President’s Message
Greetings MAA members! We’re happy to be back to
regular publication of our popular MAA newsletter.
March through August are pretty much a blur for me, and
I suspect many of you feel the same way. Words like adapt,
pivot, and navigate have become all too familiar. As the MAA’s president, never
in my wildest dreams could I have imagined I would be part of conversations
that determined what services are considered essential in a pandemic; or ways
we can continue to provide educational opportunities to our members on a
virtual platform; or how we, as a professional community, can listen and change
to better address social inequities.
Through all of these monumental challenges, MAA’s volunteer leaders, committees,
members, and management team have risen to the occasion. We have
adapted, we have pivoted, and we have navigated through a time of extraordinary
change. I am beyond confident that we will continue to grow and advance
as an organization, and as an industry.
Be well and stay safe,
MAA
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Trumbull Barrett, MCA
Barrett Tree Service East
Medford, MA
VICE PRESIDENT
Ray Rose, MCA
Town of Wrentham DPW
Wrentham, MA
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Neal Reilly, MCA
The Reilly Tree Company
Plainville, MA
PAST PRESIDENT
Natascha Batchelor, MCA
Davey Tree Expert Company
East Falmouth, MA
MCA REPRESENTATIVE
Brandon Maltby, MCA
Maltby & Co., Inc.
Stoughton, MA
Trumbull Barrett, MCA
President
The MAA board of
directors has been
meeting regularly
via Zoom. Whether
from a truck, the
shop, or a kitchen
table, we've worked
hard and shared
a few laughs!
DIRECTORS
Kevin Cleveland, MCA
Tree Tech
Foxboro, MA
Russell Holman, MCA, CTSP
Arborway Tree Care
Boston, MA
Max Ford-Diamond, MCA
City of Boston
Boston, MA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
M. Virginia Wood
MEMBERSHIP & CERTIFICATION
MANAGER
Carrie Martin
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