The SuperNews OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIO GRANDE GCSA
July 2017
President’s Message
President Matt Urban
The Rio Grande Association has changed and evolved through its long history. The past year has been no different. As Vice President I stepped in a few months early and had no idea what to expect while serving as President. The experience thus far has been a great and busy one. Many great individuals have served this association in its 50+ years of existence. I am excited for the opportunity to serve the association as president and continue to move our association forward.
Vice President Jimmy Rodriguez Secretary / Treasurer Matt Hughes Board of Directors: Matt Alcala Roy Johnson Max Johnson Paul Kerr Caleb Buckley (Past Pres.) Vendor Representative Bryan Klock Chapter Executive Carol Cloud GCSAA Field Rep John Walker
I am proud to serve with the help of generous vendors, a strong membership, and a hard working board of directors along with our Executive Director, Carol Cloud. This group continues to work hard to improve the membership experience and to grow the association with the assistance of our sponsors and the GCSAA. As we move into the heart of the 2017 season, we invite all of you to make the time to attend one of our 5 meetings held throughout the year. From El Paso to Hobbs to Farmington, a meeting will be coming to your area soon. At meetings, our hosts and sponsors provide us with pertinent education, networking opportunities, great food, and of course golf. We sincerely appreciate all who hosted in 2016 and so far in 2017. Meetings have always been a special place to make new connections with industry professionals and to catch up with friends from the past. If I take one item away that I can use at my facility, I believe it to be worth the effort to get to a meeting. Our gatherings provide new superintendents, and those new to the area a chance to share experiences and ideas with one another and the opportunity to meet with our area sales reps. Of course, we encourage assistants, equipment managers and crew members to attend meetings as well. A big THANK YOU to our meeting sponsors and of course our directory sponsors for providing this valuable reference to our members. As always, the directory can be found on our website at www.rggcsa.org. As our association continues to move forward, we encourage all members to be involved by attending meetings, writing articles for the newsletter, providing feedback, hosting meetings, and providing education suggestions.
Thank you all for your continued support and involvement. I wish you all a prosperous 2017 and look forward to seeing you at future meetings.
Matt Urban RGGSAA President