Davey Tree Flipbooks

24 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | January/February 2022 TRANSITIONS Gibson Banton has been promoted to assistant district manager, Maier Tree & Lawn, a Davey company, office. Jamie Blackburn has been promoted to market manager, Southeast operations, Residential/Commercial (R/C) services. Blackburn will oversee offices in Tennessee and Florida. He joined Davey in 2017 when Davey acquired Arborguard Tree Specialists, a Davey Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he started working in 2013. Blackburn is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist ® and holds a master's degree in horticulture from the Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University. Daniel Cohen has been promoted to assistant district manager, Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, Needham, Massachusetts, office. Robert Ellis has been promoted to manager, field safety support, corporate safety department. Ellis joined Davey in 2003 as a trimmer, Utility services. In 2004, he was promoted to foreman, then in 2007 to equipment operator foreman. In 2010, he was promoted to supervisor and in 2016 he joined the safety department as a regional safety specialist. In 2019, he was promoted to senior regional safety specialist. Mathew Garey Detroit Lawncare Chris Heim Residential/ Commercial services Mathew Garey has been promoted to district manager, Detroit Lawncare. Garey joined Davey in 2003 as an assistant superintendent in Davey Golf. After pursuing other opportunities, he rejoined Davey in 2019 as a lawncare technician with Detroit Lawncare, then in 2020 was promoted to sales arborist in the North Detroit office. Garey holds a degree in turf management from Rutgers University. Daniel Gibson has been promoted to assistant district manager, Chippers, Inc., a Davey company, Woodstock, Vermont, office. Daniel Hager has been promoted to assistant district manager, Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, Concord, Massachusetts, office. Chris Heim has been promoted to operations manager, Southeast operations, R/C services. Heim joined Davey in 1983 as a trimmer trainee in the North Atlanta office. He was promoted to foreman in 1984, and in 1986 transferred to the Akron office. He was promoted to sales arborist in 1989, then in 1993 to assistant district manager of the same office. In 1997, he was promoted to district manager of the North Atlanta office. Heim is a 1986 D.I.T.S. graduate and holds an associate degree in forestry from Hocking Technical College. Scott Hyland has been promoted to vice president of marketing. Hyland joined Davey in 2003 on the corporate communications team. In 2008, he was promoted to manager of sales development, then in 2014 to the newly created position of director of marketing. Hyland is a past member of the Davey President's Council. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and Ohio State Bar Association. Justin Irelan has been promoted to assistant district manager, North Detroit office. Ryan Kasak has been promoted to assistant district manager, Rockland R/C office. Benjamin Peterson IV has been promoted to area manager, Davey Resource Group (DRG), Utility Asset Management (UAM), Northeast region. Peterson joined Davey in 2014 as a make ready engineering fielder in UAM. In 2015, he was promoted to make ready designer and project coordinator, then in 2019 to project manager. In 2021, he was promoted to account manager. Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in geography and geology from Western Michigan University. Robert Ellis corporate safety department Jamie Blackburn Residential/ Commercial services Scott Hyland corporate office Benjamin Peterson IV Davey Resource Group

• Cover