Officers

President : Adam Thoms , Ph . D .

Immediate Past President : Sun Roesslein , CSFM

President Elect : Alpha Jones , CSFM

Secretary-Treasurer : Casey Carrick , CSFM

Vice President Commercial : Erin Wilder

Directors

Academic : Chase Straw , Ph . D .

At-Large ( elected ): Weston Floyd , CSFM .

At-Large ( appointed ): Lee Van Meeteren

Commercial : Matthew Duncan , CSFM

Higher Education : Jason DeMink , CSFM

Parks and Recreation : Zack Holm , CSFM

Professional Facilities : Dan Farnes

Schools K-12 : Jake Mays

SFMA OFFICE P . O . Box 1673 Lawrence , KS 66044 Phone : 800-323-3875 Email : SFMAInfo @ SportsFieldManagement . org www . sportsfieldmanagement . org

SFMA EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chair : Brad Thedens , CSFM Vice Chair : TJ Brewer , CSFM Board Liaison : Chase Straw , Ph . D . Members : Matthew Arms , CSFM ; Joe Churchill ; Cliff Driver , CSFM ; Kate Garassino ; Rebecca Knapp , CSFM ; and Tony Koski .

What an exciting year we have ahead of us for 2025 ! I ’ m honored and excited to serve as the president of SFMA for the upcoming year . I have always considered this association to be a major reason I ended up where I have in my career . There are so many great people in this organization that can help you in so many ways .

It is also a little strange for me to be writing an article without mentioning pH or nitrogen rates , but this will be a fun change for me . We have an excellent board of directors for this upcoming year that are also eager to help direct SFMA for the coming years .

This year serves as a transition for SFMA , I must thank Sun Roesslein , CSFM , for her leadership the past two years ; I truly appreciate all her time spent on this organization . This year will include selecting a new leader of SFMA , as well as a full year of new software for paying your dues , conference registration and a new online learning platform . These technological upgrades should make a much more pleasant online interaction with SFMA . This will also allow us to offer more educational content online .

We will continue to build our relationship with the FFA as we are preparing to host the FFA Turfgrass Science Invitational Student Competition in 2026 , which will bring students from throughout the country to our conference in Fort Worth to compete and learn more about our industry . We hope this partnership will help more people learn about our industry .

Each of you also plays a significant role in directing the future of SFMA through committee work . Every one of our committees serves as an important function in ensuring the work of the organization is getting done . I encourage each of you to be involved , serve on a committee and help move forward the work of that committee . Do not be afraid to reach out to the committee chairs with ideas .

Adam Thoms , Ph . D . SFMA President athoms @ iastate . edu

Also consider becoming a Certified Sports Field Manger ( if

you are not one already ), gaining Environmental Facility Certification , or applying for the Field of the Year awards . We always want more members applying for and obtaining these honors .

2025 offers so many opportunities for SFMA , and we all play a part in making the association successful . Please help us to have a great year , and best of luck to all of you on your fields in the year to come . SFM

– Adam Thoms , Ph . D . sportsfieldmanagementonline . com February 2025 | SportsField Management

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