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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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March/April 2022
TREE PRUNING CLINIC ENCOURAGES FORESTRY CAREERS
Bob Uzandenis, sales arborist, South Chicago office, held a dormant
tree pruning clinic with students in the Forestry & Gardening Club of
the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. The workshop took
place last November.
Uzandenis is an alumnus of the school, and his wife, Colleen, teaches
in the district. Last year, for Arbor Day, the South Chicago office donated
approximately 40 saplings to refill the school's tree nursery which were
used for the dormant pruning lesson. "It's one of the only tree nurseries
managed by a school in the entire state of Illinois," Uzandenis said.
"It's really nice to teach kids about possible careers in forestry and get
them used to being outside instead of in front of screens. I'm definitely
very passionate about that," Uzandenis said.
LEADERS GAIN ROOM TO GROW AT INAUGURAL
GREEN COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Beginning virtually in January, the in-
person session of Green Communities
Leadership Institute culminated in
March in Corvallis, Oregon, at Oregon
State University. GCLI focuses on
leaders increasing their impact and
influence in building more sustainable,
greener communities.
Dana Karcher, project
developer, Davey Resource
Group, is on the Core
Leadership Team of GCLI.
Lee Mueller, project
developer, was part of
the new class of 2022,
also known as the cohort. Twenty-four
green industry professionals
participated from 23 cities and 18
states, including Alaska.
"I see it as an opportunity to learn not
only from the peers that I'm leading
with, but from the people in the first
A forestry club participant prunes a tree
as taught by Davey's Bob Uzandenis
during a lesson for students of the Oak
Lawn-Hometown School District 123.
LEADERSHIP
" One of the things that I love about
working for Davey is the opportunity
to do these things. It helps me grow
as a person, which helps me help
my clients, and my team. So for me,
experiencing the opportunity to
perform leadership allows me to
be a better employee."
Dana Karcher
project developer
Lee Mueller Dana Karcher
cohort. They are diverse professionals,
coming from a wide range of
backgrounds, including non-profit and
city leadership. For me, it's all about
making these connections and learning
more about leadership through
someone else's eyes," Karcher said.
