TCIA SAFETY AWARDS

• Arbor Masters
• Arborwell
• Bartlett Tree Experts
• Lewis Tree Service
• Lucas Tree Experts
• SavATree
• Vine & Branch, Inc.

TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.

• Arborwell – Juan Silva
• Bartlett Tree Experts – Alberto Ramon-Grarcia and Bryan Waters
• Davey Tree – Chris Weitoish, Matt Smith and Ron Weitoish
• Davey Tree – Miguel Melgar, Jonathan Mayhew, Lamont Phipps and Tomas Enrique
• Davey Tree – Scott Martin
• Davey Tree – Jay Casil
• Davey Tree – Tinashe Nathan Kuimba
• Davey Tree – Connor Kaufmann
• Davey Tree – Jose Garcia
• Davey Tree – Monica Wirick
• Lewis Tree Service – Antonio Camargo, Dustin Brown
• Lewis Tree Service – Shawn Jones, David Boyd, Mark Giannetto, Glen Orts, Rob Gaston and Rickie Wolvington
• Lucas Tree – Emily Garside
• Lucas Tree – Ethan Martin-Hunt, Aaron Sabin and Kwang Phaung
• Sandborn Tree – Ruben Ruiz Ruiz and Chip Sandborn
• SavATree – Eric Snyder
• Shadywood – DeAngo Harbin

• Arborwell
• Chippers Inc.
• Davey Tree
• Lucas Tree
• SavATree
• Taddiken Tree Company
• Vine & Branch
• Wachtel

TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.

• Arborwell – Juan Esquivel
• Arborwell – Marcelino Rios and Adan Caballero
• Arborwell – Rolando Miramontes
• F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company – Victor Nakashima
• Caldwell Tree Care – Terry Ferdarko, Mike Bederian, Wayne Germon and Andy Farbotko
• Caldwell Tree Care – James Foote, Terry Ferdarko, Dave Loring, Willie Catlin and Joe Schifani
• Davey Tree – Mathew Shepherd
• Henderson’s Tree Service – Joe Town
• Lewis Tree Service – Armando Marichal, Artemio Irizarry and Dionisio Rivas
• Lewis Tree Service – Ian Clark
• Lucas Tree – Lloyd Glenn
• Rainbow Tree – Tyler Lang
• SavATree – Ben Zomer and Mike Tilford
• Wachtel – Kyle Babicky
• Wachtel – Allison Rodefor, Holly Zart and Johanna Smith
• Wright Tree Service – Brian Crowe, Wayne Larsen, Chad Wallace and Martin Jones
• Wright Tree Service – Derek Bedford, flaggers Leslie Mills and James Kruger, trimmer Scott Heiner and apprentice Matt Carter
• Wright Tree – Nicholas Polhamus and Tyler Joehlin
• Wright Tree – Jordan Sutherland

• F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company
• Chippers, Inc.
• Arborwell
• Lucas Tree
• Rainbow Treecare
• SavATree
• Vine and Branch, Inc.

TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.

• Arborwell – Bill Owen
• Arborwell – David Vega
• Barts Tree Service – Matt Bartelme
• Lewis Tree Service – Joel Perdomo, Juan Fuentes, Jorge A. Reyes Navarrete
• Lucas Tree – West Bello and Chris Everest
• Lucas Tree – Justin Cope and Andrew Singletary
• Lucas Tree – James Wright and Noah Loftus
• F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company – Nathan Franklin and Trevor Coey
• SavATree – Robert Schaaf
• Wright Tree Service – Alex Carr, Paul Dunklau, Jeremy Nailer, Joshua Wewer
• Wright Tree Service – Jeff East, Dean Shelton, Damon Allen, Teddy Green, Alekzandr Echelle, Tyler Cole, Kyle Driggers, Russell Morris and Daniel Nielsen
• Wright Tree Service – Todd Ostoff, Sean Catron, Shane Purdie and Juan Rodriguez
• Wright Tree Service – Zack Norris
• CN Utility Consulting – Tim McCunn
• CN Utility Consulting – John Muegge

• Clark Garreau, Ossian Batchelder – Belknap Landscape
  Individuals do their jobs thoroughly and conscientiously; have received customer testimonials.
• Jesse Hencz – Family Tree Service
  Individual doing his job exceptionally well.
• Clark Gareau, CTSP and Ossian Batchelder – Belknap Landscape
  Exemplary performance of their day-to-day safety activities.
• Lacardo Davis, Ernest Berlin, James Todd, Larry Jackson, Cameron Strickland, Anthony Gainey – Carolina Tree Care
  Exemplary DOT inspection.
• Leo Roldan – SavATree
  Proactive efforts to improved safety, especially in the Hispanic tree worker community.

• Arborguard Tree Specialists
  Level 6 mentor program.
• Arborwell
  Comprehensive formal training program.
• Bartlett Tree Experts
  Driver performance testing program.
• Carolina Tree Care
  New procedures for safety job site observations, reporting and job briefings.
• Davey Tree
  Electronic close call communication procedure.
• Family Tree Service
  Multifaceted, proactive development of company safety culture.
• Lucas Tree Expert Co
  Jenga: Engaging employees to find gaps in safety procedures.
• Owen Tree Service
  Proactive efforts to achieve a “Culture of Safety” and enjoy a Mod Rate of .55.
• Rainbow Treecare
  Proactive incremental training and safety discussions to reduce incidents.
• SavATree
  Multifaceted, proactive development of company safety culture.
• Vine & Branch
  Multifaceted safety program.

TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.

• Paul Sisk & Andrew Steed – Bartlett Tree Experts
  Came to the aid of a victim having a seizure.
• Seth Carter, Paul Hahn & Leo Velasco – Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation
  Came to the aid of and performed CPR on a victim on a golf course.
• Hudson Puente – Bridge Wood Tree Care Services 
  Rescued a drowning victim from a pool and performed CPR.
• Charles Huggins, Jr., William Huggins & Travis McGirt – Carolina Tree Care
  Came to the aid of a man trapped in a burning house and a woman trying to gain access.
• Sergio Lopez – Davey Tree
  Rescued someone from a burning building using his bucket truck.
• Mike Horneber – Davey Tree
  Came to the aid of an elderly couple after they were involved in a car accident.
• Dan Genness – Lucas Tree Expert Co.
  Warned people away from an energized pole and ground wire.
• Todd Turner – Lucas Tree Expert Co.
  Came to the aid of an infant suffering heat exhaustion.
• Brandon Miller & Andrea Johnson – Rainbow Treecare
  Provided care and comfort to an elderly homeowner who had fallen and broken his arm.
• John Kerst – Wright Tree Service
  Removed a police officer and a homeowner from the danger of an arcing underground transformer.

• Arborguard Tree Specialists (Atlanta Office)
• The Lucas Tree Expert Company
• SavATree
• Wright Tree Service

• Quillan Smith and Gerard Smith; Global Environmental Solutions, Inc.
• Orlando Negron, SavATree
• Chet Mercer, Bladamir Morales, and Julio Chonoo; Carolina Tree Care
• Ryan Rodefer, Wachtel Tree Science
• Eric Davidson, Shawn Jenkins, Taylor Davidson, and Mike Rhodes; Wright Tree Service
• Bill Ruitta and Tom Loree; Trees, Inc.

• Bartlett Tree Experts, Division Three
• Lucas Tree Experts
• Brothers Tree Service
• Davey Tree Expert Company
• Carolina Tree Care
• Caldwell Tree Care
• SavATree
• Bartlett Tree Experts

• Bennie Wilson, Carolina Tree Care
• Jess Paulson, Erik Herberg, John Fiek and Adam Lobitz; Wright Tree Service
• Erik Herberg, Wright Tree Service
• Andy Burns, Raul Serrano, Preston Scott, Paul Dill; Wright Tree Service
• Kevin Christenberry, Wright Tree Service
• Nathan Jones, Wright Tree Service
• Jesus Ortiz and Juan Gonzalez; Wright Tree Service
• Elio Mendez and Gonzalo Flores, SavATree
• Donny Coffey, Bartlett Tree Experts

• Vine & Branch
• Lucas Tree
• Owen Tree Service
• Arborwell
• Bartlett Tree Experts
• Arboriculture Canada Training & Education, Ltd.

• Christopher Towerton, Lewis Tree Service
• Don Libby, Lucas Tree
• Six Wright Tree Service crews
• Two Townsend Tree Service crews
• Four Nelson Tree Service individuals/crews
• Jairo Salgado, Arborwell
• Wachtel Tree Science & Service crew of Ryan Rodefer, Nathan Schuettpelz and Cody Austin

• Vine & Branch Tree Service
• Trees Inc.
• S & S Tree and Landscaping Specialists
• Lucas Tree Experts
• Davey Tree Expert Company
• The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
• Arborwell

• Three Wright Tree Service crews
• Richard Burt, trimmer with Trees, Inc.
• Townsend crew of Terry Willett, Dan Aston and Corey Cooper
• Jonathan Hensley, Carolina Tree Care
• Marc Rayfield and Jaime Tucker, Carolina Tree Care
• Wayne Harris, Chad Chrisawn and Matt Murphy, Carolina Tree Care
• Terry Williams, Josh Perry and Ben Perry, Carolina Tree Care
• Chris Turner and Ricky Ramirez, Carolina Tree Care
• Wilber Larios, The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
• Six Asplundh crews, worldwide

• Arborwell
• Embark Tree & Landscape Services
• Lucas Tree Experts’
• Townsend Tree Service
• Vine & Branch Inc.Lewis Tree Service

• Foreman Dan Williams and his crew, Wright Tree
• General Foreman Cesar Bustos, Wright Tree
• Roger Baynum, Townsend Tree Service
• Gary Shaffer, Lucas Tree
• Marc Rayfield, Jaime Tucker and Jeffery Richards, Carolina Tree Care
• Rob Springer, CTSP, The Bartlett Tree Expert Company

• Lucas Tree Expert Co. Inc.
• S & S Tree & Horticultural Specialists, Inc.
• Townsend Tree Service Co., Inc.
• University of Massachusetts & Bartlett Tree Experts
• Vine & Branch, Inc.

• Sean Schanbacher, Bartlett Tree Experts
• Robert Wells, Townsend Tree Service Co., Inc.