M C A
U P D A T E
MCA DATES
June 2019
WEDNESDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2019
MCA Exam
Hello MCAs and fellow MAA members,
8:30 a.m. • Elm Bank • Wellesley, MA
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Spring has arrived and it is truly wonderful to be a New Englander!
April has come and gone leaving us with flowering trees, plenty of rain,
and a struggling Red Sox team. April has also left us with 29 new MCAs!
On April 5th we had a sold out exam with 52 participants and the MCA
committee is proud to announce that 29 of those participants walked out
of the exam as Massachusetts Certified Arborists. Hats off and congratula-
tions! The March 1st Overview Course proved to be successful with over
50% of those attendees going on to pass the exam.
The October 2nd exam will be here before we know it. It is never too early
to start preparing and keep an eye out for the Fall MCA Overview Course.
The month of April was capped off with an excellent Arbor Day celebration
at Appleton Farms in Ipswich. On April 26th the best arborists in Massa-
chusetts got together to donate their time and skills for a common goal.
The MCA committee would like to thank all of the
volunteers and sponsors that made this year’s Arbor
Day one to remember!
Best wishes for a safe and productive summer ahead!
Thanks to everyone who helped with the March MCA
exam (l-r): Russell Holman, MCA , Max Ford-Diamond,
MCA , Bruce Duffy, MCA , Rachel Brinkman, MCA ,
Natascha Batchelor, MCA , Kevin Cleveland, MCA , Carrie
Martin, and Keith Bernard, MCA .
Brandon Maltby, MCA
MCA Committee Chair
Congratulations to the New MCAs!
S Ben Anderson of Holliston, MA
Arbor One Tree
S Sarah Bakun of Clinton, MA
S Greg Beck of Conway, MA
Bartlett Tree Experts
S Kristina Bezanson of Northampton, MA
UMass Amherst, Stockbridge School
S Collin Burt of Conway, MA
Bartlett Tree Experts
S Maya Chuck of New York, NY
Davey Tree
S Carrie Foster-McEttrick of Norton, MA
NatureWorks Landscape Services, Inc.
S LeRoy Gaynor of Rockport, MA
S Scott Hathaway of Westfield, MA
City of Westfield
S Michael C. Hebert of Malden, MA
Barrett Tree Service East, Inc.
S Jonathon Hunt of Vineyard Haven, MA
Beetlebung Tree Care
S G. Bourne Knowles V of Fairhaven, MA
GBK Company, Inc.
S Claire Corcoran of Boston, MA
S Ben Craig of Medford, MA S Jeff Lacoy of Northampton, MA
Barrett Tree Service East, Inc. S Adam Maguire of Sutton, MA
S Alix Daguzan of Cambridge, MA
Barrett Tree Service East, Inc.
S Nicole Forsyth of Waltham, MA
Norfolk Agricultural High School
Bartlett Tree Experts
Davey Resource Group
S David Marinelli of Longmeadow, MA
Town of Longmeadow
S Nathaniel Morrell of Gardner, MA
S Zachary Navarro of South Windsor, CT
Essex Horticulture
S Kenny Patey of Quincy, MA
Kenny’s Landscaping
S Fredric Pollnac of Shrewsbury, MA
S Alicia Purdy of Haydenville, MA
Tree Northampton
S Cory Rebello of Attleboro, MA
UMass Amherst
S Matthew Stone of West Roxbury, MA
Trustees of Reservations
S Steve Vernon of Franklin, MA
Harrison McPhee, Inc.
S Russell Warnock of Middleton, MA
SavATree
S Shawn Wolf of Falmouth, MA
Hamilton Tree and Landscape
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