Consulting & WC ISA Certified Arborist #WE-6500-AM
ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional
ISA Tree Risk Assessment 

Education:
American Society of Consulting Arborists: Arboricultural Consulting Academy, February 2016
Sierra College, 2014-2016, Sustainable Agriculture
UC Master Gardener Program, Placer County, 2013
Sierra College, 2012, Environmental Horticulture

Certification & License:
American Society of Consulting Arborists, Registered Consulting Arborist, Since 2020 

International Society of Arboriculture, Municipal Specialist, Since 2014
International Society of Arboriculture, Tree Risk Assessment Qualification, 2014 - 2024
International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist, #WE-6500, Since 2003

Professional Affiliations and Memberships:
International: International Society of Arboriculture
National: American Society of Consulting Arborists
Regional: International Society of Arboriculture, Western Chapter
California Native Plant Society
California Oak Foundation

Professional Career:

2024 to Present, Owner Focal Point Arboriculture Consulting
2018 2024 Co-owner, Chief Financial Officer and Consulting Arborist, CalTLC, Inc.
2016 Owner, Abacus Consulting Arborists (Consulting Arborist), 2009 to Present
2016 LSA Associates, Inc., Consulting Arborist – Associate
2015 2016 Sacramento County Tree Coordinator, Sacramento, California
2007 2014 Abacus, Certified Arborist, Auburn, California
2008 USFS, Silviculture Department, Truckee, California

1998 2007 Rogers & Shadek, Attorneys, Incline Village, Nevada

Professional Experience and Presentations:

 

Experience available upon Request.

“Trees and Construction” ISA Certification Course – Tree Test Prep, Sacramento, CA 08-2023

“Tree Assessment and Risk Management” ISA Certification Course, Sacramento, CA 08-2023

“Japanese Maples” Nevada County Master Gardeners, Grass Valley, CA 04-2023

“Tree Assessment and Risk Management” ISA Certification Course – Tree Test Prep, Sacramento, CA 08-2022

“Arboriculture for Gardeners” Placer County Master Gardeners, Auburn, CA 3-2022

“Mature Trees and Risk” Placer County Master Gardeners, Auburn, CA 3-2022

“Determining Extent of Fire Damage to Trees” with Ms. Britton, American Society of Consulting Arborists webinar, 03-2021

“Native Trees in our Landscape” Roseville Garden Club, Roseville, CA 06-2021

“Care of Landscape Trees” Divide Garden Club, Georgetown, CA, 03-2017

“Summer Pruning for Backyard Orchards” Placer County Master Gardeners, Auburn, CA 8-14-16

“Caring for your Trees During a Drought” Placer County Master Gardeners, Auburn, CA 02-2016

“Winchester Tree Disorders” Winchester Homeowners Association, Meadow Vista, CA, 02-2016

“Selection and Care of Citrus”, Lincoln Garden Club, Lincoln, CA, 03-2015

“Selection, Planting and Care of Landscape Trees” Auburn Garden Club, Auburn, CA, 01-2014

“Evaluating your Trees from the Ground Up” Placer County Master Gardeners, Loomis, CA 09-2012

“Why Do Trees Fall Down” Auburn Garden Club, Auburn, CA, 03-2012