Ari Giller-Leinwohl is a natural resource technician from Virginia, who has worked in invasive plant and conservation roles throughout the US. He studied Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) at James Madison University in the Shenandoah Valley, and has worked with National Park Service Exotic Plant Management Teams in the Mid-Atlantic, southwestern US, and coastal Maine. Ari has also conducted vegetation surveys in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, studying the habitat of the endangered New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse. Additionally, he has spent time in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah, conducting surveys for raptors and plants such as the threatened scelerocactus. He appreciates the balance of hard work, attention to detail, and teamwork that goes along with field work. He thoroughly enjoys spending time on our beautiful public lands, and is excited to join Trillium in the Hudson Valley. When Ari is not searching for plants, he can be found hiking, backcountry skiing, or mountain biking.

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Dayton Bagg is an invasive species technician at TrilliumISM. He has been working for the company since April of 2018. He graduated the University of Connecticut in December of 2017 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources with a concentration in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. His prior job experience includes working several summers at a Summer camp as a camp counselor, a landscaper, and for Connecticut State Parks as a Park Ranger. He enjoys working in all the scenic regions that TrilliumISM allows him to experience.

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Julie Fogden is a Hudson Valley native from Tillson, and is a graduate of the SUNY ESF Ranger School, with an Associates of Applied Science in Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation. She has previously worked in forestry, historical landscape management, and wetlands monitoring.  She has a special interest in the ecology of biocontrols for both invasive insects and plants.