TCIA’s purpose is to advance tree care businesses. We do this by following various goals ranging from 3-year goals, to 10-year ones. This allows the board of directors to be more strategic and targeting when making decisions that will affect the organization as a whole.
Chair of the Board
Noel Boyer, CTSP
All About Trees LLC
3427 W Farm Road 146, Springfield, MO 65807-0929
(417) 863-6214
Vice Chair
Jim Houston
The Davey Tree Expert Company
1500 N Mantua Street, Kent, OH 44240-2399
(330) 673-9511
Senior Director
Austin Bonnema
Vermeer Mountain West
850 S Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-3602
(385) 479-2803
Director
Amy A. Burkett
Burkett Arbor Care, LLC
139 Kendall Parkway, Boerne, TX 78015-8329
(830) 229-5700
Director
Arthur Batson, III
Lucas Tree Experts
PO Box 958, Portland, ME 04104-0958
(207) 797-7294
Director
Eric Petersen
ArboRisk Insurance
Berlin, Wisconsin
Director
Jennifer McPhee
Harrison McPhee, Inc.
1420A Main Street, Millis, MA 02054-1600
(508) 843-4046
Director
John Smithmyer
Bartlett Tree Experts – Baltimore
2601 Emory Rd Ste 1C
Finksburg, MD 21048-2323
(410) 526-6655
Director
Megan Townsend
Altitude Arborist, LLC
Broomfield, Colorado
Director
Mike Tilford, CTSP
SavATree
550 Bedford Rd
Bedford Hills, NY 10507-1605
(914) 241-4999
President & CEO
David White, CAE
Tree Care Industry Association, Inc.
670 N Commercial Street Suite #201, Manchester, NH 03101
Toll-free: 800-733-2622
BOD Position 2025
Noel Boyer Chair
Jim Houston Vice Chair
Austin Bonnema Senior Director
| Directors at Large 2025 | Current Term Ends | |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Burkett | Director at Large | 2027 |
| Arthur Batson, III | Director at Large | 2028 |
| Eric Petersen | Director at Large | 2027 |
| Jennifer McPhee | Director at Large | 2026 |
| John Smithmyer | Director at Large | 2026 |
| Megan Townsend | Director at Large | 2026 |
| Mike Tilford | Director at Large | 2028 |