SALEM, Ore. – There are two new faces at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Program – Allison O’Sullivan and Miriam ‘Mirms’ Miller.
Allison O’Sullivan is the agency’s newest Community Assistance Forester. O’Sullivan has a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in Anthropological Sciences and an associate’s degree equivalency from Clackamas Community College in Arboriculture and Horticulture. She is an ISA-Certified Arborist, a Qualified Tree-Risk Assessor, and a Certified Permaculture Designer.
For the past 20 years O’Sullivan has worked across the environmental sector with community organizations, nonprofits, businesses, and government to connect people with land in a mutually beneficial and ecologically healthy way. She spent the last seven years working with Portland Parks and Recreation (PP and R) in both the Urban Forestry and Land Stewardship divisions. During this time, she:
- managed tree planting and establishment programs
- implemented sustainable stewardship of hundreds of acres of Portland Parks, including the 200-acre Hoyt Arboretum
- served on the PP and R Diversity and Equity Committee, working to provide equitable and accessible services.
In her free time, O’Sullivan stewards an orchard at her farm in Damascus and loves exploring the outdoors.
Born and raised in the Willamette Valley, Miriam ‘Mirms’ Miller since 2022 has supported Forest Resources events across the state. In her new position as an Administrative Specialist 2, Mirms will continue to provide customer service and administrative support to the Forest Resources Division but will now also assist ODF’s Urban and Community Forestry team administer its two new Subaward Grant Programs: The Tribal Governments Subaward Program and the All Entities Subaward Program. Miller’s first day in the new position was March 1.
“We are thrilled to have Allison and Mirms on the team and look forward to tapping into their knowledge and experience,” said Scott Altenhoff, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager.
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