The Slate of Candidates for the 2014 Board of Directors election has been set by the Nominating Committee. Voting members will be presented with an electronic ballot the week of Nov. 18 with responses due by Dec. 15. Ballots will be mailed to those voting members who do not have an email address.
Please click on each candidate’s name to read their bio and vision for STMA. Three directors positions are not up for election. Phil McQuade, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO, Director representing Facilities Used by Professional Athletes and Andrew Gossel, Covenant Christian High School, Indianapolis, IN, Director representing Schools K-12 will be in the second year of their two-year terms. The Commercial Director position is vacant due to James Graff, Graff’s Turf Farms, being slated in the Commercial VP position. That position is open due to Rene Asprion, Diamond Pro, Dallas, TX, concludes his term in January. The President will appoint his replacement during the annual meeting per the Bylaws.
Officers
Immediate Past President
James Michael Goatley, Jr., Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
President
David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, Town of Lexington, Lexington, MA
President-Elect
Allen Johnson, CSFM, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, WI
Commercial VP
James Graff, Graff’s Turf Farms, Inc., Ft. Morgan, CO
Secretary/Treasurer
Mike Tarantino, CSFM, Poway Unified School District, Poway, CA
or
Jeff Salmond, CSFM, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Directors
Higher Education
Tim Van Loo, CSFM, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
or
David Schlotthauer, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Academic
Jeffrey Fowler, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Franklin, PA
or
Brad Fresenburg, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Parks and Recreation
Sarah Martin, CSFM, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
or
Brian Winka, CSFM, City of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO
At-Large (Elected)
Brad Jakubowski, Doane College, Lincoln, NE
or
Kevin Mercer, CSFM, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Members of the Nominating Committee include: Chair: Troy Smith, CSFM Members: Mike Andresen, CSFM, Chris Calcaterra, M.Ed., CSFM, CPRP, Darian Daily, Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE, Jody Gill, CSFM, Abby McNeal, CSFM, Andrew McNitt, Ph.D., Mary Owen, Don Savard, CSFM, CPRP, Mike Trigg, CSFM, Lynda Wightman