Chad Clink – Cleveland, OH

Email: chadclink@gmail.com / Phone: (330) 760-1476

Chad has a passion for trees and providing high quality care towards their preservation. As a child and adolescent, working outside in the garden and long walks in the woods led to an interest in outdoor careers. As a student at Kent State University studying horticulture, Chad took arboriculture and urban forestry classes refining his career pathway to the tree care industry. Upon graduating from Kent State with an Associate and Bachelors’ degree in Horticulture, Chad worked across the country as an arborist and urban forester providing expertise to various communities. During this time, Chad was able to achieve the Board Certified Master Arborist (OH-6204BM) credential and complete his master’s degree from the University of Idaho in Natural Resource Management. His most recent accomplishment was becoming a Registered Consulting Arborist (#589) with the American Society of Consulting Arborists. Chad is also a Municipal Specialist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified with the International Society of Arboriculture and a Licensed Commercial Applicator with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He has enjoyed working as both an arborist and urban & community forester for 7 years in the industry, while giving back through education and outreach with the Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture. You will find Chad hiking with his wife, son, and dogs in his free time – adding a new tree to the yard – or up a tree for a recreational climb. 

Ronald Rothhaas – Cincinnati, OH

Email: ron@arbordoctor.com / Phone: (513) 661-2673

Ronald Rothhaas is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist® and owner of Arbor Doctor LLC, specializing in plant health care, tree preservation, and landscaping. He got his start in horticulture by joining his community tree board while in high school. Ron is a graduate in Ornamental Horticulture from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Horticulture Interpretation from The Ohio State University. Ron is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture and is a member of the Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky ISA chapters. He is ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified and is a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists and the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association. Ron is a frequent guest on In the Garden with Ron Wilson on 55WKRC where he talks about trees, horticulture, and his other favorite topic, meteorology. Ron has been married for 26 years and has an adopted daughter who is a gymnast. He lives in Green Township on the west side of Cincinnati but has clients throughout the Cincinnati metro area. In his spare time Ron is civilian coordinator for Westwood Citizens on Patrol, Cincinnati Police Department District 3. Arbor Doctor has an extensive website, blog site, and Facebook presence. The website is www.ArborDoctor.com.

Daniel Smith – Hartville, OH

Email: treecision247@gmail.com / Phone: (330) 554-7612

Daniel J. Smith, is an ISA Certified Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ) - ISA #OH-6673A who has specialized in helping homeowners and property managers in the NE Ohio area understand and manage their tree and shrub care needs for the past 15+ years.

Dan’s interest in trees started as a kid clearing brush on the family farm, learning to identify various trees with his father, and making maple syrup with the family for nearly 40 years.  “I love to talk with people about their trees,” Dan says; “Trees are fascinating and full of benefits for property owners and communities that care for them.” “The more I learn, the more I want to learn and share what I know with those interested in the growth, health, and proper maintenance of these living resources.”

Dan started professionally in tree service as a groundsman for the Lumberjack Complete Tree Service in 1999 literally “learning the ropes.” Between then and now he has gained experience and knowledge in a wide variety of tree-related aspects of the tree care industry including climbing, small business ownership, portable band-sawmill operation, lumber sales (including a course in lumber grading), plant health care (PHC) technician, sales arborist, and consulting arborist.

Additionally, Dan has been an ISA Certified Arborist with a Tree Risk Assessment Qualified designation since 2017 and has attended several tree conferences (ISA and TCIA), as well as ASCA academy for Consulting Arborists. Dan is a current member of the ISA and the Ohio Chapter ISA and has enjoyed serving on the marketing committee for the Ohio Chapter.

Dan currently works as an independent Consulting Arborist and owner of Treecision Arborcare. “My mission is to equip my clients by providing an independent professional resource of experience and expertise with candid assessment using various tools (Tree Risk Assessment, Tree Inventories, Condition Reports, Protection Planning and etc.) to make informed TREE-CISIONs with confidence.”

Dan is also available as a speaker and trainer with experience presenting to groups in various settings. His passion, knowledge, and concern for trees is self-evident and enjoyable. From open Q&A to specific topical interests Dan is available to impact your group positively. For a list of presentations or to discuss options contact Dan by phone, text, or email.