2023 Fall Membership Meeting with Lecture and Luncheon

Guest Speakers

Reverend Mariama White-Hammond,
Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Spaces, City of Boston

Rev. Mariama White-Hammond was appointed as Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space in April 2021. In this role, she oversees policy and programs on energy, climate change, food justice, historic preservation, and open space. Over the course of her time with the city, she has supported the amendment of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) to set carbon targets for existing large buildings and convened a city-led green jobs program.

Todd Mistor,
Director of Urban Forestry, City of Boston

Todd Mistor has come to the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department to serve as the first Director of Urban Forestry. Todd is originally from Michigan where he has many years of urban forestry experience working for the City of Detroit and other smaller municipalities. He has studied forestry as well as philosophy and theology, which help to bring a well-rounded perspective to the work laid out in Boston’s Urban Forest Plan. He is also a Certified Arborist with a municipal specialization through the International Society of Arboriculture. As trees become ever more important to cities in light of climate change, Todd looks to bolster the urban tree canopy while making equity and community engagement top priorities of the Urban Forestry Division.