www.stma.org August 2014 | SportsTurf 47
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,
Scott Grace, scott@sundome.org
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.
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
This new monthly feature will honor the people, places and equipment that helped to
create the foundation for our association and advance the sports turf management pro-
fession. The "Doc" in Doc's Dugout refers to the late Dr. Kent Kurtz, who spearheaded
the initial effort to preserve the history of STMA.
Doc's Dugout IS BACK!
Roger O'Connor, left, former grounds crew leader for Wrigley Field, paints the field in
1984 using a type of paint striper. It uses a liquid propane tank (hopefully filled with com-
pressed air and not propane) instead of a motor. It was silent and worked well, however
it can lose pressure fairly quickly and need to be re-charged. If it was using LP gas, it
would last much longer, but smoking near it was dangerous.
• Increased educational opportunities by
expanding the availability of critical resources
that will make you more effective in your
position.
The CSFM program, now in its 14th year,
has graduated hundreds of sports turf man-
agers from across the industry and country,
and continues to challenge those who want
to "raise their game." The testing portion is
challenging but definitely do-able, especially
for someone who has worked on a field; 79
percent of people pass it on their first or sec-
ond try.
If you are eligible to become certified and
want to take your career to the next level,
the CSFM program and STMA stand ready
to assist.
Visit stma.org/csfm-program to learn
more about the program, including details
on the recalibrated point system for crew
members and assistants, and to download the
comprehensive application packet. ■
