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PROFESSIONAL ARBORIST
ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPI
PAAM 2025 Executive Committee
PAAM Officers
President
Joe Loftus
Joe has a B.S. in Criminal Justice and Landscape Management Technology. He started Lofco Inc. in 1983, and has been working in the green industry for over 40 years. He is an ISA Certified Arborist, tree risk assessor, and has a landscape and tree surgery license in the state of Mississippi.
Vice-President
Kevin Locke
Kevin has worked for the City of Meridian since 2002 as a Senior Planner and also serves as the city’s Urban Forester. Kevin earned his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Mississippi State University in 1997. He holds a MS Landscape Horticulturist License, is an ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist, and holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
Secretary
Ashley Schulz
Ashley Schulz is an assistant professor in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University. She earned her B.S. in Forestry from the University of Missouri-Columbia, M.S. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia, and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Arkansas State University. She is a Registered Forester in Mississippi, and and an ISA Certified Arborist.
Treasurer
Joshua Granger
Joshua Granger is an associate professor in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Biology from the University of Nebraska, and M.S. in Statistics and Ph.D. in Forestry from the University of Tennessee. He is a Registered Forester in Mississippi, an ISA Certified Arborist, and SAF Candidate Certified Forester.
Board Members
David Fulgham
Past President
Vanessa Benson
Commercial Arborist
Darren Brinkley
Municipal Arborist
Stephen Dicke
ISA - Southern Chapter Rep
Ross Overstreet
Professional Education Coordinator
Nick Greer
Electric Power Association of Mississippi
Dakota Currier
Investor-Owned Electric Utilities in Mississippi
Amelia Foote
Exhibitors & Sponsors Coordinator
Stephen Grado
Member-at-Large
Alex Ballard
Advisory
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