About the Author

Kay & Grandfather Tree

Kay Brown Gustafson is a former Minnesota State Representative, college vice-president, and executive director of numerous non-profit organizations. Kay has won the Spirit Of Eagan Award and was named Person of the Year, 2000-2001.  She now devotes her time to community volunteerism and writing.  Kay is currently completing a screenplay, “Killer of the Dogs” and her second children’s book Aunt Gussie’s Tea Party Promise.

The Grandfather Tree Project, chaired by Kay, received national attention.  It was featured in the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA Annual Report and received the Treescaping Award from the Minnesota Society of Arboriculture and the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association’s Award of Excellence.  The project generated media attention from National Public Radio, as well as all major media in the Twin Cities area.