Janette Monear

Background

About Janette Monear

Janette Monear, President/CEO of the Texas Trees Foundation, is dedicated to creating livable and resilient communities through the use of trees, green infrastructure and sustainable design. Based in education, research and creative vision Ms. Monear is a pioneer in urban forestry. Monear began her career in advertising and promotion for a large bank and quickly transferred her skills to promote and advance urban forestry for the University of Minnesota which led her to the nonprofit sector. In 2010 under Monears direction the Texas Trees Foundation launched the Tree North Texas regional initiative with 40 mayors. This initiative was to plant 3 million trees by 2020 to mitigate environmental challenges, spur economic development and “green, clean and cool” North Texas. In 2015 through her leadership the State of the Dallas Urban Forest Report was launched with Mayor Rawlings which resulted in redefining the Dallas landscape through 4 major projects: Southwestern Medical District Streetscape Master Planning, Cool Schools, NeighborWoods and Downtown Dallas. She is a frequent speaker at national and local conferences and a leader in organizational development. Her skills were instrumental in helping develop the Saint John’s University Arboretum and other national and local organizations. Ms. Monear co-produced, wrote the narration, and edited the Public Television Documentary, Spirit of the Trees, a Telly Award winner and she has published several training and professional manuals and reports. “Economic development in the absence of environmental integrity is not sustainable” is her mantra and connecting people to the land and creating that “sense of place” where all people thrive is her passion is her mission.