The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) – a non-profit, professional association for the nearly 2,500 men and women who manage sports fields worldwide – recently confirmed its 2024 Board of Directors.
Sun Roesslein, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM), assumed the role of President in 2023 and is now entering her second term. The association will maintain its course under the guidance of Laura Simmons, who is entering her second year as CEO.
“I am honored to serve a second term as SFMA President alongside the dedicated members of the 2024 Board of Directors,” says Roesslein, SFMA President. “Together, we will work this year to further our Strategic Plan initiatives which involve positioning our members as the experts in field maintenance, cultivating inclusivity and diversity within our profession and spreading awareness to attract emerging professionals to the sports field management industry."
Other 2024 officers include:
- President-Elect – Adam Thoms, Ph.D., Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
- Vice President - Commercial – Erin Wilder, Sod Solutions (Tallahassee, FL)
- Secretary / Treasurer – Alpha Jones, CSFM, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Segra Stadium (Fayetteville, NC)
Additional directors:
- Academic Director – Chase Straw, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Management and Physiology, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
- Appointed Director At-Large – Lee Van Meeteren, City of Sioux Center (Sioux Center, IA)
- Commercial Director – Warren Gorowitz, Hunter Industries (San Marcos, CA)
- Elected Director At-Large – Kyle Patterson, City of Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic, and Cultural Affairs (Roswell, GA)
- Higher Education Director – Casey Carrick, CSFM, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
- Parks & Recreation Director – Zachary Holm, CSFM, Central Park Conservancy (Byram, NJ)
- Schools K-12 Director – Jeremy Driscoll, CSFM, Grounds Supervisor, St. Mark’s High School (Wilmington, DE)
The Sports Field Management Association elections are conducted electronically by an independent audit form in November and the Board officially takes office during the Conference & Exhibition each January. Next year’s conference will be held in Palm Springs, CA, January 12-16, 2025. The following conference will be held in Fort Worth, TX in 2026.