Haynie named account manager for Fockele Garden Co.’s Atlanta customers

The Fockele Garden Co. has named Tony Haynie as account manager for its Atlanta area customers.

In his new role, Haynie will coordinate landscape management for Fockele’s customers in Fulton and DeKalb counties. He will supervise and train crew leaders and monitor scheduled services including fertilization, weed control, irrigation and plant rejuvenation.

 “Tony has been working in the horticulture industry for 27 years, and he has extensive knowledge of annuals, perennials, pruning, insect and disease control, soil preparation and plant identification,” said Todd Brown, general manager of The Fockele Garden Co. “His experience will help continue to boost our presence in Atlanta and provide additional on-the-ground support for our customers there.”

Haynie has previously worked in landscape management, is a Georgia Certified Landscape Professional and holds a Georgia Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator’s License.

Based in Gainesville, The Fockele Garden Co. serves clients throughout the Southeast; for more, visit www.fockele
gardencompany.com.

Cleveland’s Deaton promoted by DOT

Lisa Deaton of Cleveland has been promoted to district maintenance contracts engineer for the 21 counties in Northeast Georgia’s District 1 by the state Department of Transportation.

Deaton has worked with DOT since 1987. She started her career as a clerk and worked her way up in the department.

Her new position brings her back to the Maintenance Division, where she will coordinate with contractors performing maintenance activities on the interstate and state route system. Her new position was effective Oct. 16.

“This position will build on her past experience doing procurement for the maintenance division,” District Engineer Bayne Smith said of Deaton. “She is the best person for this position.”