Synthetic Turf Council Announces New Board of Directors

The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) (www.syntheticturfcouncil.org) announced the 2022-2023 Board of Directors at the Annual Membership Meeting in Washington D.C.

For the 2022-2023 term, the Board Officers include Chairman Shaun Garrity, National Sales Manager, The Motz Group; Vice Chairman Larry Ridgeway, President and CEO, PrecisionJet; Treasurer Holli Durchik, Project Manager, Foresite Design, Inc.; Secretary Shannan Powell, Senior Manager, ForeverLawn of Tampa Bay; Director at Large Thomas Boehme, CEO, Genan Inc.; and Immediate Past Chairman Laith Ross, Senior Principal, RossTarrant Architects.

Two new directors – Michael Gentile, Co-founder/CEO, Firefly Sports Testing and Matt Riggs, Vice President of Sales-Americas, TenCate Grass – are joining the board, and Shannan Powell was re-elected to serve for a two-year term ending in 2024.

Remaining Board of Directors include Todd DeWolfe, VP of Business Development and Research, AstroTurf; Mark Klementti, Sports Field Consultant, R.K. Associates; Ed Norton, Partner, HNP, LLC; Matt Ross, Regional Vice President, Shaw Sports Turf; Thomas Shay, Principal, Woodard & Curran.

"We are delighted to welcome our new and returning Board members. This team of leaders puts the STC in a strong position to lead, educate and advocate for synthetic turf," said Melanie Taylor, STC President and CEO.

The 2023 STC Annual Membership Meeting and 20^th Anniversary Celebration will be held on October 16-18, 2023 in New Orleans.