Lindsey Purcell, principal of Lp Consulting Group, has over 40 years of experience in community landscape and urban forestry. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and has worked with communities across the U.S. at various levels of government and private sector. Purcell retired from 21 years of teaching at Purdue University and Vincennes University and has published a book titled Arboricultural Practices; a science-based approach to tree care. As an educator, author, and arborist, Purcell provides educational opportunities and products for professional arborists and urban foresters internationally. Additionally, Purcell serves as Executive Director of the Indiana chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. He is also an American Society of Consulting Arborists Registered Consulting Arborist and holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification as a certified instructor by the International Society of Arboriculture.