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e uaa since 2007 starting her career in 2003 with a large electrical transmission company in the midwest jodie initially worked in the supply chain department as a purchasing agent she collaborated closely with the operating and maintenance departments gaining valuable exposure to the utility vegetation management sector recognizing her interest and aptitude in this area she transitioned to the site maintenance and vegetation management division in 2005 in her role within the division jodie excelled in various areas including workflow process innovation uvm program management program and budget development sourcing regulatory compliance and community relations her dedication and expertise have led to her current position as chief operations officer or d2k traffic safety inc email me call me josh beaver josh beaver is currently senior vice president of eocene environmental group a utility vegetation management uvm consulting and operations firm josh has more than two decades of experience within the uvm industry he is currently responsible for relationship management and oversight of long term uvm contracts throughout the united states and canada he considers customer and community communication to be vital aspects of his role and he has a proven record of success working with utilities josh joined eocene environmental group in 2010 as a lead consulting utility forester in tennessee he was soon promoted to regional supervisor followed by regional manager and vice president roles in his current position as senior vice president his primary objective is to ensure excellent safe and efficient production from eocene environmental group employees by making quarterly visits to each of his contracts he also provides on site consulting and training in addition to ongoing contract management josh works closely with eocene environmental group s r d division focusing on short term uvm related projects and tree inventory projects for municipalities throughout the country josh was the 2018 recipient of the uaa rising star award he has been published in utility arborist newsline and has presented on a variety of industry topics throughout the u s he currently serves on the uaa s professional development committee and events committee josh has also been instrumental in securing eocene environmental group s pine award status since the award s inception which entails active support of the uaa mission each year in 2023 he was elected to the uaa vice president role email me call me crystal arp crystal started her career in the interior design space but soon found herself working for non profit organizations she began designing bedrooms for children in need in flint michigan as the director for the zoie sky foundation she continued her work with non profits planning events for young people and families within faith based organizations crystal has over 15 years experience planning events and now brings her unique blend of creativity and compassion to the utility arborist association in her spare time crystal teaches yoga at a local yoga studio she also loves hanging out with her husband andrew of almost 25 years her 4 hilarious children 3 loud dogs and 2 mysterious cats email me call me felicia dunlap felicia brings over twenty years of leadership in management finance and governance with a track record built alongside community partners executives and board members the nashville based leader has real strengths in financial forecasting and reporting clear communication and the special project work that helps executives make confident decisions she s a creative collaborative problem solver who thrives in fast paced settings where every dollar counts felicia has served on core strategic leadership teams and rebuilt fiscal management from the ground up from gaap reporting and audit prep to 990 returns net zero budgeting grant management and cash forecasting she grew the organization s budget by 42 over six years including the pandemic and helped secure more than 4m in covid relief funding every audit under her direction returned an unqualified opinion and no management letters reflecting the transparency she brings to both finances and governance outside of work you ll find felicia enjoying all that tennessee has to offer and spending time with the people who matter most email me call me kevin puls kevin puls general manager enviroscience inc kevin puls is the general manager of enviroscience inc he was previously with acrt for more than 25 years and began his career with us as a work planner in western ohio he worked his way up to become an operations manager senior operations manager and director of operations during his tenure he has managed utility vegetation contracts municipal forestry programs performed environmental compliance inspections and many more items he has worked with over 50 customers in over 40 states he attended mount union college where he obtained a bachelor s degree in biology with a concentration in ecology he completed his internship at harvard forest in petersham massachusetts as part of a grant from the national science foundation kevin performed studies on plant soil air interactions and presented his research in multiple forums kevin also holds an mba in executive management from ashland university kevin also serves as a committee member on multiple bsa troops and conservation organizations email me call me jeff wissing jeff has enjoyed a 32 year career in utility vegetation management he began his career in 1993 with holy cross energy as a temporary groundman after receiving full time employment in 1994 he worked his way through the department from climber to foreman and eventually department manager in 2018 he brings a real world approach to the industry jeff has served on both the uvm managers summit hosting the summit in 2024 and the uaa outreach committees where his passion is focused on co operative outreach email me call me jason grossman jason is a seasoned utility vegetation management professional with almost 20 years of experience leading data driven field tested programs that prioritize safety reliability and operational efficiency jason is a forward thinking leader who integrates emerging technologies to extract insights from complex data streamline workflows and drive smarter decision making across the organization email me call me c troy ross c troy ross is the president of vegetation management at acrt and acrt pacific shortly after graduating from hocking college with a degree in ranger services and fish and wildlife ross began his career with acrt at southwest tennessee electric membership corporation as a contract utility forester in 1999 since then he has advanced through increasingly senior leadership roles supporting vegetation management programs for a wide range of utility types and organizational structures ross has spent more than 25 years shaping how vegetation management is practiced taught and led across north america he has worked directly with or consulted for hundreds of utilities and organizations helping to establish refine and support vegetation management programs that protect infrastructure and serve communities along the way he has trained thousands of professionals many of whom now lead programs of their own within the utility arborist association uaa ross has been an influential voice and active leader he is a former board director and was recognized with the uaa utility arborist award in 