Davey Tree tabs Baker as South Chicago market manager

The Davey Tree Expert Company has appointed Brian Baker to market manager of the South Chicago market, Residential/Commercial (R/C) services.  

“Brian will continue to engage with Davey employees to ensure the highest level of professionalism and safety every day,” said Geoff Cowan, vice president of Davey’s North Central R/C operations. “His clients will continue to notice his presence through the quality of his services and his attention to detail.”  

Baker started his Davey career in 2009 at the Menlo Park R/C office. He moved to Davey’s San Francisco office in 2010 and served as a sales arborist, assistant district manager and district manager before being promoted to market manager of the Bay Area in 2019.  

Baker is a graduate of Brigham Young University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in landscape management. He is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist, and in 2010 he graduated from the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences, which is Davey’s flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques.