O2 Treehouse

Emma is a nature-loving, art-inspired west coast Canadian gal. She grew up in the beautiful BC forests, which instilled in her a passion for the outdoors. Fresh out of USC with a Bachelor of Architecture degree, Emma has an imagination full of treehouse ideas and environmental design theses she’s been racking up even since childhood (some feasible, some straight up wild…). She is so excited to tackle the unique challenges of treehouse design at O2T and work on projects in the environment she loves most. Emma is part time, contributing about 20-30 hours per week.

Evan grew up working with the family business designing and building high-end custom homes in the Sierras. He galvanized his natural skill as an outdoors man working for Yosemite search and rescue as well as many other ski patrol posts in and around Tahoe. With a certification in first response, wilderness survival, a talent for climbing, and many years of experience in high craft carpentry, Aardal was a perfect fit for leading ropes course company Bonsai Design. Evan began work with O2 Treehouse in 2017 and became a project lead in 2019. Evan continues to work with O2 Treehouse on a contract basis.

Forrest has over 15 years professional experience as an arborist and treehouse builder. His diverse skill set has taken him the world over facilitating workshops in tree climbing and yoga. His early passion for the outdoors and environmental stewardship connected him with a thriving local counter culture in Asheville, NC. His good nature and keen wit quickly expanded his network coast to coast and to Central America. Kelly's skill as a beat boxer brought him recognition as a member of the group Rising Appalachia. Kelly currently stewards his two land projects in Barnardsville, North Carolina where he runs an arborist business and lives in his new geodesic sphere treehouse. Forrest has worked with O2 Treehouse since 2012 as an east coast project lead.

Professional tree hugger, creative charmer, life lover, creative crusher, and plant enthusiast. Hadley would rather spend most days in the canopy of a Redwood tree, but she stays grounded by building dream homes for people in search of a more meaningful relationship with nature. She has a New Mexico heart, a California state of mind, and is living the Peter Pan dream.

Treehouse veteran, co-founder of TreeHouse Workshop, Inc. in 1997 and program organizer/host of the annual World Treehouse Conference, Jake is an innovator and industry lead in treehouse building technology and design with branches that span the globe.

John is a retired Naval Officer who holds degrees from the United States Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography. His science background combined with time and experience in business development and entrepreneurship will help Treewalkers build a strong, durable business model that is both innovative and scalable in today' fast paced corporate environment.

JP has been building treehouses with O2 since 2009 and is O2 Treehouse’s lead foreman. His skills range from mechanical HVAC, traditional framing, rigging and large scale tensegrity structures. After moving west in 2007 from NM Chapman began work with Bamboo DNA and quickly expanded his network amongst the greater festival production community throughout the west coast. JP moonlights as a lead foreman for the premier festival production company Do Lab and is a cherished member of the CA alt community. When it comes to getting it done on time, with limited resources, JP will always be top pick, he is the O2T MacGyver

Katalin has trained in four countries in environmental technology, economics and business management among many others. She has a long-standing career as researcher, academician and project manager, 12 years working with the United Nations, and is the founder & head of the environmental economics network group established for Middle East and Central Asia (NEEMECA). Currently she serves as an advisory board member for Sustainable Academi, Green Growth and Sustainable Development NGO, and World Business Angels Association.

Kendrick is a Bay Area native with a passion for numbers. He obtained his Degree in Mathematics while working at Siemens and Tesla, continuously gaining an appreciation for how the world works. He brings his experiences as Administrative Lead and Project manager to O2 Treehouse. Although new to the world of trees, Kendrick is ready to tackle these problems like any other.

Lindsey has 15+ years of experience in the hospitality, multi-family and STR industries. She has extensive experience in new-build, conversion, and renovation-based initiatives with the likes of Marriott International, Loews Hotels & Co., Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Niido, powered by Airbnb.

Nick enjoys solving complex problems with elegant solutions. He has 10 years Architectural design and build experience in rural off grid locations across the globe. Specializing in membrane fabric structures as well as nontraditional mixed material structures. Nick holds a BFA in Industrial Design from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & design and is currently pursuing a Masters of Engineering (MEng) focused in tensile membrane structures from Anhalt university in Dessau, Germany. Nick is part time, contributing about 20-30 hours per week.

With years of experience teaching tree climbing, rigging, and carpentry, he is intent on sharing his knowledge and providing opportunities for personal growth, competency, and contemplation in the trees. Nick is driven by a passion to build community through experiences in nature. By getting people in the air, out of their comfort zones, and supported by living structures, he hopes to galvanize a new understanding of our relationships with each other and our planet. He aspires to inspire others to reduce their ecological impact and to live differently. In his free time, Nick can be found hiking and biking under forest canopies, building his wooden boat, crafting functional art, and photographing wild places.

Niko digitally commutes managing O2T’s social media and and other marketing outreach strategies. Niko started with O2 Treehouse in 2017 during the pinecone treehouse rental activation install and although he was a bit fresh to building his curiosity and clear intent to learn brought him up to speed quickly. Niko’s calm cool and collected demeanor and friendly style makes him a custodian of good vibes and always fun to have on the crew. Kush’s thirst for new experience has him traveling abroad and developing prototypes for a additive-manufacturing modular home. All while showing off our beautiful structure online.

A carpenter, business lawyer, judge, businessman, and intellectual property expert, Peter is enthusiastic about all things O2 Treehouse and proudly helps wherever he can, but especially in business law and intellectual property rights such as IP security.

Founder and Principal of Tree Solutions Inc., Scott is a master arborist, bringing advanced technology and an encyclopedia of tree knowledge to the table. Scott is a Registered Consulting Arborist and an honorary life member of the International Society of Arboriculture.

Steve brings his 43 years of construction experience on a wide variety of projects to the O2T team. He has built high rise office towers to cleanroom manufacturing facilities for demanding clients around the world. Steve came up through the ranks as a superintendent, leading to being a vice president for both DPR Construction and Turner Construction. His ability to deliver overall project execution coupled with excellent build quality has elevated O2 Treehouse projects to world-class standards.