EARTH SHAPING NEWS Published Quarterly by the Golf Course Builders Association of America
SPRING EDITION
GCBAA Staff and GCBAA Member Sam Duininck of Duininck Golf take on the Health in Action 5K. Sam received 3rd place overall!
GCBAA Staff and GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans prior to Health in Action 5K
Inside Issue the
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President’s Perspective
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Executive Director Notes
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Foundation Update
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Developers Guide
12 Human Resources 14 Allied Updates 24 Movers & Shapers 30 GCBAA Meetings Calendar
GCBAA Staff Team Finish
2022 Winter Meeting SAN DIEGO, CA
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oving Forward was the theme for the newly named GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, and at a time when pandemic restrictions were causing challenges, Moving Forward Together made the week successful! We fielded countless questions leading up to the show and did our best to communicate how the week would go. The registration process and checkin followed protocols to ensure the health and safety protocols were followed. Education seminars bookended the week, and the GCBAA set a record for the number of seminars we hosted. We appreciate all of the ideas suggested by the membership and those that provided content during the show. Please submit ideas for future shows and events! With the show's format and many of our board members involved in the education on Monday, the regular Winter Board Meeting was condensed into a half-day in-person meeting. In the weeks leading up to the show, the GCBAA and Board were able to use virtual meetings to handle the association business and allow for the in-person meeting to be focused on the show, spring activities, and the election of board officers. With Judd Duininck moving to Immediate Past President, President-Elect John McDonald, II took over the board's leadership. The board elected Tom Works as President-Elect, Jon O'Donnell as Treasurer, Jon Truttmann as Vice President, and Chris Caccavale as Secretary.
The traditional GCBAA Board Dinner that hosts special guests, members of the Board of Governors, Foundation Board, Past Presidents, Incoming and Outgoing Board Members, spouses, and the staff was modified to a President's Reception held just before the Don Rossi Opening Reception. Outgoing President Judd Duininck thanked retiring board members Kevin Grieder and Blake Thomas for their service to the association and welcomed new board member Mike Garbs. Additionally, we were able to celebrate the years of service of Tommy Sasser as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Tommy is passing the torch to Rick Boylan, who will lead the committee. Fellow members of the Board of Governors include Chairman Rick Boylan, Brian Vinchesi, Phil Garcia (Phil could not join), John Marman, and newly appointed Scott Veazey. Judd was also able to recognize and congratulate newly appointed President Ellen Davis to the Foundation. We were honored the 2022 Don A. Rossi Award recipient Steve Mona and his wife Cyndi could join the group and celebrate his accomplishments. Steve has been an impactful leader in the golf industry for 41 years. He first served as tournament director of the Northern California Golf Association and then became assistant manager of press relations for the United States Golf Association (USGA). From there, Steve became Executive Director of the Georgia continue on pg. 2