Tara Datro
Tara Datro joined our office team in April of 2016 and will most likely be the one who greets you when you call or enter the office at Knowles Tree Service. Tara is originally from Lancaster, Ohio moving to Brentwood as a teen and attending Exeter High School. She lives in North Hampton with her partner, Don Knowles and their 3 dogs, Drax, Georgia and Ruby. Tara loves Cuban food and fishing in the Keys. She enjoys working with the great group of people here at KTS.
Bill Davidson
Bill Davidson joined our company in March 2018 as a seasonal employee with the mulch division “Outta My Tree”. Bill can be found in the mulch yard loading trucks, delivering mulch or in the shop doing maintenance. He enjoys driving and making deliveries where most of his time is spent during the busy season.
Bill is originally from Lubec, Maine and currently lives in Seabrook, NH with his wife, Cathy and his dog Tonce (aka Tuney Dog). Bill considers himself semi-retired and spends his free time traveling on long distance motorcycle trips.
Patrick Winde
Patrick Winde, another member of our crane ground crew, joined Knowles Tree Service team in May of 2018. He comes to us with a few years tree work under his belt and enjoys felling big trees.
Pat lives in Newmarket, NH with his girlfriend and 2 children Erin and Lydia and his dog Kenobi. He enjoys longboarding, firepits and cornhole.
Conor Stanton
Conor joined our tree crew in January of 2021. He grew up in Hampton, NH and attended Winnacunnet High School. He currently lives in North Hampton with his brother. He has one dog named Bria.
Conor's favorite part of doing tree work is the smell of freshly cut wood and operating heavy equipment. He enjoys peaceful places like the mountains and the ocean where there are no crowds. He loves riding quads (or anything with an engine). He tends to prefer spending time with dogs over most people😉
Austin Brown
Austin worked for us a six years ago and rejoined our tree crew in July of 2020. He often runs the bucket truck and also works on the ground crew. He comes to us with quite a bit of tree work experience. Austin loves working outdoors and the type of physical work the tree service provides. Austin grew up in Raymond, NH and currently lives in Rochester, NH with his wife, Laura and his son, Marcus. They have a dog Charlie and 2 cats, Blue and Almond. When he is not working hard cutting trees, you can find Austin enjoying time with his son Marcus and his family.
Don Knowles
Don Knowles started the company back in 1984 with a chainsaw, a pick up truck and a great work ethic. He grew up in North Hampton, NH attending local schools but tells everyone he attended the “school of hard knocks”. Don has made his home in North Hampton where he lives with his partner, Tara and his 3 “girls”, Drax, Georgia and Ruby. He loves the challenge of tree work but his true passion is deep sea fishing. His favorite food is anything Mexican and his favorite place to be is on his boat in the Keys.
Chris Jackson
Chris Jackson joined our team in February of 2003. He began as a ground man at an early age and has taken on about every roll at Knowles Tree over the years. He is currently our main crane operator and the foreman of our crane removal crew. Chris’s great customer service skills and knowledge of the tree industry make him a valuable member of our team.
Chris lives in Barrington, NH with his long-time girlfriend Devon and their dog Olive. You can find Chris in his free time getting stuck in the mud and drifting in the snow.
John "JJ" Stanton
JJ joined the Knowles Tree team in January of 2021. He is a member of the crane crew, runs the mulcher, stump grinder and comes to us with a great amount of experience in tree work. He grew up in Hampton, attended Winnacunnet High School and now resides in North Hampton with his girlfriend and 2 dogs, Bria and Moxie. JJ has a enjoys working with diesel equipment. Although he enjoys the skill and physical work of cutting trees down, he really loves a healthy tree all pruned out in their natural beauty!
Jeremy Salvatore
Jeremy Salvatore joined our ground crew in July 2017. He worked on the bucket truck crew doing tree trimming and removal, stump grinding. He enjoys working outdoors and enjoys the challenge of tree work.
Jeremy lives in Chichester, NH with his girlfriend and his dog Suzie. He enjoys camping, fishing, boating and hanging out with friends and family around a bon fire. His favorite foods are steak and chicken wings.
Teresa Fredette
Teresa Fredette is Don’s only sister and began working for Knowles Tree in April of 2003 as the Office Manager taking care of the bookkeeping and administrative duties. Teresa lives in North Hampton with her husband Charlie and dog Bear. She has 2 grown children, Nick and Felicia. Teresa enjoys spending as much time lake or oceanside with family and friends as possible.
Joe Freeman
Joe Freeman joined our team in 2019 as a member of our tree crew. He is a key member of our team, working with both the crane and bucket crews and grinding stumps.
Joe grew up in York, Maine and currently lives in Eliot, Maine with his wife Stacy, 5 dogs - Zoey, Moxie, Earl, Lucy, Diamond and one cat named Jinx. In his free time Joe enjoys fishing and being outdoors.
Jamie Spainhower
Jamie Spainhower joined the Knowles Tree Service team in November of 2010. He is currently the Foreman of our bucket crew team doing residential and commercial trimming, removals and stump grinding.
Jamie lives in Hampton, NH with his girlfriend Jen and his son Tyler. He enjoys being outdoors, riding his Harley and snowmobiling.
Debra Noyes
Debbie joined the Knowles Tree team in the spring of 2022, helping Tara with our busy office. She can be found scheduling estimates, answering phones and greeting and tending to our walk-in customers for the mulch yard.
Debbie moved from Jaffrey, NH to North Hampton in 1967, attended Winnacunnet High School and now lives in Hampton with her husband Stacy. She is "Mom" to two girls, "Nanny" to 5 grandchildren and recently retired from Service Federal Credit Union. She enjoys boating and is a member of the Hampton River Boat Club.
Justin Pike
Justin joined the Knowles Tree Service team last year, adding to the busy ground crew. He is originally from Salisbury, MA and currently lives
in Hampton, NH with his wife Jen, his cat Shadow and dog Trixie. Justin says he loves the people he works with at Knowles, loves being outdoors every day and enjoys tree work in general.
In his free time, you can find Justin riding dirt bikes and 4 wheelers and spending as much time outdoors as possible.
in Hampton, NH with his wife Jen, his cat Shadow and dog Trixie. Justin says he loves the people he works with at Knowles, loves being outdoors every day and enjoys tree work in general.
In his free time, you can find Justin riding dirt bikes and 4 wheelers and spending as much time outdoors as possible.