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Amory Ngan

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

BIO

Amory Ngan is an urban forester whose passion for trees and cities has taken him to some of the largest and fastest growing municipalities in North America. He has held progressively senior roles at the City of New York, York Region, the City of Toronto, and is currently the Manager, Forestry at the City of Mississauga. Amory has worked across a range of urban forestry roles including development reviews, tree protection, capital projects, street tree planting, tree maintenance, contract management, granting, stewardship, and strategic planning and policy development.

Amory's teaching and professional practice is centred on the role of the urban forester in managing trees and green spaces in the face of the contemporary challenges in the built and natural environments. His teaching approach is rooted in experiential learning and real-world application that integrates insights from practitioners with current scientific knowledge. His interests include governance, policy, management, and leadership, especially as it relates to municipal forestry and arboriculture.

Amory graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master of Forest Conservation and an Honours Bachelor of Arts. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, a Registered Professional Forester, and holds a Certificate in Advanced Urban Tree Care from the New York Botanical Garden and an Urban Park Management Certificate from the City University of New York and Central Park Conservancy. He has been recognized as a True Professional of Arboriculture by the International Society of Arboriculture and is a recipient of the Award of Achievement from the Society of Municipal Arborists, the Fernow Award from the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 2023 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2021 - 31 Aug 2023
  • Sessional Lecturer
    University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Toronto, Canada1 Jan 2021 - 31 Aug 2023
  • Professional Associate
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry, Toronto, Canada2 Feb 2016 - 1 Jan 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Manager, Forestry
    City of Mississauga, Parks, Forestry & Environment Division, Mississauga, Canada1 Mar 2023 - present
  • Urban Forestry Coordinator
    City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division, Toronto, Canada1 Apr 2021 - 1 Mar 2023
  • Project Manager, Tree Planting Strategy
    City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division, Toronto, Canada1 Dec 2017 - 1 Mar 2021
  • Area Forester
    Regional Municipality of York, Environmental Services Department, Newmarket, Canada1 Jun 2016 - 1 Dec 2017
  • Forester
    City of New York, Department of Parks & Recreation, New York, United States1 Feb 2015 - 1 Aug 2016
  • Municipal Forestry Intern
    City of New York, Department of Parks & Recreation, New York, United StatesJun 2014 - Dec 2014

DEGREES

  • Master of Forest Conservation
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry, Toronto, Canada2014
  • Honours Bachelor of Arts
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2012

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Registered Professional Forester
    Ontario Professional Foresters AssociationApr 2016 - present
  • Board Certified Master Arborist
    International Society of ArboricultureFeb 2021 - present

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • School of Cities