Davey's Columbus R/C and CLS operations welcomed Hocking College wood
utilization and landscape design build students to their office location for
demonstrations last fall. Students had the opportunity to watch a 22-ton
crane log lift and placement and a chipper in action, as well as see commercial
landscaping equipment up close. Student visitors included Arbor Grant
Scholarship winner and Columbus R/C intern Mason May, who received
his award onsite. Davey's Tom Bowman, Robert Klein, Mark Svozil and Trey
Webster attended as well.
Career Shadows
Idea submitted by: Mark Noark, manager of recruiting and training
Linda Cruz (center) accepts her
Arbor Grant Scholarship from
Davey's Joe Shaw (left). Martin
Stone, Cruz's professor from
Western Kentucky University,
is pictured to the right.
Pictured from left to right: Josyln
Pomeroy, Michigan Technical University
student; R.J. Laverne, Davey; Shane
Kleiman, Michigan Technical University
student; and Robert Froese, Michigan
Technical University.
Kodi Stebner (center) accepts
her Arbor Grant Scholarship
from Davey's R.J. Laverne (left)
and Mark Noark at the Davey
Institute in Kent, Ohio.
Conversations with Pros
Idea submitted by: Angela Bova, office coordinator,
Cleveland West CLS territory
P
asquale Monteleone, Jr., remembers
feeling anxious, nervous and overall
jittery before his first few professional
interviews.
"We've all been there," he says.
Because Monteleone wants to help
relieve those concerns of current high
school students thinking about college
and careers, he volunteers to conduct
mock interviews with seniors at
Independence High School in Ohio.
Career Specialist Amy Hanratty
organizes the mock interview program
through the Cuyahoga Valley Career
Center in Brecksville, where Davey
performs landscape services.
She invites local professionals to attend
and ask students certain questions to
reflect the format of a typical interview
for a potential job.
Monteleone, assistant branch manager
of Davey's Cleveland West Commercial
Landscape Services (CLS) territory, has
volunteered for the program twice so far.
"I really enjoy volunteering," he says.
"It's great to give back to the kids, and
it's a great recruiting tool, too. Those kids
are growing up, and I can tell they respect
Davey; I like that."
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