Connecting, educating, and developing vegetation management professionals across South Carolina since 2001.

Jamie Johnson has over 30 years of experience in vegetation management. He is an ISA Certified Arborist Utility Specialist and is also a NC and SC commercial pesticide applicator. He is currently a Manager with Xylem Tree Experts working in NC and SC. He likes spending time with his two grandsons Baze and Kash. He enjoys riding his motorcycle, target shooting and boating with his family.

Matt Clinton is the City Forester for the City of Rock Hill’s Electric Division and has worked for Rock Hill for 17 years. Matt previously worked for 5 years in residential tree care.  He graduated from Clemson University in 2000 with a BS in Forest Resources and a minor in Urban Forestry. Matt is an ISA certified arborist, tree risk assessment qualified and is a SC Licensed pesticide applicator. He also currently serves on the Trees SC board. Matt lives in Sharon, SC with his wife and 3 children and enjoys spending time in SC’s great outdoors.

Adam is the Superintendent of Vegetation Management for Berkeley Electric Cooperative.  After graduating from Clemson University with a BS in Forestry and a minor in Urban Forestry, Adam has gained over 15 years of experience in forestry and natural resource environments.  He is an ISA certified arborist and SC licensed pesticide applicator.  He lives in Moncks Corner, SC, with his wife and three kids and enjoys spending time with his family and the outdoors. 

Jonathan grew up and currently lives in Lexington, SC. He attended the University of South Carolina and studied business management and marketing. He joined Naturchem back in March of 2009 and has held many roles throughout the organization. For the last 4 years, he has managed and supported the DOT markets across Naturchem’s entire footprint. He currently also serves on several other vegetation management association boards including VMAK, TVMA, and NRVMA. Jonathan enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

Terry has been employed at Duke Energy for 34 years, 18 of which have been in Vegetation Management.  He has a daughter, Kelly and a son, Brady;  two grandchildren, Jud and Gracie.  He loves fishing, especially with the 2  "grands".

Candace S. Jackson handles the Product Sales Business Development Division for NaturChem Inc. Candace joined NaturChem Inc. in 2019 and specialized in Landscape and Forestry markets. Candace currently lives in West Columbia, SC with her husband Bryan and two children Stone and Stanton Clay. She enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, hunting, and fishing.

Lee Love is Field Contractor Coordinator with Aiken Electric Cooperative. In his near 16 year tenure with the Co-op, he spent 14 as a lineman and the last two in vegetation management. Lee holds a SC Commercial Pesticide License and is working towards becoming an ISA Certified Arborist. He enjoys spending time with his family.

Billy is from Camden, SC and he retired from the SC Department of Transportation in July-2016 with 32  years service,  26 in Vegetation Management. He is a current board member of the SCVMA, a member of the Kershaw County Forest Landowners Association, and a life member of the National Deer Association. Billy is a Certified Tree Farmer with the American Tree Farm System and owner of Shady Dale Farm. He was selected as the District 2 Tree Farmer of the Year in 2014 and a Licensed Pesticide Applicator in 6 categories. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, traveling and spending leisure time on Lake Wateree with his wife Carolyn.

William "Tater" Oliver is the Resident Maintenance Foreman for the SCDOT Chester Maintenance Unit. Tater has lived his entire life in Chester, South Carolina. He has worked for SCDOT since 2009, and in his most recent role as Resident Maintenance Foreman since 2020. Tater has a vast knowledge of pesticides and herbicides that he obtained during his time as manager of a local feed and seed store. The knowledge he's obtained for turf, right-of-way maintenance, and bare ground control came from this role as well as his father-in-law's herbicide company in Tennessee. Tater enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his beautiful bride, son, and daughter. He spends most weekends working on the farm with his father, brother, and son.

Cameron began working at Bristow, LLC in 2021 as an Administrative Assistant and is now the Secretary for the company. Cameron lives in Georgetown, South Carolina. She enjoys being on the water, fishing, snowboarding, and spending time with friends and family.

Jimmy retired from the South Carolina Forestry Commission with over 40 years of service in various aspects of forestry, including forest management, fire control, administration, community development and urban forestry. He served as Regional Urban Forester for the Piedmont Region of South Carolina, and became the interim Program Coordinator for the Commission’s Urban and Community Forestry Program. Jimmy is a Certified Arborist with the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification and is an ISA* Approved Instructor for the TRAQ course. He operates Urban Forest Advisors, LLC, an urban forestry consulting firm specializing in training. Jimmy has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Clemson University, Class of 1971. He is a member of Trees SC, the SC Green Industry Association, the SC Vegetation Management Association (Board of Directors) and the Southern Chapter, ISA (President-Elect).

Jackson Ward is from Lexington, SC and a 2021 graduate from Clemson University with a major in Agribusiness and a minor in Agriculture Mechanization. For the past 3 years he has been employed with Helena Agri-Enterprises as Operations Manager of turnkey accounts both ROW and forestry. In his free time Jackson enjoys being in the woods hunting as well as watching football.

Clifton White is the Assistant District Maintenance Engineer for SCDOT Engineering District Two. He has been employed with the SCDOT for 24 years. He lives in McCormick, South Carolina. Clifton enjoys spending time with his family and friends in the outdoors.

Cordy is an ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Forester and acting Senior Vegetation Management Specialist with Duke Energy, where he holds the longest running tenure as an employee. Cordy’s record is at 55 years and counting. He is a talented pilot, a master on the grill, and a pretty good fisherman - though that fact is still yet to be determined. Cordy brings with him countless years of vegetation and utility experience, along with an exceptional recipe for chicken bog. 

Jennifer is the State Roadside Manager for the South Carolina Department of Transportation. She previously served as the State Vegetation Manager for 6 years and District Six Vegetation Manager for 14 years. Jennifer is an ISA Certified Arborist with TRAQ endorsement, and an SC Pesticide Certified Applicator. She has served as the Executive Director of SCVMA since 2016 and is the primary instructor for the organization's pesticide applicator training program.