TCI EXPOClimb

The Academy

Jeff Inman, CTSP, QT, Canopy Service Partners
The art of movement is both captivating and elusive. Sure, we can all move around in a tree, but how do we maximize momentum and carry that movement out limbs. Whether it be in removal or pruning, we as climbing arborists need to know how to maximize our energy and use momentum to help us rather than hurt us. Jeff will cover the basics in what is required for generating momentum and how to carry that forward in the art of tree climbing. Whether it be wearing spikes or ascenders, there are always ways to improve our movement and efficiency to be more productive, safer and have more fun aloft.

Biography

Inman, Jeffrey, Jr., CTSP, QT – Canopy Service Partners
Jeff Inman loves long limb walks on stretching branches. He is the national safety director for Canopy SPS and serves in a safety and training role for their nationwide companies. He is a proud husband and father and in his spare time can be found climbing rocks or trees with them. He is a TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP).

Rebecca Seibel, CTSP, TreeSpirit Consulting

We’ll talk about cordage composition, physical composition, how ropes are designed for fit for purpose and what you need to know about what application is appropriate for your task at hand.

Biography

Seibel, Rebecca, CTSP – TreeSpirit Consulting

Rebecca has been a consulting and production climbing arborist for over 25 years. She is a Certified Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP). She brings a practical approach to teaching and leadership, delivered with a clear, compassionate message.

Her core values are nature, competency and creativity. She is passionate about sharing how everyone can know what it’s like to work on a safe, fun, competent crew!

When she’s not traveling and training with TreeSpirit Consulting, her spare time is spent fun traveling with her family, being with her horses, and seeking adventure in harmony with her core values; in other words, living in alignment.

The Academy

Blake Duval, CTSP, The Davey Tree Expert Co

The purpose of this presentation is to help you sharpen your knot tying skills and get to a common ground on the importance of the tie dress set method to ensure knots are tied and finished correctly.

Biography

Duvall, Blake, CTSP – Davey Tree Expert Co
Blake is an arborist skills trainer working in New England for the Davey Tree Expert Company. He is a TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP).

Shelly Wollerman, Soteria Training Solutions

Join Shelly, a Wilderness EMT, climbing arborist, arborist educator and trainer to see if you and your crews are truly prepared to handle a tree worker medical emergency. Shelly’s talk picks up where basic first aid leaves off. We’ll go over emergency preparation as well as talking about emergencies more likely to happen on a tree work job site including chainsaw lacerations, broken teeth, busted bones, shock, heat stroke and more. This talk will be an overview of the 2-day emergency medical response course offered by Soteria Trainings.

Biography

Wollerman, Shelly – Soteria Training Solutions
Shelly has been a climbing arborist and trainer for 18 years. She is a Wilderness EMT with a passion for helping people in the tree industry work and live as safely as possible. She is an avid volunteer, giving back to the tree climbing competitions sharing her skills at UWSP TreeHaven, and helping the next generation of tree workers.

The Academy