County · Environment
Fairfax County Tree Commission
Status being verified
Fairfax County · Virginia
The Tree Commission provides advice to the Board of Supervisors on matters relating to urban forestry and leadership in promoting tree conservation within the County.
Who currently sits on it
14 listed
- Barbara Ryan
Chair · Dranesville - Bret Leslie
Member · Hunter Mill - Bryan Campbell
Member · Environmental Quality Advisory Council - Cory Suter
Member · Springfield - Elaine Kolish
Member · Mount Vernon - Glenna Tinney
Member · Franconia - Helen Hollingsworth
Member · Virginia Cooperative Extension - Jacob Zielinski
Member · Virginia Department of Forestry - Jean Schwab
Member · Braddock - Joseph Knecht
Member · Providence - Kevin Holland
Member · Mason - Perry Rhodes
Vice Chair · Sully - Rhonda Bitterli
Secretary · Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District - Susan Farmer
Member · At Large
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Advise the Board of Supervisors on urban forestry matters
- Provide leadership in promoting tree conservation in the County
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Volunteer members are appointed by the Board of Supervisors; other seats are designated by county and state agencies.
- Who is eligible
- The page states: "If you are interested in serving as a member of the Fairfax County Tree Commission, and there is a vacant position in the district in which you reside, contact your district supervisor's office." Membership includes 11 district representatives, one at-large member, and representatives of five government organizations.
- Residency required
- Yes
- Term
- Not stated by the agency
- Meets
- Not stated by the agency
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Not stated by the agency
- Status
- Status being verified
- Official notice
- fairfaxcounty.gov →
- Official membership roster
- fairfaxcounty.gov →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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