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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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May/June 2021
Mike Barton retired Feb. 28, 2021,
following 28 years of service.
Barton served his entire career at
the Santa Clara office, beginning
in 1990 as a sales arborist and
serving as a sales and service
coordinator, assistant district
manager, and district manager.
He is an International Society of
Arboriculture (ISA) Certified
Arborist
®
and is certified by the Tree
Care Industry Association (TCIA) in
aerial rescue and electrical hazards.
Diana De Leon retired Feb. 28,
2021, following 25 years of service.
She was a client experience
coordinator (CEC) at the West San
Antonio office. De Leon started
with Davey in 1995 as a secretary
before she was promoted to office
manager in 1998.
Faaaliga Faleumu retired Feb. 14,
2021, following 31 years of service.
He was a supervisor on the San
Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Tree
Trimming account. Faleumu started
his career in 1989 as a foreman
on the SDG&E account. During his
time at Davey, Faleumu worked
as foreman, general foreman and
supervisor. He is a 2003 graduate
of the Davey Institute of Tree
Sciences (D.I.T.S.)
Richard Foote retired March 28,
2021, following 45 years of
service. Foote was vice president
of business development and
client services, Residential/
Commercial (R/C) services. Foote
began his career with Davey in
1976 as a lawnscape technician
at the Akron office before moving
to the Pittsburgh office as a sales
arborist the following year. He was
promoted to district manager of
the Buffalo office in 1978. From
1979 to 1995, Foote served as
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production manager, operations
manager, area manager and
regional manager for R/C services.
He oversaw the integration of the
B.D. Wilhelm Company in 1995,
cementing Davey's R/C presence
in the Denver market. In 2006 he
was promoted to operations
manager in charge of acquisitions
and expansion for R/C services,
and in 2007 he was promoted to
vice president of operations in
charge of acquisition and integration
of R/C services. In 2011 he was
named vice president of business
development and client services
for R/C client services. Foote
is a past member of the Davey
President's Council and is an ISA
Certified Arborist
®
.
Dortha "Dottie" Harkness retired
Feb. 21, 2021, following 37 years
of service. Harkness has been an
accounting clerk at the Livermore
office since starting with Davey
in 1983.
Dottie Harkness
RETIREMENTS
CORRECTION
Melyssa Garcia, geospatial technician, Davey Resource Group,
was inadvertently omitted from the list of Amy Greene Environmental
employees in the Surveying Bats By Boat story in the March/April issue.
We apologize for the error.
