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The Sports Turf Managers
Association’s President-Elect
Martin Kaufman, CSFM, has
resigned from its Board of
Directors due to a change in his
membership category. Kaufman
recently became employed by Turf
Managers LLC, which moved him
from a sports turf manager into
the commercial category.
Commercial members are unable to
ascend to the Presidency, and
STMA’s Bylaws require any
officer on the presidential
track who becomes employed in
the commercial sector to resign
within three months. Kaufman was
to ascend to the Presidency in
January 2013 during STMA’s
Annual Meeting.
“It has been a privilege to
serve on the STMA Board for the
past four years. I cherish my
involvement with STMA, and
certainly prize this period of
time serving as a K-12 Director,
Treasurer and President-Elect,”
said Kaufman.
STMA President James Michael
Goatley, Jr., Ph.D. expressed
his regret on Kaufman’s
departure. “Martin has been a
very valuable Board member and
an outstanding representative of
this industry, he says. We will
miss his enthusiasm for serving
STMA, but we realize that this
new position is a great
opportunity for Martin and his
family.”
When a President-Elect resigns,
STMA’s Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) dictates that
the President assumes the duties
of the President-Elect and that
the President and Immediate Past
President each serve a second
term. This means that for 2013,
Goatley will remain President,
and Troy Smith, CSFM, will
continue as Immediate Past
President. Secretary/Treasurer
David Pinsonneault, CSFM will
ascend to President-Elect during
the annual meeting as scheduled.
Also according to the SOP,
Goatley has the authority to
appoint a President-Elect for
the remainder of Kaufman’s term,
or to appoint a qualified member
to fulfill the role of
conference oversight, which is
the primary responsibility of
the President-Elect. Any
appointee would not ascend to
the presidency.
“With just a few months left in
this year, I am not appointing a
President-Elect. However, I
would like for Martin to
continue to work on the
conference. His in-depth
knowledge of the conference
planning thus far will help
ensure that STMA will provide an
excellent conference experience
for our members,” said Goatley.
Kaufman has agreed to continue
to lead the conference oversight
team. “I would be honored to
continue to work on the STMA
Conference,” said Kaufman. |
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