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January/February 2023
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
NORTHEAST ARBORISTS TRAIN TOGETHER IN CONNECTICUT
Held over three days at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth,
Connecticut, 14 Residential/Commercial services employees
attended the Arbor Skills Module 1 training, which covered
ascending, descending, and positioning skills as it pertains
to tree climbing. R/C employees traveled in for the training
from the following offices: Albany; Hartney Greymont, a
Davey company, Cape Cod and Needham; Long Island; New
Jersey; Portland; Rochester; Stamford; Westchester; and
Left: Arborist Skills trainees included (not all pictured):
Keegan Ciarmello, Dillon Engelmann, Chris
Everest, Andrew Gardner, Isaias Granados, Devon
Hall, John Mascia, Ed Ortiz-Sanabria, Cory
Rebello, Nestor Reyes, Nate Robson, Mike Tilton
and Javier Vicuna. Skills trainers and support
staff included: Blake Duval, Adam Martin, Jason
Pauley, Jose Ramirez, Emmett Shutts, Matt
Buza, Andy Cunniff, Ed Kollar and Phil Snyder.
Right: Graduates of the Arborist Skills training
series from left: Mike Tilton, Keegan Ciarmello,
Nate Robson and Cory Rebello.
PLANTING THE SEED STRENGTHENS COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Seventeen Eastern Utility and U.S.
Rail employees completed Planting
the SEED, a leadership development
program. They met virtually to kick-off
the program, then met for a four-day
live session at the corporate office
in autumn.
Emilio Gomila Morejon, general
foreman, Mid-Carolina Electric
Cooperative account, who was
recently promoted to the role of
supervisor, said, "Planting the SEED
was a fantastic training. We learned
the importance of asking questions
and listening to each other in order
to hone our leadership skills."
Planting the SEED autumn session attendees
from left in the front row: Christian Avalos,
Brice Kundinger, Roger Hawthorne, Dave
Poghen, Rob Morrison, Lester Kuykendall,
Mark Stackhouse, Eric Ford and Travis
Cunningham. In the back row: Ellis Holbrook
Manier, Emilio Gomila Morejon, Marc
Owens, Jerry White, Larry McFalls, Shaun
Barber, George Trice, Joey Pate and Planting
the SEED facilitator Mike Testa.
Wickes/arborists, a Davey company, Rockland.
"Beyond learning new skills and implementing best practices,
these training modules have forced me to stop and consider
if a decision I'm making in the field comes from a place of
understanding or is the result of routine," Keegan Ciarmello,
foreman, Albany office, said. "I always need to have a reason
behind what I ask of myself and my crew."