2023 for his contributions to advancing utility vegetation management he previously served as the champion of the uaa editorial committee and as a member of the uvm summit committee his contributions include helping to develop a utility specialist study program through training and standards development committees jointly with the isa and uaa ross is an international society of arboriculture certified arborist utility specialist and holds a bachelor of science in organizational leadership from union university and an mba with a project management specialization from ashland university email me call me dr robert vanderhoof a winner of the david h nabi award for dedication and service dr robert vanderhoof earned his ph d from the college of forest resources at mississippi state university in 1995 a veteran natural resource manager robert spent 15 years as florida s deer management section chief during which time he coordinated range management activities across florida s seven million acre wildlife management area system in 2004 robert was recognized by the florida chapter of the wildlife society for extraordinary vision leadership and dedication in natural resource management until recently robert applied his management experience as a utility vegetation supervisor for pacificorp across service territories in northern utah idaho and wyoming for 15 years an isa board certified master arborist and certified utility specialist robert is currently employed as a research consulting sme with arbormetrics robert has written several articles on the application of technology in natural resource management and routinely speaks on utility vegetation management issues email me call me cindy devlin musick cindy is the senior director vegetation management services and she manages departments responsible for maintaining vegetation in rec s rights of way with the goal of reducing exposure of the electric grid to tree caused outages while encouraging habitat and species diversity cindy also has a consulting business ecoacumen llc that focuses on residential commercial and government clients cindy has a four year degree in forestry bs a masters of science from johns hopkins university in environmental science and planning and has completed all of the coursework towards a phd in forestry while enrolled at virginia tech she is finishing her dissertation and defense at wvu related to distribution power outages caused by trees she has been a certified arborist and utility arborist for 30 years and a licensed forester for 30 years she has written several nationally published articles including two in transmission and distribution magazine 2002 and 2017 bark australia and the arbor day foundation s fact sheets email me call me kimberly laing kimberly laing has had an exciting career in the energy industry gaining valuable experience in various areas for almost 20 years during her career she has worked with numerous customers worldwide in a diverse cross disciplined technical environment she has extensive experience working with utilities asset owners equipment manufacturers and consultants to facilitate transmission and distribution projects kimberly is particularly passionate about utility vegetation management and its vital role in delivering safe and reliable power kimberly began her career at manitoba hydro and manitoba hydro international mhi where she worked in the power systems technology centre she later joined the t d division at mhi where she focused on facilitating transmission line engineering and vegetation management projects she then moved to the innovation team where she was responsible for market intelligence strategic account development and research and validation of new ideas products and service offerings through industry collaboration during this time she was actively involved in r d technology projects and her love for uvm began she joined the industry full time with arbormetrics currently she is the director of business development for arbormetrics solutions canada responsible for supporting long term market growth and partnerships kimberly holds a bachelor of arts degree in communications and a bachelor of business administration degree from the university of winnipeg she is also the manitoba chair of women in renewable energy wire whose mission is to advance the role and recognition of women and other underrepresented groups in the clean energy sector in her spare time kimberly enjoys camping cooking and exploring new parts of the world with her family email me call me dennis fallon fallon is a utility arborist and executive director of the utility arborist association prior to his current role he was responsible for leading vegetation management programs across several upper midwest states on behalf of a large investor owned utility he s also been an adjunct professor at the university of wisconsin stevens point where he facilitated the utility vegetation management certificate program a combined effort of the utility arborist association and the utility vegetation management association fallon has an undergraduate degree in urban community forestry and a master s degree in forestry from the university of minnesota st paul email me call me erin creekmur erin creekmur has been in the uvm industry for over 20 years after graduating with a bachelors in botany from northern arizona university she relocated to northern california to start her professional career starting as a consulting utility pre inspector with western eci she quickly moving up to the ranks to supervisor under the tutelage of folks like nelson money in 2004 erin joined pg e as a quality assurance auditor for the vm program eventually becoming the program manager for the north coast division helping stand up the beginnings of cema as the emergency drought response initiative lead for the enhanced inspection mitigation program targeting off cycle hazard trees across the system in 2015 erin moved back to her home state of arizona and took the role of division supervisor with arizona public service managing both transmission and distribution uvm programs out of the flagstaff area as part of her role with aps forestry fire and resource management department erin had responsibility for creating a hazard tree mitigation program maintaining aps s row stewardship accreditation ferc reporting and the transmission lidar program in 2021 erin took a shift in her career and is now supervising the customer construction and design team for aps expanding her overall understanding of the utility industry erin continues to maintain her isa utility specialist certification and traq she has also completed certifications in both six sigma and lean sigma green belt through accredited universities in addition to her current service on the uaa board of directors erin spent the last 6 years as an officer with the arboretum at flagstaff board of directors in her free time you can find erin in the woods taking pictures of native plants and beautiful western landscapes email me call me erin creekmur aps com christopher king christopher king serves as director of operations at arbormetrics solutions ams based in north carolina in this capacity he is responsible for overseeing operational activities across multiple accounts throughout the eastern united states with more than a decade of experience in the utility vegetation management uvm industry mr king has held a diverse range of roles including groundperson foreperson contract forester vegetati...