Rick Dungey

Dungey’s public professional profile records bachelor’s degrees in political science and history from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.⁠[1]

Dungey later recalled beginning work with Christmas tree growers that year, coming from public relations and nonprofit management.⁠[2]

He served as public relations manager for the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, working on communications for the Christmas-focused charity.⁠[3]

The North Carolina Christmas Tree Association’s spring/summer journal announced Dungey’s appointment as National Christmas Tree Association executive director after Dustin McKissen left to pursue his own business. Dungey had already worked on the association’s public relations and marketing for several years.⁠[4]

The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation selected Q&A Business Solutions to manage its headquarters operations. Q&A brought in Dungey as the foundation’s executive director.⁠[3]

Joint Base San Antonio held a Trees for Troops event. Dungey explained to the base’s news service that donated trees were collected at farms and retail locations, routed through FedEx distribution centers and delivered to military installations for local distribution.⁠[5]

The foundation reported that Trees for Troops delivered a record 21,117 trees to 94 U.S. military bases in 2025, bringing its cumulative total since 2005 to 347,390. Dungey said the personal thank-you notes attached to trees helped military families feel supported by their communities.⁠[6]

In a TBPN interview, Dungey said two major artificial-tree importers sought tariff exemptions on the grounds that no American alternative existed and they had to import from China. He said the association’s response to the U.S. trade representative was that farm-grown real trees provided an American alternative.⁠[2]

Dungey has worked extensively with agricultural trade associations on marketing to growers, buyers and the public, as well as media relations and interview training. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.⁠[7]

Q&A Business Solutions identifies him as executive director of both the National Christmas Tree Association and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, working across industry advocacy and charitable programs.⁠[8]

Rick Dungey: Institutional biography: https://www.qabs.com/Our-Team (opens in a new window); LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdungey/ (opens in a new window).⁠[7][1]

National Christmas Tree Association: Official website: https://realchristmastrees.org/ (opens in a new window).⁠[9]

Christmas SPIRIT Foundation: Official website: https://www.christmasspiritfoundation.org/ (opens in a new window).⁠[10]

Q&A Business Solutions: Official website: https://www.qabs.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[7]