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Alabama Turfgrass Association is proud to welcome Prologue Association Management to the organization. Prologue will be taking over the administrative duties for the association. Prologue is owned by Tricia Roberts, ATA’s executive director for the last 15 years, and Melanie Bonds. These two professionals bring over 42 combined years of experience in working with non-profit organizations, most of those in the turf industry. Tricia Roberts will continue to be the face of the Alabama Turfgrass Association, but expect to see Melanie Bonds and the Prologue interns at ATA events from time to time. In case you are not familiar with this duo, here are quick bios on both Melanie and Tricia. Prologue Association Management Co. was started in 2013 when Melanie
and Tricia were asked to help the Louisiana-Mississippi GCSA Chapter when their executive director retired. This partnership worked out perfectly, and they successfully pulled off the inaugural 2015 Deep South Turf Expo. Melanie has 18 years of experience in the non-profit sector, primarily working with the AGCSA. She serves as managing editor of, and contributing writer to, the Alabama Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents’ publication, The Alabama Green Journal, and the Louisiana/Mississippi chapter’s Tee to Green Journal. A writer and founder of Compositions Press, Melanie holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, where she is a long-time resident. She and her husband, Gary, have two children: daughter Jessica and son Colin. She enjoys spending time with her
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family and her dog, Kody, as well as bridge, yoga, reading and writing. Tricia Roberts has more than 22 years’ experience in association and event management in the non-profit and corporate sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationMarketing from Auburn University at Montgomery. Tricia has been a resident of Auburn, Alabama, since 2002 when she moved with her family from her hometown of Montgomery. She has two children, Sara and John Michael. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading and attending her children’s sporting events. Be sure to welcome these two and their staff as you meet them at our events this year. We are excited to have the extra hands on board to help with our growing association and its events. v
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