Becoming a Sponsor is a great investment!
We celebrate our sponsors’ dedication to fueling our mission-oriented committee work, the growth of our community, and our progress toward creating safer, more connected, and more sustainable communities.
Where Industry Leaders Invest in Lasting Impact
The UAA is built on a solid foundation of professional development, outreach, research, and the use of best practices; combined with being bold enough to pursue excellence, innovation, and improvement to better empower those managing vegetation in Rights-of-Ways, either directly or strategically. One of the most powerful aspects of joining the UAA community is that we actively empower professionals to further develop in their careers and experts to work outside competitive bounds to improve education, safety, environmental stewardship and operational excellence throughout the UVM industry as a whole. As a demonstration of our commitment toward continual improvement in all of our initiatives, including our Sponsorship Program, we are presenting an updated sponsorship strategy in the form of customizable packages.
MISSION
We will drive excellence, innovation, and improvement in utility vegetation management through professional development, outreach, research, and the use of best practices.
VISION
We are the leading organization for those who provide professional vegetation management services.
CORE VALUES
A culture of safety, environmental sustainability, education, and operational excellence forms the foundation of our organization.
Social Media
- Over 9,000 followers
- Over 500,000 impressions last year
- 15% of audience is based in utilities
Monthly Member Updates
- Over 4,500 monthly subscribers
UAA Website
- 3,500 to 4,500 monthly visitors
Utility Arborist Newsline
- ~4,500 bi-monthly subscribers
In-Person Events
- Over 2,000 attendees
Organizational Sponsorship Structure
For 2027, the UAA is launching a customizable sponsorship design for our Organizational Sponsorships. This new structure expands options and deepens meaningful engagement, while preserving value in the exclusive and general sponsorship benefits themselves. This new design is an adaptable response to the needs of our partners and the industry, with more flexibility and impact than ever before. There will be a base sponsorship package price at $3,000 with the option for partners to add the sponsorship packages and bonus benefits they value most.
BASE SPONSORSHIP
$3,000
- Key contacts automatically included in the UAA Insider. Quarterly e-newsletter with exclusive access to important upcoming opportunities, announcements, and news
- Recognition in the Utility Arborist Newsline. Full-color logo on our Sponsor Page in all applicable issues • UAA Website. Full-color logo with link to corporate website until the end of the year
- UAA Monthly Emails. Logo included in emails sent to thousands of professionals in our network with a click through link to our sponsor page
- One Complimentary 1-year UAA Membership
- Recognition During UAA Annual Award Ceremony. Full-color logo prominently displayed during presentations during the UAA Annual Award Ceremony at the Trees & Utilities Conference
- Annual, mid-year reach report. Data highlighting the reach of your Sponsorship Acknowledgement content–presented midyear to aid in the next round of sponsorship investments decisions.
Optional Add-Ons
Workforce Development Sponsor
$10,000
Empowers workforce readiness training development and support (such as increasing the scalability of the ULCAT program).
Details
Acknowledgments will be included in each issue of the Newsline, 4 posts on social media/inside the member portal annually, and one feature length article, up to 1,200 words (either online or in the Newsline) highlighting your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Operational Excellence (through empowering diverse UVM professionals). These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages.
Education Sponsor
$10,000
Empowers education initiatives (such as improving the accessibility and curriculum of the Pro-UVM Credential at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point) and support.
Details
Acknowledgments will be included in each issue of the Newsline, 4 posts on social media/inside the member portal annually, and one feature length article, up to 1,200 words (either online or in the Newsline) highlighting your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Education (through empowering future UVM professionals). Your team will also be recognized through logo placement on the Pro-UVM Credentialling Website and the CEU opportunities page within the member portal. These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages.
Women in VM Coalition Sponsor
$10,000
Support the UAA’s efforts to expand support for women and minorities working in ROW Vegetation Management to improve for Safety, Operational Excellence, Education, and Environmental Stewardship in UVM across the industry.
Details
Participating company team members recognized via specialized lanyards and/or other swag. Acknowledgments will be included in 1 post per event plus 1 additional general post on social media/inside the member portal, on any print or digital resources offered by the Women in VM Coalition at events throughout the year, and one feature length article (either online or in the Newsline) to highlight your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our overall mission through empowering women in VM.
Environment Sustainability Sponsor
$10,000
Help advance sustainable practices across the utility vegetation management industry while earning year-round recognition as an Environmental Sustainability Sponsor.
Details
This funding supports the ability of the printed Newsline to consist of 100% recycled Forest Stewardship Council Certified stock, efforts like sustainable swag composting food/flatware at events, and an annual project to provide seeds in order to enhance an approximately 10-acre ROW habitat enhancement project. Includes acknowledgment in each Newsline, 4 posts on social media/inside the member portal, and one feature length article (either online or in the Newsline) to highlight your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Environmental Sustainability.
