PROFILE

Reynolds credits much of the success of these events to TPI ’ s small but hard-working team : Administrative Manager Geri Hannah ; Membership & Marketing Manager Allie Roed ; Event Planner Liz Lonsbrough and her team ; as well as Mike Blair and others . Steve and Suz Trusty , co-editors of TPI ’ s bimonthly magazine “ TPI Turf News ” are also a large part of TPI . During their tenure , they ’ ve led the magazine to numerous communication awards and have both earned a place in the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association ( TOCA ) Hall of Fame .

“ Our small staff does a bit of everything , and I ’ m thankful for all they accomplish ,” said Reynolds .

PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY Advocacy is a core aspect of TPI ’ s work . Since 2017 , Reynolds has influenced state and federal policies , providing testimony on grass bans in Maryland , North Carolina , California , Utah , Colorado and Texas , just to name a few . He ’ s worked with the Environmental

Protection Agency to maintain herbicide labels for sod production and sports fields , and influenced policy decisions at the Departments of Labor ( DOL ), Transportation ( DOT ) and Agriculture ( USDA ).

Perhaps most notably , in 2019 , the DOT removed sod from its list of agricultural commodities , threatening farmers ’ exemptions from Hours of Service ( HOS ) rules .

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