As administrator of business and financial planning for Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc, Joanne manages all banking and financing activity, budgets, insurance, company benefit programs, and financial reporting. She is also responsible for creating company documents, such as the business plan and accreditation documentation, and marketing and website management. Joanne is the president of the company, sharing ownership with her husband, Bob, and daughter Tiffany. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Maryland and has taken several courses in the business program at Howard Community College. She is a Maryland Licensed Tree Expert and certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

Bob started the company in 1979 and now shares ownership with his wife, Joanne, and daughter, Tiffany. He has gained his knowledge firsthand as a climber and crew member and through classes at the University of Maryland, local community colleges, and industry training programs. In addition to his extensive field experience, Bob's expertise includes complex tree removals, tree preservation, and safety. His abilities as a mechanic, welder, heavy equipment operator, and 20-year paramedic and firefighter experience have allowed him to function in many different roles within the company. Bob is responsible for overseeing general operations and sales and commercial and municipal sales and service. As a former board member and president of the Maryland Arborist Association, he chaired the yearly MAA Winter Management Seminar for 10 years. His credentials and licenses include:

• ISA-certified arborist
• TCIA-certified tree care safety professional (CTSP)
• Electrical Hazards Awareness Program (EHAP) trainer certification
• Aerial rescue trainer
• Chipper safety specialist
• Certified CPR and first-aid instructor and instructor trainer
• Maryland tree expert license
• Pesticide business license in MD, D.C., and VA
• Maryland professional fertilizer applicator
• Maryland-licensed pesticide applicator
• Maryland Home Improvement Corporation license
• Certified traffic manager
• Licensed plant dealer

Primarily responsible for accounts receivable, human resources, job tracking, and scheduling, Tiffany manages all records related to production and customer service. She supervises scheduling and contracting, handles customer inquiries and estimates, and assists with facilitating daily production. Tiffany is also responsible for payroll, accounts payable, and all payroll tax and government compliance requirements. She began working for the company part-time while a student at Glenelg High School and gained computer and organizational experience as the student manager of the robotics team, as well as the Young Engineers and Scientists Seminars program at GHS. She has also taken courses in business and computer science at West Virginia University and Howard Community College. Tiffany is a notary public, holds a Maryland tree expert license, and is a shareholder in the company.

Steve Nagy is an ISA-board-certified master arborist. He has been working in the tree care industry since 1998, after graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in horticulture and a minor in agronomy. Steve began his field experience as a plant health care technician, tree crew bucket and crane operator, and production foreman. More recently, he served as a regional recruiter and trainer, sales arborist, and then regional assistant manager for a large national company. Steve's professional experience in tree preservation and plant health care has included participation in projects such as the United States Capitol Tree Preservation Project as consulting arborist and the Asian Long Horned Beetle treatment project in Brooklyn, New York. As a manager at Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc, Steve is responsible for tree care sales, directing operations for the tree care division, and oversight of tree care production. He is also instrumental in the implementation of the company safety and training program.