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26 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | November/December 2024 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Pictured is Sandra Reid, vice president, corporate communications and strategic planning (left), and Dan Joy, executive vice president & assistant to the president (right), accepting the Portage Development Board's 2024 Investor of the Year award on behalf of Davey. The award was given to Davey for its contributions in investing in the Portage County, Ohio area. Congratulations, Davey employees! Dana Karcher was named a True Professional of Arboriculture by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). The award recognizes arborists who have educated the public about trees and their role, and "who show a high aptitude in any specialized area that fosters professionalism in arboriculture regardless of their career stage," according to ISA's website. Karcher is a project developer, Environmental Consulting services (EC), Davey Resource Group (DRG). Congratulations, Dana! Davey pledged to plant 86 trees, following "Birdies 'Fore' Trees," a partnership with the Professional Golf Association's (PGA) competitive tour's 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship. Davey pledged to plant a tree for every "birdie" made by a PGA golf professional at the 16th hole on Firestone Country Club's golf course in Akron, Ohio. The trees will be planted throughout Northeast Ohio. Congratulations, Davey! Lee Mueller was named a 2024 Fellow in the Society of American Foresters (SAF) for his contributions to the organization and forestry profession. The award aims to recognize those who have contributed to the advancement of forestry, and who have provided "long standing service to forestry at the local, state, and national level," according to SAF's website. Mueller is a project developer, EC, DRG. Congratulations, Lee! John Arico was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ontario Commercial Arborist Association (OCAA) at the organization's 2024 symposium. The award is granted to someone who exhibits "outstanding contributions to the arboriculture industry," according to OCAA's website. Arico is operations vice president, residential services, Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited. Congratulations, John! Pictured on the right is Kelsey Thouvenin, associate consultant, Environmental Consulting (EC), DRG, accepting Ohio Stormwater Association's (OSWA) 2024 Program Excellence Award for the Gorman Heritage Farm project, which consisted of the EC, DRG team from the Southern Ohio office designing and constructing a stormwater wetland system that would capture runoff from Gorman Heritage Farm's adjacent hillsides, pasture, and barnyard complex. In addition, the EC, DRG team from the Northern Ohio office won OSWA's 2024 Program Excellence Award for the Cuyahoga County Public Library Stormwater Inspection and Maintenance Program due to going above and beyond with their vision and budgeting to enhance their stormwater infrastructure. These awards recognized successful implementations or outstanding innovations in one or more areas of stormwater management. Congratulations, Davey employees!