Kent, Ohio – The Davey Tree Expert Company promoted three to serve as district managers in three of its offices, including Nick Stutzman, Rob Spartz and Matt Schaefer. All three are graduates of the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences, the company’s flagship training program.
Stutzman was promoted to serve as district manager of Davey’s Northeast Cleveland residential/commercial (R/C) office. Stutzman started with Davey in 2007 as a landscape laborer for the West Cleveland office. In 2012, he was promoted to plant healthcare technician and then again to sales arborist in 2013. In 2015, Stutzman was promoted to assistant district manager for Davey’s West Cleveland office.
“Nick’s drive and passion to consistently provide excellent client service paired with his exceptional management skills leave him well suited for this new role as district manager,” said Jeff Crites, market manager of Davey’s eastern great lakes residential/commercial services.
Spartz was promoted to serve as district manager of Davey’s Quad Cities R/C office in Iowa. Spartz joined Davey nearly 10 years ago as a plant healthcare technician/groundman in the West Chicago R/C office. In 2014, he was promoted to plant healthcare coordinator in The Care of Trees Lake Bluff office. Most recently, he served as a sales arborist for The Care of Trees Glen Ellyn office.
“In Rob’s almost 10 years with Davey, he’s had the opportunity to experience several different roles and really get a broad base of knowledge and expertise,” said Geoff Cowan, operations manager of Davey’s north central R/C operations. “This will translate well into his new role as district manager and give him the foundation he needs to ensure our clients are receiving the best possible services we can provide.”
Schaefer was promoted to serve as district manager of Davey’s The Care of Trees Barrington R/C office in Illinois. He has been in the green industry for over 30 years and more than 25 of those years have been spent at Davey. He began his career at Davey’s Wheeling office in the Chicago market, and while there, he worked as foreman, plant healthcare specialist and sales arborist. He transferred to the East Dundee office where he was a sales arborist and then the assistant district manager. Most recently, Schaefer was the assistant district manager of The Care of Trees Barrington office.
“Matt brings many years of experience and expertise to this new position, and I know he will deliver excellent service for the clients in this area that he knows so well,” Cowan said.