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Our Staff

About Team

MEET OUR TEAM

Our team is truly dedicated to our community, customers, and the plants that we are entrusted to care for. We are honored to be able to make a positive difference in the lives of those around us through the work we do. Blood, sweat, and tears of laughter (because our team has fun) are poured into every project, every day. Once you get to know us, you will see why so many in Central NY turn to Team Grimm for their landscaping and tree care needs.

Dan Deyle

Owner - General Manager

Dan Deyle bought the company in 2020 after 24 years of working for Michael Grimm Services. He majored in Arboriculture at Paul Smith’s College of the Adirondacks, graduating with an A.A.S. in Arboriculture in 1993. Dan started to learn the business from the bottom up, working for Monroe Tree Service until 1997. Dan hired on with Michael Grimm Services as a climber/foreman in the spring of 1997. Dan became an ISA Certified Arborist in 2000, and a Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional in 2004. In 2005, Dan took over the management of the Tree Department, where both customer service and customer satisfaction were his main goals. He enjoys spending time outdoors exploring with his dogs and thinking up fabrication projects.

Ron Rogers

Property Maintenance and Sales

Ron is a self proclaimed “Jack of all trades.” Ron holds a Bachelor’s in Resource Management from SUNY-ESF, is an ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional and Certified Pesticide Applicator. He joined the Michael Grimm Services team in 1999 and has dabbled in several areas of the company. Ron enjoys snowmobiling and spending time with his wife and son.

Matt Vidler

Landscape and Christmas Decor Manager

Matt is a certified nursery and landscape professional (CNLP) and has Certifications in interlocking pavers (ICPI) and Segmental Walls (NCMA Level I &II). He has been working in the Landscaping installation industry for 15yrs. Matt enjoys working closely with homeowners to bring together his experience and knowledge with your goals and needs. Bringing both visions together leads to aesthetically pleasing and functional landscapes!!!

Chris Canaan

Landscape

Chris has been in the landscape industry for 28 years. He has spent the last 18 years with Michael Grimm Services. Chris spent three years mowing before taking over the Lawn Care Department. He has spent the last 15 years as a D.E.C Licenced Pesticide Applicator. He has a passion for green weed-free lawns. Chris enjoys Buffalo Bills FootBall and spending time with his wife and kids.

Jennifer Canaan

Sales and Service

Jennifer has been working in many branches of the landscape business for over 25 years. Jennifer has worked at Michael Grimm for over 17 years, most of those years she was in charge of a mowing or general maintenance crew. Jennifer recently joined the sales department and is enjoying helping customers in a new way. Jennifer enjoys spending time with family, reading and camping with her husband.

Michael Grimm

Past President and Founder

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in education from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. His love of gardening, plants, trees, and physical work led him into the landscape and tree care industry. Starting in 1978, Michael went into business for himself. Over the years he grew the company from a one-man operation to a full-service company employing 50+ people making up a team of landscapers, designers, arborists and plant health experts. Michael sold the company in 2020 to his long time friend and Tree Service Manager, Dan Deyle. Michael will continue to support the company as a consultant during this transition time.

Zach Johnson

Production Manager

Zach attended SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry at Ranger School and graduated in 2017. Continuing his education on SUNY ESF’s main campus until joining us in 2019 to work in the Plant Health Care Department. Since his beginning here he has worked his way up to becoming the manager of the Plant Health Care Department. His passion for arboriculture and horticulture has allowed him to help home owners improve and maintain the health of their landscape plants and trees. Zach has his NYS DEC pesticide applicator license, is a certified Arborist by the ISA, is a Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional, completed the Electrical Hazards and Awareness Program and is certified in Adult First Aid/CPR/AED. He strives to create thorough Integrated Pest Management programs for homeowners to meet their goals and improve their plant’s health. He takes great pride in seeing the recovery of plants and the joy it brings the clients. He enjoys going for walks, hiking through the woods, going to concerts, playing drums and bass.

Kayla Ireton

Gardening Production Manager

Kayla is a SUNY Morrisville graduate, she has 2 associates degrees, one in Environmental and Natural Resource Conservation and the other in Horticulture Production. Joining us in 2021, and has worked in almost every department within the company. She currently works in our gardening department, but will occasionally be seen in helping other teams here. She has a New York State DEC pesticide category 3a license, International Society of Arborist Certification, Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional Certification and Electrical Hazards Awareness Program. She enjoys learning everything she can about the world surrounding us, and spends her free time in New York State parks. 

Michael Grimm

Past President and Founder

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in education from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. His love of gardening, plants, trees, and physical work led him into the landscape and tree care industry. Starting in 1978, Michael went into business for himself. Over the years he grew the company from a one-man operation to a full-service company employing 50+ people making up a team of landscapers, designers, arborists and plant health experts. Michael sold the company in 2020 to his long time friend and Tree Service Manager, Dan Deyle. Michael will continue to support the company as a consultant during this transition time.