Lauren S Lanphear, Neighbor

Lauren Lanphear, League Director – Upward Basketball League at the Church of the Saviour

Lauren has been the League Director for the CotS Upward Basketball League since is formation in 2009. The upcoming 2020 season will be the 11th season for the program.

The program includes nearly 300 boys & girls grades K through 7th. There are thirty-two (32) teams, each practicing for one-hour every week for 10 weeks and play games starting on Saturday January 25 and continuing for 8 consecutive Saturdays through March 14.

Both an ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Tree Risk Qualified, Lauren served on the board of the International Society of Arboriculture for 15 years, culminating in a two year term as its president, 2007-09. He chaired ISA’s 1996 Annual International Conference in Cleveland conference and is a recipient of ISA’s Honorary Life Member Award. He was recognized by the ISA with its Award of Achievement in 2011.

He served as the editor for the Ohio Chapter, ISA for 11 years, its president in 1986, and its chapter representative to International for more than 10 years. The Ohio Chapter presented Lauren with its Buckeye Award in 1987, Award of Merit and Golden Buckeye Award in 1988, and Honorary Life Membership in 1993.

Lauren has traveled the globe and spoken to professional groups throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, & Asia on Employee Recruitment and Retainment, Tree Fertilization, Hydraulic Sprayer Calibration, Tree Injection, and other relevant topics. He has presented testimony to state & local legislatures & regulatory agencies on pesticide issues. Lauren has personally trained over 1000+ applicators in Tree Injection and Tree Nutrition & Fertilization fundamentals and techniques. He has also spoken on a variety of tree care topics, both technical & non-technical, to Rotary Clubs, Garden Clubs, schools, and other community & civic organizations.

Lauren’s passion for arboriculture and leadership style reflect his core values: Live what you believe, be principled and trustworthy, deal with people not objects, and strive to understand others’ views. Lauren believes that involvement in professional organizations is not a vehicle for personal gain but rather a means to serve the profession and community.