MEAD TREE & TURF CARE - Key Persons


Joanne Mead - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the Contact Our Team
  • Owner
  • Administrator of Business and Financial Planning for Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc
  • Business and Finance CFO
As administrator of business and financial planning for Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc, Joanne manages all banking and financing activity, budgets, insurance, company benefit programs, and financial reporting. She is also responsible for creating company documents, such as the business plan and accreditation documentation, and marketing and website management. Joanne is the president of the company, sharing ownership with her husband, Bob, and daughter Tiffany. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Maryland and has taken several courses in the business program at Howard Community College. She is a Maryland Licensed Tree Expert and certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

Robert Mead - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Member of the Contact Our Team
  • Owner
  • Operations and Sales COO
Robert Mead of Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture, a worldwide professional organization dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation for trees and promoting research, technology, and the professional practice of arboriculture.

Steve Nagy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Contact Our Team
  • Tree Care Division Manager
Steve Nagy is an ISA-board-certified master arborist. He has been working in the tree care industry since 1998, after graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in horticulture and a minor in agronomy. Steve began his field experience as a plant health care technician, tree crew bucket and crane operator, and production foreman. More recently, he served as a regional recruiter and trainer, sales arborist, and then regional assistant manager for a large national company. Steve's professional experience in tree preservation and plant health care has included participation in projects such as the United States Capitol Tree Preservation Project as consulting arborist and the Asian Long Horned Beetle treatment project in Brooklyn, New York. As a manager at Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc, Steve is responsible for tree care sales, directing operations for the tree care division, and oversight of tree care production. He is also instrumental in the implementation of the company safety and training program.

Tiffany Faatz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Contact Our Team
  • Office Manager
Primarily responsible for accounts receivable, human resources, job tracking, and scheduling, Tiffany manages all records related to production and customer service. She supervises scheduling and contracting, handles customer inquiries and estimates, and assists with facilitating daily production. Tiffany is also responsible for payroll, accounts payable, and all payroll tax and government compliance requirements. She began working for the company part-time while a student at Glenelg High School and gained computer and organizational experience as the student manager of the robotics team, as well as the Young Engineers and Scientists Seminars program at GHS. She has also taken courses in business and computer science at West Virginia University and Howard Community College. Tiffany is a notary public, holds a Maryland tree expert license, and is a shareholder in the company.