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January/February 2022
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Don Roppolo has been promoted
to director, arborist training, Davey
Institute. Roppolo joined Davey as
a crew leader in 2008 through The
Care of Trees acquisition. After
holding various positions from
foreman to regional trainer, he joined
the recruiting team in 2011. In 2016,
he was promoted to manager of
arboricultural training for the education
and training department. He earned
a bachelor's degree in agriculture
with an emphasis in urban forestry
and a master's degree in natural
resources with a concentration in
urban forestry from the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Helen Thompson has been promoted
to manager, DaveyConnect, corporate
communications. Thompson joined
Davey in 2014 as an intern in corporate
communications and was hired
full-time upon her graduation from
Kent State University where she
earned a bachelor's degree in public
relations. In 2020, she was promoted
to senior project manager.
Joel Twist
North Atlanta office
Joseph Kilchun Tommasi has been
promoted to area manager, DRG,
UAM, Ohio and West Virginia region.
Tommasi joined Davey in 2015 as
an intern. In 2016, he joined Davey
full-time as an engineer designer on
the Consumers Energy MRE project.
In 2020, he was promoted to project
manager, then in 2021 to account
manager. Tommasi holds a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering from
The University of Toledo.
Joel Twist has been promoted to
district manager, North Atlanta office.
Twist joined Davey in 2001 as an
intern in the Baltimore office. After
graduating from Allegany College
with an associate degree in forest
technology, he joined Davey full-time
as a climber and plant health care
technician. In 2010, Twist was
promoted to sales arborist, then in
2015 to assistant district manager.
Twist is an ISA Certified Arborist
®
.
He graduated from D.I.T.S. in 2004.
Justin Walker has been appointed
to district manager, Long Island office.
Walker has 16 years of arboriculture
experience in New York. He is an
International Society of Arboriculture
(ISA) Board-Certified Master Arborist
and a Tree Care Industry Association
(TCIA) Certified Treecare Safety
Professional (CTSP). Walker holds
a bachelor's degree in biology from
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
He is a United States Marine
Corps veteran.
Joseph Williams has been promoted
to area manager, DRG, UAM, Michigan
and Wisconsin region. Williams joined
Davey in 2016 as a lead designer on
the Consumers Energy MRE contract.
He was promoted to project manager
in 2018 and account manager in
2021. Williams holds a bachelor's
degree in civil engineering from
Michigan State University and is a
registered Professional Engineer (PE)
in nine states.
Helen Thompson
corporate office
Don Roppolo
Davey Institute
Justin Walker
Long Island office
Joseph Kilchun
Tommasi
Davey Resource Group
Joseph Williams
Davey Resource
Group
