Aborjet and Ecologel announce three new hires

Arborjet and Ecologel added three new members, including Sean Belanger, Wister Dorta and Sabesh Kanagalingam.

Photo: Sean Belanger

Belanger will take on the role of the New England and New York regional sales manager for golf, sports turf and the nursery markets. He began his career in the golf industry, building courses throughout the Southeast, before segueing into the landscape business. Belanger has a bachelor’s in sociology and a certificate in turfgrass management. He also holds a pesticide applicators license.

Photo: Wister Dorta

Dorta will assume the role of California regional technical manager. He initially moved to Santa Monica to work on pressing tree planting, tree preservation and drought issues. Dorta has a diversified arboriculture background, is well known throughout the West Coast ISA and has spoken at multiple conferences. In addition to a degree in environmental and forest biology, he holds a master’s in environmental management. Dorta is a certified arborist, qualified tree risk assessor and is fluent in Spanish.

Kanagalingam is the new head of chemistry and formulation. In addition to his work with pesticides, he is an expert on microbial activity and carbon sources and has worked with botanical oils and microencapsulation techniques. His past experience includes work with Agrium, currently known as Nutrien. Kanagalingam has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, a master’s degree in Biomed engineering and a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry. He also holds more than 15 patents.