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Sports Turf Managers Association of
Arizona: www.azstma.org
Colorado Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.cstma.org
Florida #1 Chapter (South):
305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or
Tom Curran CTomSell@aol.com
Florida #2 Chapter (North):
850-580-4026,
John Mascaro, john@turf-tec.com
Florida #3 Chapter (Central):
407-518-2347,
Dale Croft, dale.croft@ocps.net
Gateway Chapter Sports Turf
Managers Association:
www.gatewaystma.org.
Georgia Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.gstma.org.
Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the
Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.stmalabasin.com.
Illinois Chapter STMA:
www.ILSTMA.org.
Intermountain Chapter of the Sports
Turf Managers Association:
http://imstma.blogspot.com/
Indiana - Contact Clayton Dame,
Claytondame@hotmail.com or Brian
Bornino, bornino@purdue.edu or
Contact Joey Stevenson,
jstevenson@indyindians.com
Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kentucky Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.kystma.org.
Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.
(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.
Mid-Atlantic STMA: www.mastma.org.
Michigan Sports Turf Managers
Association (MiSTMA):
www.mistma.org.
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf
Managers Association: www.mpstma.org
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.mokanstma.com.
New England STMA (NESTMA):
www.nestma.org.
Sports Field Managers Association
of New Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.
Sports Turf Managers of New York:
www.stmony.org.
North Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.ncsportsturf.org.
Northern California STMA:
www.norcalstma.org.
Ohio Sports Turf Managers
Association (OSTMA):
www.ostma.org.
Oklahoma Chapter STMA:
405-744-5729; Contact:
Dr. Justin Moss okstma@gmail.com
Oregon STMA Chapter:
www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.org
oregonstma@gmail.com
Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.
Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.pnwstma.org.
Southern California Chapter:
www.socalstma.com.
South Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.scstma.org.
Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers
Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.
Texas Sports Turf Managers
Association:
www.txstma.org
Virginia Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.vstma.org.
Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.wstma.org.
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Chapter Sponsors
Detroit to transform vacant city lots into
community gardens and "pocket parks."
The contest gave municipal parks,
recreation and public works departments
and non-profit entities a chance to
win an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series
mower package valued at $15,000
and a "Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids."
renovation project for their city. More
than a dozen municipalities and non-
profit organizations submitted entries in
the contest.
"Project EverGreen is pleased to work
with the Matnys and the Warrendale
Community to bring vital green space
to Detroit neighborhoods," says Cindy
Code, executive director of Project
EverGreen. "Turning a vacant lot into a
place where kids can play, neighbors can
talk and everyone can take pride in are
essential to the well-being and security
of any community."
"This valued partnership aligns with
our mission of advancing the sports
turf management profession through
education, awareness programs and
industry development," said Kim
Heck, CAE, CEO of STMA. "The City
of Detroit is well-deserving of this
award and we look forward to working
with local parents and athletes on the
importance of maintaining a safe playing
surface to prevent injuries."
The Student Challenge is presented by SAFE, Founding
Partner Hunter Industries, and supporting sponsor Ewing
Irrigation. Nine 2-year teams and 26 4-year teams
competed for $5,000 awards in each division.