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 President's Message—August 2010By Tony Bubenas, CGCS—WWGCSA President (Pierce County) (posted 8.11.10)
As you may have noticed we have finally been able to put out a job announcement for the Executive Director's position. We know this announcement has been a long time in coming. Unfortunately, many business items had to be cleared up before we (the Board) were comfortable in initiating a search for the Executive Director's position. We are still going through an IRS audit and don't know when we will hear back from them. Our accountant is confident there are not any fatal flaws but that we will need to update our By-Laws to meet current IRS Code at our next Annual Meeting. More on that when it becomes official. We knew one person could not come in and fill Paul & Julie's shoes overnight. Hence, we have hired an Office Administrator to handle the everyday operation with guidance from the Board. Her name is Joyce Phillips. She has worked as a controller and bookkeeper at Rainier, Meridian Valley and Twin Lakes Country Clubs before retiring. She has worked with our accountant in the past and comes highly recommended by all of the above. She has missed working with the golf industry and is looking forward to take on these duties (you may have noticed that we have her doing quite a bit recently). Also, the web site and email blasts are starting to heat up and are coming your way. Peggy Hindahl is our webmaster and she has been very helpful in getting us up and running again. Between her and Joyce we can handle all of the event registration via the web. Just click on the link in the email we send to you or go to the website and click on the link that way. We can collect checks at the event or you can mail it to us. We are working on handling credit cards and hope to let you know soon when that is a reality. Speaking of events, the Championship Tournament is scheduled for Monday, August 30 at Wing Point G&CC. We have included a division for Associate members - that's everyone who is a member (but not a Superintendent or Asst. Superintendent as they are in the other division) to encourage all members to participate. We have a special Awards dinner to follow. Michael Goldsberry tells me that the Executive Chef has something really special for us! The NTA Conference has been scheduled for September 26 -28 in Walla Walla. The Inland Empire will host the Conference this year. The idea is to have the WWGCSA, Inland Empire and OGCSA each host the event on a three year rotating basis. The WWGCSA Annual Meeting is tentatively scheduled in mid-October at Chambers Bay. We plan on having a benefit tournament at this event. Details and agreements are being worked out so we don't want to get ahead of ourselves in announcing anything quite yet. The Washington Turf and Landscape Show will be November 29 through Dec. 1 at the Meydenbauer Conference Center in Bellevue. We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this critical time. If you have any questions please feel to contact me or any Board member. Tony Bubenas, CGCS
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The Washington Golf Alliance was formed to address issues impacting all aspects of the golf industry. The Alliance recently completed a study on the Washington Golf Economy and hosted a legislative reception in Olympia to release the results. The Home Course will be hosting a media event on March 31st. Summary of WA Golf Economy Report (pdf) |
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The WWGCSA Board of Directors will be providing monthly updates on association happenings. This column will also be used to provide the membership with information on WWGCSA programs and committees.
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David’s professional experience includes university and college administration, education, and research in Michigan and Oregon in addition to over 25 years in golf course, sports turf, and landscape horticultural management. |
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David was born and raised in Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science from University of Oregon and a Master of Science degree in Horticultural Science specializing in turfgrass agronomy from Oregon State University.