Al Zelaya is an Urban Forester for The Davey Institute. His responsibilities include development, research, training, website administration and providing technical support for domestic and international i-Tree projects. Zelaya has over 15 years of experience working in urban forestry, arboriculture and natural areas management at the state, county and local levels. Al is an ISA certified arborist and has a BA from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Al also serves as a member of the instructor cadre for the Society of Municipal Arborists’ (SMA) Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) program.