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Above left: Trimmer Aquilino Amador, from Davey's
Nashville R/C office, participates in a Master Climbing
event at the Southern Chapter ISA Tree Climbing
Championship. He won the championship, which qualifies
him to compete at the ISA International Tree Climbing
Championship in August.
Above right: Aquilino Amador participates in a Master
Climbing competition.
Left: North American Training Solutions' Glenn Peroni,
Aquilino Amador, Joe Shaw and Nick St. Sauveur
(pictured left to right) attend the Southern Chapter ISA
Tree Climbing Championship in February.
T
his year, a national champion hails from
Davey's Nashville R/C office.
Trimmer Aquilino Amador, winner of
the 2014 Tennessee State Tree Climbing
Championship, also obtained the Southern
Chapter ISA title at the Southern Chapter ISA
Tree Climbing Championship in February. His
next challenge? Facing international tree climb-
ing competitors in Milwaukee, Wis., this August.
But Amador wasn't the only Davey employee
to represent the company in tree climbing
events this year. Fellow crewmember and fore-
man, Rob Kraker, earned second place at the
Tennessee State Tree Climbing Championship.
Nashville R/C's James Jones, Stephen McLaren
and Joseph Williams also competed at the
Tennessee event, where Recruiter/Trainer Joe
Shaw was head judge for the footlock event
and helped score the Master's Challenge.
Trimmer Nicholas St. Sauveur, from Wolf Tree,
as well as Memphis R/C's Matt Baker
and Nathan Baker, helped set up the event.
Some employees also participated during
the Southern Chapter ISA Tree Climbing
Championship in several capacities. Shaw was
head judge for a footlock event, as well as
head technician for the aerial rescue event.
St. Sauveur competed in all the events.
"Being involved at climbing events is an
opportunity to learn with other people in the
industry, build camaraderie and gain networking
opportunities," says Shaw, who has volunteered
Reaching for National Fame
at climbing events in Tennessee in the past
few years. And although inclement weather
slightly interrupted the schedule of the
Southern Chapter ISA Tree Climbing
Championship, the event was worthwhile to
the individuals involved.
The MyDavey Bulletin wishes Amador good
luck when he moves on to compete at the ISA
International Tree Climbing Championship
Aug. 2 – 3. Climb on!
