Amy Hurst, Certified Arborist

Amy Hurst is an arboreal consultant and an associate. She holds the certified arborist designation from the ISA and is registered by the Bureau of Entomology, DACS state of Florida

Ms. Hurst has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in education from Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

Her areas of expertise include: tree and landscape assessments and appraisals; tree preservation; hazard tree appraisals and litigation support for neighbor disputes and eminent domain matters.

Ms. Hurst has provided tree risk management and tree assessments for developer communities of 500 homes. Her business loss strategy was fundamental in the resolution of over $10 million in an eminent domain matter. She has developed and managed the implementation of preservation specifications for numerous developers in conflict with municipalities. Her acumen in taxonomy has led to six figure savings for developers in tree mitigation matters. Her opinions of tree value have been upheld in courts of law.

                   Lori Ballard, Accounts Manager

Lori Ballard is an accounts manager and acts as the administrative liaison between Mr. Samnik and his clients.

Ms. Ballard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications/Public Relations from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Her background includes business analysis and business relations with a national merchandising anchor store for over ten years. Her responsibilities included management training for sales personnel and training programs and seminar development.

Ms. Ballard was responsible for the merchandising and retail development for Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios during its grand opening.

Her tenure as Wellness Coordinator at the Greater Palm Harbor YMCA included the supervision of 15 floor coaches and all trainers. She also provided leadership roles in the areas of program planning, development and implementation, as well as special events coordination.