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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
|
March/April 2018
SEAN SORNBERGER
account manager
PG&E Diablo account
Davey Tree Surgery Company
OWNER'S BOX
"
I waited three years
before getting into
the employee stock
ownership program,
and I wish I would have
gotten in after that first
year. Since then, I've
watched the stock split
several times, which
encourages me to get
more people involved.
I always tell my
employees about it and
mention it right when
I hire people. I try to get
them involved as soon
as possible after their
first year and explain
to them the benefits
I've received from it.
I actually sold some
of my stock to help me
with the down payment
on my first house.
"
APPOINTMENT
Daniel Herms has been appointed to vice president of research and development.
Herms joins the Davey Company with more than 30 years of experience in
arboreta and academia. In 1984, he started his career as the director of pest
management at Dow Gardens in Midland, Michigan. In his time at Dow Gardens,
he designed their research program, laboratory facilities and managed all
Integrated Pest Management programs. Most recently, Herms served as a
professor and chair in the department of entomology at The Ohio State University.
The range of Herms' research promises to grow the green industry and support
Davey's corporate responsibility initiatives.
This includes: the mainstreaming of biological calendar and phenological indicators
into applied pest management tools, widely used by the nursery and landscape
industries; the incorporation by the tree care industry of work on tree resource
allocation patterns and their management implications; practical treatment options
for significant pests such as the emerald ash borer; and adaptation of the green
industry to climate change, from worker safety during heat events in the southern
U.S. to changing pest and plant zones.
"Dan is well known in the green industry for his expertise and ability to translate
technical concepts into practical applications," said Greg Ina, executive vice
president of the Davey Institute and employee development.
Herms holds a bachelor's degree in landscape horticulture from Ohio State, a
master's degree in horticulture and entomology from Ohio State and a doctorate
from Michigan State University in entomology.
Daniel Herms
DAVEY NAMES HERMS VICE PRESIDENT
OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
