Originally from California, Jack and his wife, Renee, and their three adult children have planted roots in Northeast Ohio where they love and appreciate the small-town community feel and the many connections they have made. Jack is Vice President and General Manager for the Utility Vegetation Management division of Davey Resource Group, the environmental consulting and engineering subsidiary of Davey Tree, having worked in the green industry upwards of 35 years. A leader in his field, he has held a variety of leadership positions in his industry, including: director of the Utility Arborist Association; board president of the California Urban Forests Council; board chair of CAL FIRE's State Urban Forestry Advisory Committee; and an advisor and visiting instructor to the Forestry and Environmental Science Department of Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo. He has a deep passion for community and the outdoors and is heavily involved in the City of Hudson where he serves on the Environmental Awareness Committee and is on the Board of the Friends of Hudson Parks. 

Jack has a heartfelt passion for the Red Cross and recently completed ten years of board service, including serving on the Executive Committee and as Board Chair. He continues to actively promote blood drives at Davey, as well as being a consistent blood donor himself. Throughout the year, he gathers and organizes groups to install smoke detectors, and attends various fundraising events across the region. At a national level, he has engaged Davey to offer the American Red Cross First Aid and CPR training systems to its thousands of employees around the United States. As a leader of field operations serving the electric utility industry, he and his team can often be seen helping those affected by disasters across the country, and Davey has routinely promoted and made Corporate-level donations to support the Red Cross Disaster Services. Lastly, his abundant enthusiasm for the Red Cross has bled over to his family; Jack proudly recruited his lovely wife, Renee, as a volunteer in the Service to Armed Forces area.