STMA names 2020 board of directors

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2020 board of directors.

Jimmy Simpson, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and facilities management coordinator for the town of Cary, N.C., was elected president. Simpson will serve a one-year term.

“STMA continually leads our industry forward and has brought together a community of sports field managers spanning generations,” said Jimmy Simpson, newly elected president. “I am honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow STMA members and the board of directors to advance our long-term vision, increase awareness and connect with all generations while setting the standard when it comes to safe playing fields around the world.”

Other elected officers include:

• Immediate Past President – Jody Gill, CSFM, grounds coordinator, Blue Valley School District (Overland Park, Kan.)
• President-Elect – Nick McKenna, CSFM, assistant athletic field maintenance manager, Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
• Commercial Vice President – Jeremy Bohonko, regional manager – Piedmont Region, Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Secretary / Treasurer – James Bergdoll, CSFM, director of park maintenance, City of Chattanooga Public Works (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Directors serving a second-year term include:

• Professional Facilities Director – Stephen Lord, CSFM, head groundskeeper, Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• K-12 Director – Jeremy Driscoll, grounds supervisor, St. Marks High School (Wilmington, Del.)

Members elected to Director positions:

• Higher Education Director – Clark Cox, CSFM, assistant athletics director of sports turf and landscaping, University of South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.)
• Academic Director – Adam Thoms, Ph.D., assistant professor, Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa.)
• Parks and Recreation Director – Brad Thedens, CSFM, park caretaker, City of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
• At-Large Elected Director – Scott Thompson, CSFM, superintendent of sports fields and grounds, Duke University (Durham, N.C.)

Members appointed to Director positions:

• Commercial Director – Turner Revels, president, John Deere/Revels Tractor Co. (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.)
• At-Large Appointed Director – Joshua Koss, CSFM, landscape services manager, San Diego State University (San Diego, Calif.)

The STMA conducts its annual elections electronically in late November, and the board officially takes office during the STMA Conference & Exhibition each January.

Next year’s event will be held in Palms Springs, Calif., on Jan. 11-14, 2021. The following year’s conference will be held in Savannah, Ga., on Jan. 17-20, 2022.