1964-present:
Owner/manager of Professional Tree Care, Inc., established 1948. More than 40 years experience as a working arborist, engaged in tree pruning and removal, tree preservation, and landscape management of commercial and residential properties.
EDUCATION
Rockhurst College, 1964-1965
University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1965-1967
CERTIFICATIONS
International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist, 1993-present
Board Certified Master Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture, 2005-present
Kansas Arborists Association Certified Arborist, 1993–present
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Board of Directors, Kansas Arborists Association, 1998-2004
Past President; 2002 Honorary Life Member, Kansas Arborists Association
Board of Directors, Midwestern Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2000-2004
Financial Officer, Midwestern Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2004-present
Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists, 2004-present
RECENT CONTINUING EDUCATION
Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course, Ames, IA, March 13-14, 2007
Midwestern Chapter ISA Annual Conference, Topeka, KS, February 28–March 2, 2007
Kansas Arborists Association Annual Shade Tree Conference, Topeka, KS, January 10-12, 2007
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Napa, CA, December 3-6, 2006
SEAK National Expert Witness Conference, Hyannis, MA, June 20-23, 2006
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 14-15, 2006
Missouri Community Forestry Council Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, March 8-9, 2006
International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, Bismarck ND, February 21-23, 2006
Kansas Arborists Association Shade Tree Conference, Holidome, Topeka, KS, January 11-13, 2006
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA, December 4-7, 2005
Trees and Planting Conference, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, November 10, 2005
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 15-16, 2005
Connecting the Heartland Conference, Adams Pointe Conference Center, Blue Springs, MO, February 16-17, 2005
Kansas Arborists Association Shade Tree Conference, Holidome, Topeka, KS, January 19-21, 2005
Urban Trees Conference, Kansas Forest Service, Wichita, KS, December 15, 2004
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, December 4-7, 2004
Tree Appraisal Theory and Practice, Denver Stapleton Hotel, Denver, CO, August 26-27, 2004
National Arbor Day Foundation: Hazard: Trees; and Trees, People, and the Law, Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO, September 14-15, 2004
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 9-10, 2004
International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK, February 11-13, 2004
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
National Arbor Day Foundation, Lied Center, Kansas/Nebraska Tree CityUSA, Nebraska City, April 7, 2006, “History of Commercial Arboriculture”
Mid American Green Industry Council, Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS, November 29, 2005, “Right Tree, Right Place”
International Society of Arboriculture, Arborist Certification Training, Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO, April 17, 2005, “Tree Pruning and Tree Physiology”
Nebraska Forest Service, Lincoln, NE, April 6, 2005, “Pruning Storm Damaged Trees”
International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, University Plaza Holiday Inn, Springfield, MO, February 6, 2003, “Tree Storm Damage and Crown Restoration”
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS
John Wornall House Museum, 2000 - 2007
Linda Hall Library, UMKC Campus, 2005 - 2007
Overland Park Arboretum, 2005 -2007
Elmwood Cemetery, National Register of Historic Places, 2005
