www.stma.org April 2015 | 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,
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.
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
The CSFM certification is a higher level program of educa-
tion and professionalism in the turfgrass industry, offered by
the Sports Turf Managers Association. According to the STMA,
there are currently 193 CSFM's. To gain certification, there are
certain education and experience requirements. Experience can
qualify a candidate; however, education alone may not.
Status as a CSFM has laid the groundwork for my success in
the sports turf industry. It has taken my career to new heights
and provided tangible credibility to my work.
Eligibility into the CSFM program is based on a point sys-
tem. You may earn points based on your level of education or
the degree of education you have obtained, as well as the field of
study. For example, a bachelor's degree in business would earn
fewer points than a bachelor's degree in turf management.
A degree helps earn points for eligibility, but so does experience.
You may not become eligible for the exam based on education
alone, but you may become qualified based solely on experience.
Eligibility points for experience are similar to points for
education; you will earn more points for being the head of your
department than you would while occupying a labor position.
Becoming qualified is the first step. Once that information
is compiled and confirmed with STMA headquarters, you may
qualify for the exam. An examination may be proctored at a
location near you at any time of the year you choose to set up.
The exam is also offered at the annual STMA Conference
& Exhibition, which will be held in San Diego in January
2016. The exam itself is composed of four parts: Agronomics,
Pest Management, Administration and Sports-Specific Field
Management.
Becoming a CSFM requires passion, commitment and
professionalism. Sports turf managers are professional and
passionate about growing the standards in the turf industry.
As a CSFM, there is an extra level of commitment to excellence
needed to continue raising the bar for sports fields.
