Career Highlights

• 2022 Texas Arborist of the Year
• ISA Texas Chapter (ISAT) Board of Directors – 2005 – 2011
• ISAT Tree Valuation Committee 2002-2003, 2011, 2018-2019
• ISAT Tree Species Rating & Valuation Guide for San Antonio & South Texas 2002-2003, 2019
• ISA Texas Certified Arborist #TX0118 (Charter Member 1996)
• Regional Plant Appraisal Committee (RPAC) 2020-current
• Court Qualified Expert Witness
• Integrated Pest Management Association, Texas 1980-1985
• Texas Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control 1980-2021, inactive
• Alamo Forest Partnership Board Member
• San Antonio Arborist Association Board Member

Professional Experience

• July 2018:  ArborVaughan Consult, LLC
• 1995-2018: Arborist, Etter Tree Care, San Antonio Texas
• 1985-1995: Arborist, Local Manager, F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co. San Antonio, Texas
• 1980-1985: Production Manager, Horticare Corporation, San Antonio (Purchased by Bartlett)
• 1978-1980: Superintendent Horticulture Services, Department of Parks and Recreation City of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Professional Affiliations

• International Society of Arboriculture
• Texas Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (ISAT), Charter Member
  
• San Antonio Arborists Association
• Member American Society of Consulting Arborists

Certifications & Qualifications

• ISA Certified Arborist – TX0118
• Texas Oak Wilt Qualified
• Commercial Certified Applicator  #29041 – TDA-SPC 1980 – 2019, inactive
  
• Court Approved Expert Witness
  
• Tree Risk Assessment Qualified 2013-2018
• Organic Certified by Texas Organic Research Center
• Wildfire Risk Assessment Qualified

Education

• MA Natural Resources Development – Texas A&M University 1977
• BS Forestry – Stephen F. Austin State University 1971