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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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November/December 2023
The ISA's North American Tree Climbing
Championship was held in October
at Garfield Park in Washington, D.C.
Pictured from left are competitors
Ryan Sams, trimmer, Chicago office;
Libby Bower, trimmer, Chicago office;
Abby Alm, foreman, Fort Collins office;
Meta Ehlen, foreman, North Milwaukee
office; and Daniel Barnes, foreman,
Albany office. For the women, Alm
placed second in Throwline, and seventh
overall; Bower placed sixth overall;
Ehlen placed third in Throwline, and
ninth overall. For the men overall, Barnes
placed 27
th
; and Sams placed 25
th
.
NATCC-WASHINGTON, D.C.
REPRESENTING DAVEY AT ISA TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEADERSHIP
The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Tree Climbing Championships
highlighted include the competitions 11 Davey employees competed in from
September through November.
Annamaria Cervantes (pictured above),
trimmer, Portland, Ore. office; and Jason
Mayorga (below), regional safety specialist,
health and safety department, competed
in the Pacific Northwest ISA's Tree Climbing
Championship in September at Wright Park
in Tacoma, Washington. For the women,
Cervantes placed third in Aerial Rescue, third
in Belayed Speed Climb, second in Throwline,
and fourth overall for the women. For the
men, Mayorga placed first in Ascent, third
overall, and fourth in the Masters' Challenge.
WASHINGTON
Evan Beck (pictured far right, in the photo on the left), arborist skills trainer, Davey Institute; and
Don Price (pictured right), trimmer, North Atlanta office, competed in the Georgia Chapter ISA's Tree
Climbing Championship held in November at Legacy Park in Decatur, Georgia. For the men, Beck
placed third in Aerial Rescue, third in Open Ascent, and sixth overall; and Price placed 31
st
overall.
GEORGIA
Conor Foley (pictured left), crew leader, Toronto Northeast Residential office; and Scott McDonald
(right), foreman, London Residential office, competed in the Ontario Chapter ISA's Tree Climbing
Championship held in September at LaSalle Park in Burlington, Ontario. For the men, Foley placed
19
th
overall, and McDonald placed 24
th
.
ONTARIO
