Summary
Liliana is a Consulting Arborist with professional experience in the industry since 2016. She brings a strong background in the nonprofit sector, where she partnered with local organizations to increase community access to tree care and green career pathways. Her work spans residential and public landscapes, and she approaches urban tree care with a collaborative, community-centered mindset.
Liliana Morgan – ISA Certified Arborist
Project Examples
Education and Qualifications
Professional Experience
2025 to Present Consulting Arborist, Lake Oswego, OR
- Serve municipal, residential, and commercial clients in the greater Portland-Vancouver Metro area with professional tree risk assessments, tree evaluations, and permit assistance.
- Collaborate with architects, builders, landscapers, and other development project partners on best practices for tree protection, retention, preservation, and management.
2024 – 2025 Regional Neighborhood Trees Specialist, Friends of Trees, Portland, OR
- Coordinate tree-planting activities, oversee tree procurement budgets, and strategize tree procurement processes to fulfill municipal, state, and federal planting contracts
- Perform on-site street and yard tree inspections, condition assessments, and advise clients on tree location and selection according to municipal tree codes and associated standards
- Manage educational street tree pruning programming for adults and youth
2022 – 2023, Urban Orchard Education Program Manager, Portland Fruit Tree Project, Portland, OR
- Create and manage the development of a pre-apprenticeship workforce training program covering the fundamentals of arboriculture
- Manage a diverse team of employees and interns on-site and remotely, performing arboriculture and stewardship activities
- Perform on-site tree assessments and inventories, detailed pruning and pest and disease management for clients
2020 – 2022, Tree Care & Harvest Programs Manager, Portland Fruit Tree Project, Portland, OR
- Develop written tree care plans, pruned and maintained perennial plants and trees for public and private clientele
- Coordinating groups of volunteers in harvesting and stewardship activities
- Maintain databases of tree inventories, volunteer information, and pruning schedules
- Perform pest and disease management and pesticide application as an ISA-certified arborist
2018 – 2020, Landscape Technician, Inspiration Landscapes, Portland, OR
- Implement landscape plans, developing and incorporating ecological design elements into urban landscapes
- Perform pruning and maintenance of established trees and woody shrubs, including the safe operation of tools and machinery such as chainsaws, Dingos, and tractors
- Coordinate between subcontractors, clients, inspectors, and crew members
2018 – 2019, Landscape Technician, Sticks & Stones Landscape Design, Portland, OR
- Responsible for prepping landscape sites for installation of all hardscape elements including boulders, pavers, and irrigation
- Perform pruning and maintenance of established trees and woody shrubs, including the safe operation of tools and machinery such as chainsaws, Dingos, and tractors
- Coordinate between subcontractors, clients, inspectors, and crew members
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