
JL Tree Service Inc
Professional tree service company serving Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland, and Washington DC since 1975.
We are family owned and operated out of Fairfax Station, Virginia. Northern VA has been our home since the beginning, 1975! Our president John Lewett resides in Fairfax, VA. Many employees at JL Tree Service have been with the company for over 10 years. Some have been here for over 20 years. Others have dedicated over 30 years of service. Impressively, some even surpass 40 years with us. Our company values a safety first policy and culture. We are customer service focused as well, and take good care of our customers and their properties. Below is a snapshot of some of our valued personnel.

Relationships are key. If we follow the golden rule, and treat others the way we want to be treated, its the best way to go. Kindness, respect, and honesty go a long way especially with employee and customer relationships.
Our Team

John Lewett
President
John Lewett started JL Tree Service back in 1975 with a few friends, some help from his famlily, some trucks and chainsaws. Today, the company is a leading provider of tree services in Northern VA, MD, and DC.

Sean Lewett
Certified Arborist
Sean Lewett has been with JL Tree Service full time since 2009. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from George Mason University. He is an ISA Certified Arborist MA-5018A. Sean is also a TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional #00632 . He has worked as the General Manager, Scheduler, Estimator and more. His passion for trees, customers, employees, and his Dad’s company are obvious.

John Lowe
Salesman
John Lowe has been with JL Tree Service since 1981! John has performed many functions throughout all those years such as tree climber, foreman, general manager, and salesman. John is as loyal and trustworthy as they come. He is such a valuable employee and always makes himself available for any task at the company.

Nick Shively
Certified Arborist
Nick is a ISA Certified Arborist (MA-5872A), certified tree risk assessor, college graduate, and has worked for some great organizations in the past. We are extremely pleased to have Nick representing our company in Arlington, Alexandria, and Washington DC. Nick brings much knowledge and experience such as tree biology, disease/diagnosis, plant health care, tree worker safety, and much more.

William Todhunter
Certified Arborist
Bill is a salesman, ISA Certified Arborist, and holds a degree from George Mason University. Bill is knowledgeable about trees, a close family friend, and we are grateful to have Bill out there in the field representing our company.
ISA Certified Arborist MA-6081A.

Ronnie Graves
Manager
Ronnie has been with JL Tree Service since 1979! Ronnie has had many positions with our company over the years, and currently works as manager overseeing daily operations and scheduling most all of the work for our customers.

Jose Alvarado
Certified Tree Care Safety Professional
Jose Alvarado has worked for JL Tree Service Inc since 1999. Jose has worked his way from a tree climber, then tree crew foreman into becoming a salesmen and safety manager. Jose is our CTSP – certified tree care safety professional and leads our safety meetings. He is known for being very positive and always keeping a humorous way about him!

Peter Esseff
Certified Arborist
Pete has been with JL since 2010. He has both ISA Certification as an Arborist and a Maryland Tree Expert License.
With an extensive experience of trees over 20 years he will give you the best advice from that experience.
Oakton Vienna Reston Herndon Sterling Ashburn and Leesburg are well known to him.
ISA Certified Arborist Number MA-5258A
Maryland Licensed Tree Expert – #1736

Jason Hoptiak
Salesman
Jason had his own company for many years. A few years back, he sold to us and is now a key member of our sales team. Jason has been doing tree work ever since he became of working age!

Jeanne Cooper
Office Controller
Jeanne is JL’s sister. They are very close! She handles all of JL’s books! Jeanne has been with the company since 1988.

Angie Jones
Office Manager
Angie handles the account receivables and invoicing. She is also the office manager and has a great upbeat personality, and enjoys playing soccer! Angie has been with the company since 2013.
Lorena Reyes
Accounts Receivable
Lorena handles A/R and many other IT related tasks.

Andrea Osorio
Client Support Representative
Andrea answers the phones, checks online leads, and more! Andrea has been with the company since 2020.

Johana Herrera
Client Support Representative
Johana answers the phones, checks online leads, handles the support@jltreeservice.com email address, and more! She is a wonderful addition to the office staff.

Joy Lewett
Client Support Representative
Joy answers the phones, assists with the support@jltreeservice.com email, does our miss utility tickets, provides customer support, and more!.

Pedro Martinez
Manager
Pedro is a managers and helps to supervise all of the tree crews. He has been with the company since 1998

Edwin Lopez
Stump Crew Manager
Edwin is the stump crew manager. Edwin also is a heavy equipment operator. He has been with the company since 2022, but was with us 3 years before then as well.

Mattias Cornejo-Quintero
Crew 23 Landscape Foreman
Mattias is the team leader for crew number 23, our professional landscape crew. He has been with the company since 2010.

Orlin Zelaya
Crew 2 Foreman, Crane/Bucket Operator, Climber
Orlin is the team leader for crew number 2, tree climber, bucket and crane operator. He as been with the company since 2012.

Jose Melendez
Crew 25 Foreman, Climber
Jose is the team leader for crew number 25, and tree climber. He has been with the company since 2006.

Juan Ramos
Crew 4 Foreman, Climber
Juan is the team leader for crew number 4, and tree climber. He has been with the company since 2019.

Jencer Carillo
Crew 31 Foreman
Jencer is the team leader for crew number 31, and been with the company since 2024.

Hector Alvarado
Crew 56 Foreman
Hector is the team leader for crew number 56. He has been with the company since 1998.

Edwin Cabrera
Crew 43 Foreman
Edwin is the team leader for crew 43, and tree climber. He has been with the company since 2007.

Enio Moran
Crew 12 Foreman, Bucket Operator
Enio Moran is the team leader for crew number 12, bucket operator, and tree climber. He has been with our company since 1998.

Francis Martinez
Crew 29 Foreman, Crane/Bucket Operator
Francis is the team leader for crew number 29, bucket and crane operator. He as been with the company since 2019.

Juan Marquez
Crew 24 Foreman, Bucket Operator
Juan is the team leader for crew number 24, bucket operator, and tree climber. He has been with the company since 1998.