Event and Programming Sponsor
$10,000
Partner with UAA to advance education and safety while receiving premium exposure at regional events, safety summits, and throughout our member communications.
Details
Will receive recognition at all regional events and safety summits via slides in the presentations and rotating opportunities to provide a 5-minute safety or welcome message in person or video. Acknowledgments will be included in 1 post per event on social media/inside the member portal, and one feature length online article to highlight your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our overall mission through education. These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages. Traveling Banner–UAA Sponsors. To be added to a physical banner which will be displayed at each UAA event as a “Featured Sponsor”
Ambassador Sponsor
$10,000
Extend your company’s impact by supporting UAA’s outreach efforts that connect, educate, and strengthen the utility vegetation management community.
Details
Support the UAA’s outreach efforts to attend and advocate for Safety, Operational Excellence, Education, and Environmental Stewardship in UVM across the world. Acknowledgments will be included in 1 post per event supported plus 2 general posts on social media/inside the member portal, on any print or digital resources offered by the UAA at ambassadorship events throughout the year, and one feature length online article to highlight your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our overall mission through outreach.
Event and Programming Sponsor
$10,000
Empower the next generation of utility vegetation management professionals while showcasing your company’s commitment to education and operational excellence.
Details
Acknowledgments will be included in 4 posts annually on social media/inside the member portal, on the student resources page of the member portal, on any print or digital resources offered by the UAA for student program throughout the year, and one feature length article (either online or in the Newsline) to highlight your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Operational Excellence, through empowering future UVM professionals.
Inclusion Sponsor
$10,000
Expand access to vital UVM resources by supporting multilingual education and empowering a more connected, diverse professional community.
Details
Covers all the translation services for a calendar year including website and fully Spanish translations of our professional magazine. Acknowledgments will be included in each issue of the Newsline, 2 posts on social media/inside the member portal annually, and one feature length article (either online or in the Newsline) highlighting your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Operational Excellence (through empowering diverse UVM professionals). These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages.
Voice of ROW Sponsor
$10,000
Help educate and inspire the utility vegetation management community by supporting engaging video content that reaches professionals across the industry.
Details
Collaborate with the UAA to create educational video content for public consumption. In addition to having branding included in the video, the sponsor would also have an opportunity to participate in and influence the production and curation of the informative content to empower all UVM professionals. Additional benefits will include: two acknowledgment posts on social media/ inside the member portal and one feature length article, up to 1,200 words (either online or in the Newsline) highlighting your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Education (through empowering future UVM professionals).
Technology Sponsor
$5,000
Power the technology that keeps UAA members, volunteers, and industry professionals connected, engaged, and informed.
Details
Covers all the translation services for a calendar year including website and fully Spanish translations of our professional magazine. Acknowledgments will be included in each issue of the Newsline, 2 posts on social media/inside the member portal annually, and one feature length article (either online or in the Newsline) highlighting your company’s alignment with this sponsorship and our core value of Operational Excellence (through empowering diverse UVM professionals). These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages.
Visual Media Package
$10,000
Maximize your brand’s visibility through premium print, digital, and email placements that connect your company with utility vegetation management professionals year-round.
Details
- Sponsored email blast (limit 1 per company per year. Must contain advertorial and educational content/ 1 per month max overall).
- Year-long Directory Digital Ad. 90 px (tall) x 720 px on our directory page within the member portal
- Utility Arborist Newsline (Official Magazine of the UAA). Provide a cover photo of your choice for an edition of the Utility Arborist Newsline (guidelines to be created with image specs. Limit 6 per year/1 per company annually).
- One page-advertorial Feature in the UAN. One per company per issue (3 total in each issue), 3 max per company per year. These details will be arranged in partnership with our Editor, Marketing Coordinator, and Editorial Committee to ensure a balanced content based on issue themes and monthly messages.
Bonus Visual Media Package Add-ons:
- One Premier Belly Band ($5,000). Wraparound paper band for one Utility Arborist Newsline magazine in 2027 (limit 6 total).
- Sponsor Spotlights ($750 per spotlight). Limit 1 per company per issue, max 4 spotlights per UAN Issue. Spotlights will also appear in an online blog format and be featured on social media. Flat fee ½ page (Up to 400 words) plus 1 photo.
- Issues reserved at the time of Sponsorship Sign-up
- Upgrade to include a video or a QR code to a video for $750.
Member Expereince Package
$10,000
Invest in your team with enhanced membership benefits, exclusive event access, and year-round recognition within the UAA community.
Details
Group members will be automatically upgraded a benefit level based on number of enrolled team members.
