STMA IN ACTION
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News from the Sports Turf Managers Association
As a professional association, the adherence to a Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct Guidelines by membership is essential. A Code
of Ethics is a significant indicator of individual responsibility, char-
acter and professionalism. The Code of Ethics is legally enforceable
and membership sanctions can be implemented if violated.
Professional Conduct Guidelines encourage the highest standards
of conduct among the membership of STMA. These guidelines are
a companion document to the STMA Code of Ethics. While profes-
sional conduct guidelines may not be enforced with membership
sanctions, noncompliance with these guidelines should be noted
and self-policed by fellow STMA members, officials and affiliated
chapters. In assessing one's actions, all sports turf managers should
ask the question, "Would my actions meet with the approval of other
sports turf managers?"
Follow these guidelines to be viewed as a professional:
STMA Professional Conduct Guidelines
1. A member should always contact a fellow sports turf man-
ager before visiting his or her facility regardless of the reason for
the visit, other than when attending an educational meeting,
association event or as a spectator at a public event at the facility.
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
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