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Employee Development

  • John Iurka, in hi-vis vest, on a re-accreditation audit job site in 2017 with staff of Harrison-McPhee Inc., an accredited, nine-year TCIA member company based in Millis, Massachusetts. All TCIA file photos, courtesy of Harrison-McPhee.
    December 1, 2024

    Remembering John Iurka, TCIA Accreditation Auditor

    By Don Staruk

    John Langdon Iurka, 78, of Sound Beach, Long Island, New York, passed away October 1, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Despite his wish to return home for a cherished old-fashioned cocktail and a quiet moment petting his [...]

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  • Legends
    November 1, 2024

    What Makes Someone a Legend?

    By Don Staruk

      When we recognize a person as a legend, typically it is an honor we confer because of that person’s achievement or their impact on us personally. TCI Magazine staff surveyed some key industry contacts as well as fellow [...]

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  • Jamie Goddard
    December 1, 2024

    Jamie Goddard: A Fisherman Found a Life in Ropes, and in Trees

    By David Rattigan

    Space Perspective, a space-tourism company, has developed a balloon-and-capsule to take eight passengers about 20 miles in the air, at $125,000 a ride. As Jamie Goddard explains it, that’s, “right at the edge of where you would need a [...]

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  • Jeff Jepson
    November 1, 2024

    An Arborist’s Companion: Jeff Jepson on Climbing, Writing, Death and Birds

    By Andrew Jones, CTSP

    Eight years ago, my best friend and now business partner gave me a copy of “Knots at Work” for my birthday. This gift came just a month into my journey into the captivating world of tree work. As an [...]

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  • Donald F. Blair
    November 1, 2024

    Donald F. Blair – Oak Man, Historian, Legendary Mentor

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Webster’s New World Dictionary’s definition of a mentor is the following: 1. A wise advisor 2. A teacher or coach. To me, a mentor is so much more than Webster’s sterile definition. Initially, that definition may be appropriate, but [...]

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