SFMA IN ACTION
SFMA 2023 Board of Directors
The Sports Field Management Association ( SFMA ) 2023 Board of Directors took office at the association ’ s annual meeting , January 18 , in Salt Lake City , Utah . The 2023 SFMA Board of Directors is as follows :
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT : SUN ROESSLEIN , CSFM Sun Roesslein , CSFM , is sports stadium manager at the North Area Athletic Complex ( NAAC ), Jeffco Schools ( Colo .). She is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the football stadium and the soccer stadium that make up the NAAC . Roesslein got her start in the turfgrass management industry working on the grounds crew for the Lexington Legends Minor League baseball team in 2001 . After moving to Denver , she worked briefly for the City of Thornton before taking her current position with Jeffco Schools Athletics . In 2014 , the NAAC soccer field was awarded SFMA ’ s Soccer Field of the Year for the Schools and Parks category . The following year , the NAAC football field was selected as SFMA ’ s 2015 Football Field of the Year in the same category . In July of 2016 , she earned her CSFM designation .
PAST PRESIDENT : JAMES BERGDOLL , CSFM , CPRP James Bergdoll , CSFM , CPRP , has been in the turfgrass and parks and recreation industry for more than 20 years . Bergdoll has been a member of the SFMA since 2004 , serving on several different committees , and achieved CSFM status in 2013 . He holds a MS in Sports and Recreation Administration from Western Kentucky University and a BS in Turfgrass Science from Purdue University . Most recently Bergdoll was the Director of Parks Maintenance for the City of Chattanooga ( Tenn .). He is also a member of the TRPA and NRPA and earned Certified Park and Recreation Professional in 2020 .
PRESIDENT-ELECT : NICK MCKENNA , CSFM Nick McKenna , CSFM , is an assistant athletic field manager at Texas A & M University . He returned to Texas A & M in August 2011 after having spent four years working for Virginia Tech overseeing their baseball and soccer / lacrosse facilities . He assists in overseeing all the athletics fields at Texas A & M . McKenna received his B . S . from Iowa State University in Horticulture with a turfgrass emphasis . He also completed coursework and research toward an M . S . in Crop Soils & Environmental Science at Virginia Tech , and in 2007 was the recipient of the Dr . James Watson SAFE scholarship .
[ Note : Dan Bergstrom , CSFM , was slated to become the president-elect this year . Unfortunately , he found it necessary to resign from the board of directors . Per the SFMA bylaws and standard operating procedures , President Roesslein appointed Nick McKenna , CSFM , to serve as president-elect this year . This will require President Roesslein to serve as president for two years , as the president-elect appointee will not ascend into the role of president . SFMA thanks Dan Bergstrom , CSFM , for his service and dedication to the work on the SFMA Board of Directors and as the 2022 secretary / treasurer .]
SECRETARY / TREASURER : ADAM THOMS , PH . D . Adam Thoms , Ph . D ., is an associate professor of commercial turfgrass in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University . He oversees the sports turfgrass research at Iowa State , and is the Turfgrass Extension Specialist for Iowa . In addition to research and Extension activities , Thoms teaches two classes , as well as serving as an advisor to the Iowa State Turf Club . He is in charge of planning education for the Iowa State Turfgrass Field Day , and helps with planning education for the Iowa Turfgrass Conference . Thoms received his Ph . D . and M . S . degrees from the University of Tennessee . He completed his B . S . degree from Iowa State University . Thoms has been active in the SFMA since 2005 , and took part in the very first SFMA Student Challenge .
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