Sports Field Management Association

“Category i - sports turf manager: person with primary responsibility of employment in the management/maintenance of sports field(s) and has no responsibility to sell or promote services and/or products, upon payment of dues and being accepted for membership, may become an active voting member in stma and is eligible to hold elective office. Category ii - sports turn manager associate: person with primary responsibility of employment in the management/maintenance of sports field(s) and who is employed by the same organization, team, city or company as a category i member upon payment of dues and being accepted for membership, may become an active voting member in stma and is eligible to hold elective office. Each facility must have a category i member before a person can join this category. Category iii - commercial (includes consultants, architechts, designers, contractors, management companies, distributors and manufacturers,etc.): company engaged in a commercial enterprise providing services and/or products to the sports turf profession upon payment of dues and being accepted for membership, may become an active voting member in stma. One individual within the company shall be designated as the contact to receive communications and that individual is responsible for casting any votes on behalf of the company. This individual is eligible to hold any elective office available to the commercial category. Category iv - academic: person engaged in research, education or in extension outreach programs related to sports fields, upon payment of dues and being accepted for membership, may become an active voting member in stma and is eligible to hold elective office.”

“The nominating committee shall present to the membership by written notice a slate of qualified candidates for the board of directors, and place those names in nomination. Serving as a member of the nominating committee shall not be a restriction preventing such member from being a candidate for the board of directors. The members shall have the right to elect, by write-in, any otherwise qualified member in good standing. The voting members may remove a board member(s) or the entire board of directors from office. To do so, a voting member must obtain signatures on a petition for removal from 25% of the voting membership as defined by the standard operating procedure (sop): board of directors removal. The removal process will take place at a special meeting that has been called by the ethics committee per sop for board of directors removal. Voting members who cannot attend the special meeting in person can vote in asbsentee by mail, fax or electronic means. A two-thirds majority of the voting membership is required to remove a board member(s) or the entire board of directors. At the same meeting, new board member(s) may be elected to fill the open positions.”

“The finance and audit committee and staff will review the 990 prior to submission to ensure accuracy of the statement contained therein.”

“The executive director brings the conflict of interest policy to the attention of all board members at each board of directors meeting.”

“The baord of directos does an annual review of employees and makes merit- baed pay determinations based on the success of the association in meeting its goals, its financial position, and a review of similar positions in the area.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, audited financial statements and form 990 are availabe to the public upon request in the association offices between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, monday through friday”

“Membership services - provides educational and networking opportunities and programs for professionals responsible for the care of sports fields across the country and the world. Stma provides education through newsletters, magazines, annual and regional conferences, trade shows and hands-on workshops. Stma serves more than 2,000 national members and supports its 32 local affiliated chapters. Annual meeting in the sports turf industry's most comprehensive training event is held each year, bringing together more than 1,500 people for four days. More than 70 educational sessions are held including classroom education, hands-on training and an opportunity to see the latest technology in the 100,000 sq ft exhibition hall. In 2023, stma provided many resources to its members, we continued to help them manage during pandemic times, we helped our members with their limited staff, reduced budgets and limited play on fields during this time. We held many virtual events, podcasts and produced as much digital communication as we could.”