Eboni Hall oversees a new initiative to develop and implement American Forests’ mission into academia. Hall creates awareness of urban forestry career opportunities for students, changes how students learn about urban forestry and uses scientific research to achieve Tree Equity. She works with academic institutions nationwide to expand urban forestry programs and courses, increase awareness of urban forestry as an interdisciplinary field and provide resources for career paths in urban forestry. Hall is also committed to providing innovative and effective approaches to share technical information with non-technical audiences by linking the information to, and implementing practices in, communities it will impact. Hall graduated from Southern University and A&M College, The University of Georgia and Texas A&M University with degrees in urban forestry and natural resources.