CHARLESTON TREE EXPERTS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager & Qualified Arborist
Ash began her professional career in the legal field as a Paralegal for 12 years. Native to the area, with an eye for details and a desire to be outdoors, she daringly pursued a career change to arboriculture. An analytical skill set a decade in the making translated well and has equipped Ash with professionalism and a personal touch unprecedented in the industry. She believes communication and education are the missing links to understanding and carrying out a customer's needs. Ash's drive to make a difference and raise industry standards ensures of expectations exceeded. Aside from having her head in the trees, Ash can be found boating, snowboarding, and enjoying all outdoor activities with her family.
Georgia grew up in the remote Ventana wilderness beneath Coast live oaks, towering Blue oaks and beautiful Sycamore. Exploration and a love of nature are and always have been an innate part of her life. A naturalist by profession and passion she's used her in-depth knowledge of plants and insects to educate children as a teacher, the public as a horticulturist at educational institutes, families as a horseback trail guide, and now the greater Charleston area as an arborist. Spending as much time outside as she can, Georgia hikes, kayaks, gardens, and fishes for leisure.
Hannah was born in North Carolina and raised between North Carolina and Pennsylvania. She started a landscaping company on her own, but has worked in an array of fields throughout her career. She loves to travel, read, and garden when she's not busy helping clients and providing excellent customer service. She loves having the opportunity to grow with our company and be part of the Charleston Tree Experts family!
Having recently relocated to Charleston, Jessica Jeanes is new to the area and to the Charleston Tree Experts team. With over 5 years of office management experience, as well as another 10 years of retail management experience, she has been able to seamlessly transfer those skill sets to the wonderful world of Arboriculture! She loves keeping things organized and ensuring things run smoothly and as a result has been an amazing addition to our staff! In her spare time, Jess loves spending time with her husband and their 4 fur babies, enjoying the beach and exploring a new city!
Job Titles:
- Plant Health Care Manager
Kyle's love for horticulture began at a young age through a childhood in Germany and grew into a career path through the Lowcountry landscape. Kyle oversees and implements the latest plant and tree health in our everchanging and ever-improving ArborShield. In addition to plant health care needs, Kyle serves as a "guru" for shrubbery and tree planting recommendations. His expansive knowledge of our growing environment and the common environmental impacts assists in assuring your landscape reaches and sustains peak health potential. True to his need to be among nature, Kyle enjoys gardening, hunting and spending time with his family.
With over 20 years of tree industry experience, Marshall is currently the only ASCA, Registered Consulting Arborist residing in the state of South Carolina. Tree appraisals, risk assessments, arborist reports and tree protection plans are among the many services he is qualified to assist with. Marshall is an expert for tree regulation enforcement and planning. He has a desire to preserve Charleston's oldest residents through continued education and constantly implementing advanced tree care practices. When he's not saving the fractured urban forest, Marshall enjoys traveling abroad and experiencing new cultural and arboricultural practices.
Born in Connecticut and moved at a young age to Summerville. Landscaping and tree work is his entire background. Being in the trees as an experienced lift operator and climber is what Mike enjoys most. Working with great staff and teammates is an added bonus to the job. You can find Mike fishing, camping, and doing any outdoor activity for fun.
Is from Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Charleston over ten years ago. Steven's background includes over ten years of tree work experience. Climbing, pruning, and the horticultural aspects of the job he enjoys most. Chainsaws and ropes always peeks his interests. Hunting, fishing, snowboarding, skateboarding, or anything that builds adrenaline is what Steven likes. All of his family resides in Charleston and he enjoys spending time with them.
Growing up in Spartanburg, SC, Zach joined the US Air Force and underwent rigorous training all around the country to be a paramedic. Recently, he's settled down in the Charleston area to be closer to family and to attend the College of Charleston for Meteorology. Zac has always had a love for the outdoors, going hiking and fishing all throughout his childhood and so was a natural fit as a Plant Health Care Technician. You may see Zac in one of our Plant Health Care trucks driving around the Lowcountry tending to the very demanding needs of our urban forest.