OR
- Additional UAA Memberships. Add up to 5 people per company a complimentary oneyear membership
- Discounted Registrations to Trees & Utilities Conference. Two complimentary tickets to Trees & Utilities
- Being included (and tagged) in a monthly “Featured Sponsors Thank you” on social media (LinkedIn and Facebook)
Bonus Member Experience Package Add-ons:
- Story share during a webinar ($5,000). Two slides and 5–10 minutes (or video format) to share a topical story from your professional team’s experience. Includes 2 Webinars per company within the year (an estimated 10 webinars throughout the year)
- Provide a 45-minute educational webinar ($2,500).
- Must be eligible for CEU’s and/or CTSP’s
- Must include a co-speaker from outside your organization
- No sales pitches will be considered
- Story share during awards ceremony and/ or annual meeting ($10,000). Two slides and 10 minutes (or video format) to share a message featuring your dedication to excellence, innovation, and improvement in UVM (limit 1).
AUTOMATIC BONUS BENEFITS FOR SPONSORS SELECTING PACKAGES WORTH $20,000 OR MORE
Standard sponsorship cost included.
- Premier Digital Banner Ad. Company logo prominently displayed on the UAA website on the home page and in the footer of every webpage on our main gotouaa. org site and acknowledged in our LinkedIn Banner as a featured Sponsor till the end of the year (rotating if there are multiple sponsors at this level).
- A 10% discount on UAN advertising
A PORTION OF YOUR SPONSORSHIP COST MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
Please reach out to our Partnership Coordinator, Samantha Wilson, at swilson@gotouaa.org.
Support the
Nelsen Money
Memorial Scholarship Fund
The UAA Nelsen Money Scholarship Program provides financial support for university and college students through scholarships to foster a greater appreciation of the utility arboriculture industry. If you would like to make a financial contribution in support of the program, it will be invoiced separately from sponsorships.
BENEFITS OF DONATING:
- Your dollars will go towards supporting students looking to pursue various careers in programs of utility line clearance, utility vegetation management, arboriculture, forestry, urban forestry, or related fields to help boost our ever-changing industry.
- Tax deduction donation for you / your company
- Higher graduation rates. When students receive educational scholarships, allowing them to go to the school of their choice, it results in a significantly higher graduation rate.
- UAA Partners in Excellence (PinE Award) points will be awarded for scholarship donations. This award is given annually at the Trees & Utilities conference and recognizes companies that go above and beyond to support our mission. It encompasses UAA membership, sponsorship, advertising, active committee volunteerism, and many other means such as this scholarship. Then each has been quantified and assigned a value, all adding up to equal your PinE Score.
Donate to the Nelsen Money Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Craig works for Pacific Gas and Electric as a Principal Program Manager in Land Management. His career spans 30 years in the utility industry serving numerous roles. He is an ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and hold his TRAQ and is a TCIA Certified TreeCare Safety Professional. Craig has been engaged and involved in the UAA for many years, starting back in 2008. He then wanted more so he ran for UAA President and was elected in 2014. Today, Craig looks back over his 30-year career and wouldn’t change a thing, he’s made life-long friends and considers many as mentors. He also claims he would not be where is in his career if it weren’t for these people, and pledges to pay it forward to support others in their success.
Sam joins the UAA crew with over a decade of non-profit experience behind her. As our Partnership Coordinator, her focused efforts on building relationships with diverse funders include crafting proposals, cultivating connections, and cohesively earning dedicated sponsors to support the sustainability of UAA substantially and empowering our programs. Well equipped with professional skills which include program development, public speaking, proposal writing, donor relations, working with diverse stakeholders, coalition building, and public-facing service. Sam’s educational background includes a BS in Animal Ecology with a minor in Animal Science, and a MA in Philanthropy and Non-profit Development.
Jodie Braskich is an experienced professional in the utility industry with a strong background in supply chain and vegetation management. With over 18 years of industry expertise, Jodie continues to contribute her time and knowledge to the continuous improvement of the professional field of UVM. She has been a member of the UAA since 2007.
Josh Beaver is currently senior vice president of Eocene Environmental Group, a utility vegetation management (UVM) consulting and operations firm. Josh has more than two decades of experience within the UVM industry. He is currently responsible for relationship management and oversight of long-term UVM contracts throughout the United States and Canada. He considers customer and community communication to be vital aspects of his role, and he has a proven record of success working with utilities.
Crystal started her career in the Interior Design space but soon found herself 
Felicia brings over twenty years of leadership in management, finance, and governance, with a track record built alongside community partners, executives, and board members. The Nashville-based leader has real strengths in financial forecasting and reporting, clear communication, and the special-project work that helps executives make confident decisions. She’s a creative, collaborative problem solver who thrives in fast-paced settings where every dollar counts.
Jeff has enjoyed a 32-year career in Utility Vegetation Management. He began his career in 1993 with Holy Cross Energy as a temporary groundman. After receiving full time employment in 1994. He worked his way through the department from climber to foreman and eventually department manager in 2018. He brings a real-world approach to the industry.
Jason is a seasoned utility vegetation management professional with almost 20 years of experience leading data-driven, field-tested programs that prioritize safety, reliability, and operational efficiency. Jason is a forward-thinking leader who integrates emerging technologies to extract insights from complex data, streamline workflows, and drive smarter decision-making across the organization.
C. Troy Ross is the president of vegetation management at ACRT and ACRT Pacific. Shortly after graduating from Hocking College with a degree in Ranger Services and Fish and Wildlife, Ross began his career with ACRT at Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation as a contract utility forester in 1999. Since then, he has advanced through increasingly senior leadership roles, supporting vegetation management programs for a wide range of utility types and organizational structures.
A winner of the David H Nabi Award for dedication and service, Dr. Robert Vanderhoof earned his Ph.D. from the College of Forest Resources at Mississippi State University in 1995. A veteran natural resource manager, Robert spent 15 years as Florida’s Deer Management Section Chief during which time he coordinated range management activities across Florida’s seven-million-acre wildlife management area system.
Cindy is the Senior Director, Vegetation Management Services and she manages departments responsible for maintaining vegetation in REC’s rights-of-way with the goal of reducing exposure of the electric grid to tree caused outages while encouraging habitat and species diversity. Cindy also has a consulting business, EcoAcumen, LLC that focuses on residential, commercial and government clients.
Kimberly Laing has had an exciting career in the energy industry, gaining valuable experience in various areas for almost 20 years. During her career, she has worked with numerous customers worldwide in a diverse cross-disciplined technical environment. She has extensive experience working with utilities, asset owners, equipment manufacturers, and consultants to facilitate transmission and distribution projects. Kimberly is particularly passionate about Utility Vegetation Management and its vital role in delivering safe and reliable power.
Fallon is a Utility Arborist and Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association. Prior to his current role he was responsible for leading vegetation management programs across several upper Midwest states on behalf of a large investor-owned utility. He’s also been an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he facilitated the 
Erin Creekmur has been in the UVM industry for over 20 years. After graduating with a Bachelors in Botany from Northern Arizona University she relocated to Northern California to start her professional career. Starting as a consulting utility pre-inspector with Western ECI she quickly moving up to the ranks to Supervisor under the tutelage of folks like Nelson Money. In 2004, Erin joined PG&E as a Quality Assurance Auditor for the VM program. Eventually becoming the Program Manager for the North Coast Division, helping stand up the beginnings of CEMA as the Emergency Drought Response Initiative Lead for the Enhanced Inspection & Mitigation Program, targeting off-cycle hazard trees across the system. In 2015, Erin moved back to her home state of Arizona and took the role of Division Supervisor with Arizona Public Service, managing both transmission and distribution UVM programs out of the Flagstaff area. As part of her role with APS Forestry Fire and Resource Management Department, Erin had responsibility for creating a Hazard Tree Mitigation program. maintaining APS’s ROW Stewardship Accreditation, FERC reporting, and the Transmission Lidar program. In 2021, Erin took a shift in her career and is now Supervising the Customer Construction and Design team for APS, expanding her overall understanding of the Utility industry. Erin continues to maintain her ISA Utility Specialist Certification and TRAQ. She has also completed certifications in both Six Sigma and Lean Sigma Green Belt through accredited universities. In addition to her current service on the UAA Board of Directors, Erin spent the last 6 years as an officer with the Arboretum at Flagstaff Board of Directors. In her free time, you can find Erin in the woods taking pictures of native plants and beautiful western landscapes.
Christopher King serves as Director of Operations at ArborMetrics Solutions (AMS), based in North Carolina. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing operational activities across multiple accounts throughout the Eastern United States. With more than a decade of experience in the utility vegetation management (UVM) industry, Mr. King has held a diverse range of roles, including Groundperson, Foreperson, Contract Forester, Vegetation Management Program Manager, Business Development Manager, and Director of Operations Support.
Matt Goff is a Transmission Vegetation Manager at Georgia Power Company. He lives in Brookhaven, GA with his wife, two daughters, and the family’s two dogs Sam, and Payton. For leisure, he enjoys sports with his family, bird hunting, and salt-water fishing.Matt holds a BSFR from the University of Georgia in Forest Resource Management and he graduated in 1997. He has worked in the vegetation management industry for 26 years. His work experience includes six years as a procurement forester for a forest products manufacturer, and 20 years in the utility vegetation management industry with Georgia Power.
Cody is the Membership Office Coordinator for the Utility Arborist Association, where she supports membership operations with a focus on organization and engagement. She blends her experience in organizing systems, interpreting data, and working closely with people to support both the day-to-day and big-picture needs of the UAA.