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Davey Bulletin March-April 2017

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March/April 2017 | The Davey Bulletin 25 Don Roppolo Davey Institute Jeff Parson Midwest Utility services Jeff Parson has been promoted to regional vice president, Utility services. In his new role, Parson will oversee Davey utility operations in the Midwest. He started with Davey in 1982 in R/C services before transferring to utility services that year. He held positions of increasing responsibility, including general foreman, account manager and regional manager before being promoted to operations manager in 2013. His is a past member of the Davey President's Council, a past recipient of the Davey Outstanding Manager Award and a 1993 graduate of D.I.T.S. Zac Perry has been appointed to sales arborist in the Atlanta R/C office. Jeff Pettit has been promoted to project manager in DRG Natural Resource Consulting. Don Roppolo has been promoted to manager of arboricultural training. Roppolo started his career in 1998 as a research technician in the Morton Arboretum. He joined The Care of Trees in 2002. Roppolo has authored curriculum for arboriculture programs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Mid-State Technical College in central Wisconsin and Joliet Junior College in Illinois. Roppolo joined Davey in 2008 as a regional trainer as part of the acquisition of The Care of Trees by the Davey Company. Since the merger, he has served as a recruiter/trainer and as an instructor for D.I.T.S. He is an ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Certified Tree Worker Aerial Lift Specialist ® , ISA Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist ® , and a Tree Care Industry Association Certified Treecare Safety Professional. Joe Shaw has been appointed to sales arborist at the Cincinnati office. Greg Snowden has been promoted to senior associate consultant in Davey Resource Group (DRG) Natural Resource Consulting. Thomas Weidner has been promoted to assistant district manager in the North East Chicago R/C office. Jim Zwack has been promoted to general manager of the Davey Institute, the Davey Company's premier research, development and innovation division. Zwack, who has more than 20 years of experience in the green industry, started with Davey in 2010 as director of technical services after successfully helping to lead and grow a startup plant health care product sales company in Minneapolis. At Davey, Zwack has worked to improve technical services provided by the Institute to the field. Zwack holds a master's degree in tree physiology from Iowa State University and a bachelor's degree in urban forestry from the University of Minnesota. He has held numerous leadership positions in industry associations, is a former director for the Society of Commercial Arboriculture, and is a chair emeritus for the TREE Fund. Jim Zwack Davey Institute Giuseppe Pagano Western Canada R/C operations

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