CFSTMA maintains a Board of volunteer Directors. Terms are a period of 2 years with elections every other December. We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to help on sub committees i.e. Memberships, Field Days etc. Please contact centralfloridastma@gmail.com if you are interested in helping our member driven association.
President – Rob Julian
Rob is the Advent Health Training Center’s Director of Athletic Fields and Grounds at One Buccaneer Place for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1993. Rob has been a Member of National STMA since 1999 and CFSTMA since its inception in 1990. He has served as CFSTMA Treasurer since 2015, President Elect and now President of the association.
President Elect – Chris Lessig
Chris has worked in the Parks and Recreation industry as a County and Municipal Parks Superintendent and County Parks Director for the past 25 years. He is currently a Volusia County Parks & Recreation manager. He is a graduate of Penn State University, Slippery Rock University and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom College Program; Chris has served as secretery on the CFSTMA Board since 2016. He is a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional and graduate of NRPA’s Maintenance Management School.
Treasurer – Dale Croft, CSFM Orange County Public Schools
Dale has been involved with various stages of the Green Industries since 1984 and hold several certifications within the industry. He became involved with STMA in 2010. Then he became an active member in CFSTMA to include the honor of severing its members for two terms as the association President, Past President. and now Treasurer.
Secretary – Matt Carroll – Marketing Specialist for Western Florida with FMC
Before Matt’s current position with FMC, he worked at SiteOne’s for seven years. He as been a member of CFSTMA since 2019. He successfully conducted a CFSTMA Safety CEU trainings via webinar this past September.
Vice President Commercial – Mike Williams, Beard Equipment Company
Mike is the Central and North Florida Sports Turf and Grounds Territory Manager for Beard Equipment Company, a John Deere dealership specializing in Core Golf and Sports Turf and Grounds Products. Mike joined Beard Equipment in October 2018 after working 26 Seasons in Professional Baseball as a Head Groundskeeper. Mike also spent parts of 3 seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns on the grounds staff. Mike is a Graduate of Ohio University where he was a member of the Baseball team and received his master’s degree in athletic administration in 1991.
Vice President of Education – David Nowakowski, CSFM
Dave is STMA Certified Sports Field Manager graduated from Pennsylvania State University 1999 with a BS in Turfgrass Science. He has worked in the Green Industry for 22 years. He has been responsible for creating and executing Agronomic Plans, calibrating spray and fertilizer equipment. As a Sales Rep for Harrell’s, Dave is responsible for creating Agronomic Plans, creating customized fertilizer blends, diagnosis and solutions of turf and ornamental issues, assisting in calibration or training. Dave has been a Board Member since 2015 serving as Vice President of Education assisting CEU coordination securing speakers for education topics at Chapter Meetings.
Past President – Joe Gasparini, CSFM
Joe has worked directly and indirectly in the sports field industry as a Site Supervisor, Program Coordinator and now a Program Manger with Orange County Parks and Recreation. He’s been a member of CFSTMA since 2014 serving as a board member since 2015. He acquired his CSFM designation in 2018. Joe lives in Winter Springs, Seminole County with his wife, two daughters, two rescue dogs and a rescue cat.