Lauren S. Lanphear, President & Owner

TITLE:

President, Forest City Tree Protection Co., Inc. and Lanphear Supply Division in Mayfield Village, OH.

Founded in 1910 by Lauren's Grandfather, W. P. Lanphear, Jr.

EDUCATION:

BA, Hiram College 1979

Double Major - Botany and Religion

Certifications & Qualifications

ISA Certified Arborist #OH-5071A

ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified

MEMBERSHIPS & POSITIONS:

Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)

President - 1993

Chairman Business Development Cmt '89 - '91

Chairman Pesticide Committee '84 - '87

Chairman Past Presidents Advisory Committee '97 – ‘01

Committees: IPM, Awards, Nominating

Chairman Business Accreditation Task Force ‘00

Member, Strategic Planning Task Force ‘02

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

Ohio Chapter, ISA

President 1986

Editor, The Buckeye Arborist 1981 - 1991

International

President – ’07-’09

ISA Certified Arborist #OH-5071A

ISA Tree Risk Qualified

Vice President & Member Executive Committee – ’01-‘05

General Chairman, '96 Annual Conference (Cleveland)

Board of Directors (Chapter Rep.) '94 – present

Chair, Organizational Review Committee ’98 – ‘00

Member, Strategic Planning Committee ’99 – ‘00

Finance Committee (Chair ’00 – ’04)

Executive Director Search Committee ‘04

Ohio Pesticide Applicators for Responsible Regulation (OPARR)

Chairman '85 - '87

Pesticide Public Policy Foundation (3PF)

Chairman '88

City of South Euclid Tree Commission

Chairman since inception in '92 - '14

National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)

First Detector

American Forests (formerly American Forestry Association)



BNI (Business Networking International) - Hillcrest Chapter

Ohio Landscapers Association

Rotary Club of Cleveland

AWARDS:

Society of Commercial Arboriculture (SCA, Professional Affiliate of the ISA)

Arborist of the Year - 2005

Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)

Award of Merit - 2004

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)

Honorary Life Membership - 1996

Award of Achievement - 2011

Ohio Chapter, ISA

Buckeye Award - 1987

Award of Merit & Golden Buckeye Award - 1988

Honorary Life Membership Award - 1993

Hiram College

J.J. Turner Society Award - 2015

OPARR

Citizen of the Year Award - 1989

Ohio Senate Proclamation 1989

PRESENTATIONS:

Has spoken to professional groups throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe on Employee Recruitment and Retainment, Tree Fertilization, Hydraulic Sprayer Calibration, Tree Injection, and other relevant topics to: Tree Care Industry Association, Arbor Expo, International Pesticide Applicators Association, Ohio Chapter – ISA and other ISA Chapters, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, and the Professional Lawn Care Association of America.

Has presented testimony to state & local legislatures & regulatory agencies on pesticide issues. Has personally trained over 1000+ applicators in Micro-Injection and Tree Fertilization techniques.

Has spoken on a variety of tree care topics, both technical & non-technical, to Rotary Clubs, Garden Clubs, schools, and other community & civic organizations.

CO-HOST of radio garden show, "The Root of the Matter" for ten years with Phil Fogarty of Crowley's, 1991 - 2000. Broadcast Saturday mornings, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. during March - September on WELW 1330 AM.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Church of the Saviour (United Methodist), Cleveland Heights

Member since 1969

Administrative Board, Chair ’03-’04

Chair, Capital Campaign ’04

Good News Praise Choir

Sunday School Teacher (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 7th Grade, Sr. High)

Soloist for annual Christmas Eve service(s) for approximately thirty (30) years.

Certified Lay Speaker

Board of Trustees - '89-'94 (President '91-'94)

Grounds Committee Chair '89-'94

League Director, Upward Basketball 2009

Rotary Club of Cleveland

Member since '82 Board of Trustees, '89 - '91

Youth Exchange Committee, Chairman '96 Paul Harris Fellow

Youth Service Committee, Chairman '84 & '89

Board of Trustees '89-'91; '15-'16

Paul Harris Fellow

Rotary Works!, Chair '13-present

HOBBIES:

Basketball, Softball, Photography, Poetry, Drama, Camping, & Hiking.

Lauren resides in Beachwood, OH. He has a son, William who resides with his wife, Ashley & son, Ben in Beachwood, OH and a daughter, Clare, who lives in Shaker Hts., OH.