Russell has worked in the green industry since his first job at a local nursery at fourteen. While he initially studied Landscape Architecture at UMass Amherst, he soon realized his true interests were based on trees. Since graduating with a B.S. in Plant, Soil, and Insect Science he has worked in all aspects of arboriculture; in the field, sales and managing crews. He is the Supervisor of Vegetation Management in eastern Massachusetts for Eversource Energy as well as the Vice President of the Massachusetts Arborist Association. Russell is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, Massachusetts Certified Arborist, TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional and a Red Cross CPR/First Aid Instructor.