Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department

Miami-Dade Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 270 parks and 13,573 acres of land. It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world. Its mission is to create a healthier, more livable and sustainable Miami community by ensuring the implementation of the Parks Open Space Master Plan and the development of year-round park and recreation programs for children, adults and people with disabilities.

About Florida International University’s School for the Environment, Art & Society (SEAS)

An integral part of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education, the FIU School of Environment, Arts & Society (SEAS) strives to bring about positive, tangible changes through our Worlds Ahead research, education, and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas. SEAS brings together the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and is transforming the way we conduct research, educate students, and engage the community to ensure a sustainable future. SEAS faculty are actively engaged in fi eld research around the world, as well as in globally unique facilities.

Registration and Coffee Coffee brought to you by Alaskan Coffee

Welcome• Dr. Rita Teutonico, Associate Dean of Research for the College of Arts,

Sciences & Education, Florida International University • Dr. Smith Joseph, Mayor, City of North Miami • Dennis C. Moss, Miami-Dade Commissioner, District 9 and Chairman,

Neat Streets Miami

Key Note – Making Your Community Clamor for Trees • Kathryn Ott Lovell, TreePhilly, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Parks and

Recreation Department • Introduction: George Navarrete, Director, Miami-Dade County, Parks, Recreation

and Open Spaces and Joe Doolan, Head of Environmental Affairs, TD Bank. Putting Tree Research To Work For Your Community• Dr. Hartwig Henry Hochmair, Associate Professor of Geomatics, University of Florida• Christopher Pfeiffer, Business Developer and Urban Forester, Plan-it Geo• Moderator: Ian Leahy, Director of Urban Forests, American Forest Break Incorporating Trees into the Transportation Equity Equation• Charles Brown, MPA, Senior Researcher, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center,

Rutgers University

National Trends in Urban Forestry: Global Thinking For Local Planning• Dudley Hartel, Science Delivery/Technology Coordinator, Urban Forestry South

(Region 8), US Forest Service • Robert Ruano, President, Ecostrata Services: The National Urban Forestry Advisory

Council’s 10 year plan Awards and Action• Street Tree Matching Grant Winners: Presented by Dennis C. Moss, Miami-Dade

Commissioner, District 9 and Chairman, Neat Streets Miami • Crown Canopy Leadership Award: Presented by Mark Torok, Senior Forester,

Florida Forest Service • Native Flags and Your Call to Action: Xavier Cortada

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Getting the Most Green Out of Your New and Existing Tree Inventory • Dr. Christopher Baraloto, director of the International Center for Tropical Botany,

a partnership with FIU the National Tropical Botanical Garden at The Kampong• Jeff Shimonski, President, Tropical Designs of Florida• Dr. George Fitzpatrick, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Horticulture,

University of Florida• Moderator: George Puig, PLA, Kimley-Horn & Associates You Can Do it! Municipal/Non-Profi t Best Practice Lightning Round• Quatisha Oguntoyinbo-Rashad, Chief, Environmental Resources, Planning &

Zoning Department, City of Miami• Efren Nunez, Planner II, Planning & Zoning Department, City of Miami• Lian Plass, Sustainability Administrator, City of North Miami• Corrice Patterson, Director of Public Services, City of Palmetto Bay• Britany Ziems, Director, Citizens for a Better South Florida• Moderator: Jennifer Llorente, Special Projects Administrator, Neat Streets Miami Arming your Community with Green Infrastructure: Planting Trees to Make Miami Resilient• Meenakshi Jerath, Coordinator of Research Programs at the Disaster Resilience in the

Americas Program at the Extreme Events Institute in Florida International University• Michael Houle, Landscape Architect Section Head for Miami Dade County Parks

Recreation and Open Spaces Department• Moderator: Jim Murley, Chief Resilience Offi cer, Miami-Dade County Offi ce of Resilience Summit Conclusion Optional Tour of FIU’s Biscayne Bay CampusJoin Nicholas Ogle, Environmental Coordinator at FIU’s School of Environment, Arts, and Society, on a tour of the Biscayne Bay Campus! Participants will have the opportunity to better understand the Biscayne Bay Campus as they learn about coastal ecosystems, restoration techniques for red mangroves, invasive species and their related challenges. In addition, participants will visit the propagation shadehouse and receive expert advice on mobilizing and utilizing your community to help in planting and restoration efforts.

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CEUs AvailableISA: 4 Credits

FNGLA: 4 Credits

AICP: 5 Credits