The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) announced its 2024-25 board of directors at the STC Annual Conference in Phoenix.
The board officers include Chairman Michael Gentile, co-founder/CEO, Firefly Sports Testing; Vice Chairman George Neagle, CSTI, president, SYNLawn; Treasurer Ed Norton, partner, HNP, LLC; Secretary Thomas Shay, principal, Woodard & Curran; Director at Large Larry Ridgeway, president and CEO, PrecisionJet; and Immediate Past Chairman Shaun Garrity, national sales manager, The Motz Group.
Directors include Peter Fariñas, CSTI, owner, Turf & Vine; Scott Marks, CSTI, managing member, Southeast Turf LLC; Michael Mercadante, regional sales manager, Sportsfield Specialties Inc.; Peter Oksanen, national sales manager, Schmitz Foam Products; Chip Richardson, CSTI, president, Sweetwater Construction; Matt Riggs, vice president of sales-Americas, TenCate Grass; and Matt Ross, regional vice president, Shaw Sports Turf.
“We are delighted to welcome our new and returning board members,” said Melanie Taylor, STC president and CEO. “This team of leaders puts the STC in a strong position to lead, educate and advocate for synthetic turf.”
