Joey Banh, Arborist - ISA Certified Arborist®, B.E.S. (Hons) 

Joey is an Arborist on the team with an Honors Bachelors of Environmental Studies with a Management specialization from York University, Toronto. She also has a Certificate in Arboriculture from Humber College, Toronto. She has been a climbing arborist for 5 years in the Niagara region in Ontario and in West Vancouver. She participated in ISA Tree climbing competitions and other tree climbing events as a competitor and volunteer, advocating for industry safe practices in tree climbing. Before joining DHC, she worked for the Government of Alberta in the Wildfire Division as a Crew Leader for the Junior Forest Rangers program. There she worked with young people to provide exposure to outdoor work from Forestry to Wildfire, and working with and learning from local indigenous peoples. Joey is both an ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, and part of the ISA-PNW DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Committee. In her spare time, Joey enjoys rock climbing, hiking and camping. She also enjoys admiring trees across Metro Vancouver and spreading knowledge to educate others, all the while continuing to educate herself. Most of all, she strives to find the balance between the natural and urban environment that is both safe and inclusive for all