Keith O'Herrin grew up in rural Southwest Wisconsin. Keith had a family friend who was a State forester, so he knew forestry was a potential career option. He graduated from University Wisconsin - Stevens Point with a B.S. Urban Forestry in 2008. While at Stevens Point he served as the President of the Student Society of Arboriculture. Upon graduation, Keith took a position with the City of La Porte, IN as their first budgeted City Forester. In 2010, he took a position with the City of Austin, TX as an Urban Forester, then moved into a position supervising the maintenance crew. While in Austin, Keith also earned a Masters of Public Administration from Texas State University.Keith is currently pursuing a Ph.D. Urban Forestry at Virginia Tech.