Karen Jenkins, Executive Director
Karen joined the board of the Savannah Tree Foundation in 2009 after supporting and volunteering with the organization for several years; then made the transition to Director in January 2011. Karen brings to the Savannah Tree Foundation a strong background in natural resource management, including her MS degree from the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources. She is a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, and served three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar. Karen is a LEED Green Associate.
Favorite tree: “The one I am looking at; or a sugar maple in Vermont.”
Dee McCoy Hunter, Administrative Assistant
Dee has been with the Savannah Tree Foundation for over 12 years, and is the glue that holds our organization together. She came to STF from an extensive background in non-profit organization management including the Georgia Conservancy and Historic Savannah Foundation. Dee completed the certification program from the Institute for Organization Management in 1979.
She maintains an active interest in water quality issues on Hayner’s Creek in Savannah’s southside.
Favorite tree: Flowering Crabapple; as a child she hid in, and later made delicious candied crabapples from its fruit.
Patrick Grant from Certified Arborist Services, Inc.
Consulting Arborist
Patrick started working as an arborist in South Carolina with Historic Tree Preservation, a for-profit company which focused on renewing the health of historic and champion trees along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia, and then spent four years working with the City of Savannah’s Park & Tree Department as a supervisor. In 2009, he opened his own private enterprise specializing in small tree care and consulting, Certified Arborist Services, which he operates out of Savannah, Georgia. Patrick has worked with the Savannah Tree Foundation since 2006. You can reach him at the email link above or call his office at (912) 507-6840.
Favorite tree: “The one I have my hands on.”