Meet The Team Behind The Name!

Meet Steve, the president and founder of Keil Tree Experts. Steve started Keil Tree as an ambitious young man, while attending Towson University. He grew up in the Springlake neighborhood in Cockeysville and has prioritized serving his childhood community and surrounding areas. His father was a veterinarian and passed his love of animals and nature on to him. Steve was able to utilize his love of nature through his work in the tree care industry. Not every tree we are called to service will need to be removed, pruned, or care. Steve will always give his honest opinion on the best way to proceed with the care of your tree. When he is not working, he can often be found working alongside Steve S. “Louie”, on the farm, propagating trees.

Steven is the eldest son of the Keil Tree Family. After graduating from local Hereford High, he went to West Virginia University where he studied horticulture. He is a licensed International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Arborist, Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) member, and holds a pest applicator license with the MD Dept. of Agriculture. Steven has been a cornerstone to our team since 2006 and has been our primary sales representative since 2014. You are more than likely to meet him (and sometimes his 4 legged friend Jarvis) at some point in your services with us. The outdoors, as well as tree and insect identification have always been a big interest of his and he is able to bring that knowledge to your backyard. When Steven is not working, he can usually be found in the woods foraging for mushrooms, woodworking, camping out with his friends, or with his beautiful wife Kristina and the newest addition to the Keil family, their baby Nora.

Jeremy, the youngest son of the Keil family, can often be found on site at the time of your large removals and technical jobs. He is a lifetime local of the Hereford Zone and has been a huge asset to our team since 2008. He is meticulous and conscientious making him an excellent equipment operator and team supervisor. Jeremy is adept at operating our skid loader, mini skid, and lifts and always takes care to make sure the job is done right. In addition to his machinery operating skills, he assists Steven in sales and will be happy to give you a quote for any additional work while he is on site. When Jeremy is not working, he can be found checking on his growing number of honey bee hives or spending time with his girlfriend Rachael and their precious one year old daughter Adaline.

Mike oversees all of our treatments, including deep root feeding, micro injecting, spraying, and more. He is highly knowledgeable about insects, diseases, and their most effective treatments. With a degree in Turf Management, Mike has been applying his expertise to manage our treatment program for over 15 years. He regularly takes continuing education courses to stay updated on best practices, ensuring we provide the most effective tree care possible.

Steve has been a pivotal member of the Keil Tree team since the very first day and has been with us every step of the way after graduating from local Dulaney High School. Today, he serves as the foreman of our stump grinding operations. As one of the first employees of the company, he has been a crucial part of our success. Steve is known to go above and beyond and regularly gets compliments on his thorough clean-up. If you have a stump to be ground, you will most likely get to meet Steve and we are confident that you will be impressed by his hard work ethic. After work, he can be found working around the farm, splitting wood to burn some extra energy, or spending time with his grandchildren.

Debbie is our director of operations and manages everything in the office from your initial phone call, job scheduling, customer service, managing the routes, as well as accounts receivable and accounts payable. Debbie has been an integral part of the Keil team since 1986. She is knowledgeable, thorough and ready to answer any questions you may have throughout the process. She is not only the glue that holds the business together, but she is the proud Mom of Steven, Jeremy, and Caitlin, all of whom work at Keil Tree Experts.

Debbie is an avid gardener and is extremely knowledgeable about plants, flowers, fruit trees, and more. After work, Debbie can usually be found in her green house, huge garden, the orchard she planted in her back yard, or playing with her adorable grandchildren.