Certifications &
Affiliations
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Certifications
- Registered Consulting Arborist (ASCA #297)
- I.S.A. Certified Arborist (MA-0094)
- Licensed Landscape Architect (Maryland #272)
- Licensed Tree Expert (Maryland #143)
- Licensed Pest Control Consultant (Maryland #424)
Professional affiliations: (past and present)
- American Society of Consulting Arborists
- National Forensic Center
- International Society of Arboriculture
- Professional Landcare Network (formerly Associated Landscape Contractors of America)
- American Nursery and Landscape Association
- Tree Care Industry Association (formerly the National Arborists Association)
- Maryland Nurseryman Association
- Maryland Arborist Association
- Washington Claims Association
- Northern Virginia Claims Association
- American Forestry Association
- Better Business Bureau
- Landscape Contractors Association (past president)
- Bethesda/Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
- Fellow, American Board of Forensic Examiners
- National Arbor Day Foundation
- Virginia Urban Forest Council
- Friends of the National Arboretum
- Friends of Brookside Gardens
Additional designations:
- Recognized as senior level professional in arboriculture and horticulture by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Certified as a National Resource Expert to be an official review agent for the American Forestry Assocation’s Global ReLeaf recognition projects
- Qualified by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to prepare forest conservation plans under the state’s Forest Conservation Act