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As an elected member of the Board, your voice represents WCTA members, the sportsturf management industry and impacts the future direction of our association. Nomination deadline January 30, 2015. Every association needs diverse representation of its members. The WCTA is in a state of dynamic change making it a great time to be involved. It's time for new ideas and directions, time to step-up and get involved with the Industry that continues to do so much for all of us. 2015 elected positions to be filled at the Annual General Meeting taking place during our Annual Conference in Victoria, BC, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at twelve noon. • President • Up to five 2 year Directors • Vice President Board members who will be at the end of their term (all have the option to re-run) • Mike Schellenberg • Jason Pick • Brett Lamontagne • Garett Squire Note: if VP is nominated from list of Directors with 1 year remaining, we will require an additional 1 year Director. What are the requirements? • Must be a member in good standing of the WCTA • Be willing and able to attend 9-board meetings per year. Note: Some meetings are conference calls, some expenses for travel are covered • Be willing to learn new areas of the industry. • Be willing to share and exchange ideas for the advancement of all members of the Association. • Care about what the WCTA stands for and commit to two years service on the Board of Directors. • Be willing to participate in a committee. There are many ways to attend a meeting and if "distance" if your issue, we can make it work! What is in it for you? • Meet new people from all walks of the industry: Golf, Industry Suppliers, Municipal, Irrigation, Horticulture, Mechanics, Landscapers, and Growers… make new contacts. • Travel the province. • Become part of the solution. • Have your voice heard on issues that affect us all. • Have your conference registration paid for. How? Simply send current Past President, Keith Lyall, an email at klyall@sunpeaksresort.com putting your name forward along with answers to the following questions: We often hear members say they didn't vote for someone because they didn't know them. Please provide a brief description about yourself in a short paragraph; • How long have you been a WCTA member and in what capacity, ie. golf course, sportsfield, schools, mechanic, hort, industry, other? • List any previous Board experience you've had. • How do you feel about the following key issues in the turf industry: a. Pesticides b. State of the economy c. Other (your choice) • Can you provide 2 or 3 ideas on how to improve the WCTA? • Where do you see association growth over the next 5 years? • Any further comments? We will post candidate names and answers to the above questions on our website and publish in the conference edition of the Turf Line News. If you wish to include a photo of yourself for publication, feel free to do so. Due to print deadlines, nominations must be received by January 30, 2015. Keep in mind that if we get more applications than we have spots available there will need to be an election which is a good thing! Also note that nominations can even be made from the floor at the AGM. Please contact Keith if you need further information or details — klyall@sunpeaksresort.com >*;(5,>: *(33-69)6(9+56405(;065: YOUR ASSOCIATION WANTS YOU! BY KEITH LYALL 8 TURF LINE NEWS TITLE/NAME ORGANIZATION PHONE/FAX COMMITTEES E-MAIL PRESIDENT Trevor Smith Keso Turf Supplies 250-320-6411 604-940-2244 Governance, Strategic Planning, Finance, Nominations, Con- ference, Amalgamation, Professional Development - Industry, Environmental Advocacy, Allied Golf Association Liaison trevoralfa@shaw.ca VICE PRESIDENT Brett Finlayson Olympic View Golf Club 250-474-3672 250-743-5518 Strategic Planning, Nominations, E.D. Performance, Amalgamation, Member Development, Conference bfinlayson@golfbc.com 2-YEAR DIRECTORS Peter Sorokovsky City of Burnaby, Parks, Rec, & Cultural Serv. 604-297-4494 604-297-4492 Research, Governance, Fundraising, Awards & Recognition, Professional Development – Golf peter.sorokovsky@burnaby.ca Casey O'Connor Turf Canada 778-389-2308 604-477-2614 Communication & Information, E.D. Performance, Conference, Professional Development - Industry casey@turfcanada.com Stan Kazymerchyk Kwantlen Polytechnic University 604-599-3295 604-599-3277 E.D. Performance, Professional Development & Education, Professional Development - Sportsturf stan.kazymerchyk@kwantlen.ca Norley Calder Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club 250-378-9572 250-378-9799 Amalgamation, Professional Development & Education ncalder@sagebrushclub.com Frits Verkerk Gallagher's Canyon Golf Course 250-861-4040 250-861-3051 Governance, Strategic Planning fverkerk@golfbc.com 1-YEAR DIRECTORS Mike Schellenberg Calgary Board of Education 403-660-0160 403-777-7145 Amalgamation, Professional Development - Sportsturf mjschellenberg@cbe.ab.ca Brett Lamontagne Mid-Island Landscape Consulting Inc. 250-714-4685 250-323-7072 Professional Development – Industry, Member Development, Professional Development - Sportsturf tangoturf@shaw.ca Jason Pick Olds College 403-556-8243 403-507-7797 Awards & Recognition, Professional Development & Education jpick@oldscollege.ca Garett Squire Talking Rock Resort 250-679-3389 250-679-3039 Governance, Amalgamation, Equipment Technician Liaison squiresgolf@hotmail.com PAST PRESIDENT Keith Lyall Sun Peaks Golf Club 250-578-5535 250-578-5435 Strategic Planning, Nominations, Professional Development – Golf, Environmental Advocacy klyall@sunpeaksresort.com EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT Jerry Rousseau Box 698, Hope, V0X 1L0 604-869-9282 Strategic Planning, Allied Golf Association Liaison exec.director@wctaturf.com Leslie Carnell 604-780-9130 admin@wctaturf.com >,:;,95*(5(+(;<9-.9(::(::6*0(;065)6(9+6-+09,*;69: