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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Mal McLaren Award
Government Relations
Scott Brickley
scottb@bunkerhillgc.com
330.725.2829
VICE PRESIDENT
Strategic Planning/Historical
Mark Figurella
mfigurella421@gmail.com
330.562.1691
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sean McHugh, CGCS
spm@clevelandmetroparks.com
440.232.7247
CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR
Finance/Communication/Benevolent
Michelle L. Frazier-Feher, CGCS
mlfrazier@aol.com
216.469.9287
TRUSTEES
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Golf & Tournament
Bryan Fitch
bry_fitch@hotmail.com
440.934.6217
Website
Charles (Chuck) Hayes
chuckshcc@gmail.com
330.933.4673
Membership
Tobin (Toby) Lane
tlane33sgc@yahoo.com
330.332.9095
Program & Education
Sam Leatherberry
sam.leatherberry@ourclub.com
678.414.7714
Social/Assistant Relations
Eric Snodgrass
eric.snodgrass@tamoshantergolf.com
330.477.5111
ASSISTANT GCS RELATIONS/ Program & Education
Dave Willmott
dwillmott2001@sharongc.com
330.239.2383
INDUTRIAL RELATIONS
Scholarship & Research
Jason Bennett
330.416.0908
osu23jb@hotmail.com
Matt Kilpeck
mkilpeck@agrium.com
440.724.1223
Lenny Marino
l.marino@bakervehicle.com
216.401.1152
Mission Statement
Promoting the profession of the golf course superintendent
through education, camaraderie and cooperation among
fellow members in Northern Ohio since 1923
Sincerely,
Scott Brickley
NOGCSA President
Scottb@bunkerhillgc.com
Schedule of Events
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Industrial & Government Relations Report
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Assistant Relations Report
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By The Board - October
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On The Road with the USGA
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Public Relations & Web Site Committee Reports 9
GCSAA
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Program & Education Committee Report
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Golf & Tournament Report
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GCSAA Field Staff Report
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Financial Committee Report
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OSHA News
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Annual Meeting Highlights
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March 7, 2015
Annual Reverse Raffle
Raintree Country Club
Key Points:
. CWA - EPA and Army corp. of Engineers
Jurisdiction over waters of the US.
. Aug. 2014 - GCSAA joined the water of more
than 35 associations. Focused on educating law
makers on a broad array of issues associated with
expanding the Federal CWA jurisdiction.
. Sept 6th - GCSAA sent an action alert HR 5078
to remove the wording (jurisdiction over waters of
the US).
Respectfully Submitted,
Scott Brickley
Editorial No Report.
OLD BUSINESS
Regional Impromptu Social Gatherings
Bennett & Willmott will are moving their event to
November 5 at the Winking Lizard in Fairlawn at 3:00
PM.
Hayes & Snodgrass Snodgrass will discuss with Hayes
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NEW BUSINESS
Chapter Administrator Feher presented the following
applications for membership:
Jack Hutchinson White fence Golf Course
AFF NC
Charles Zaranec Brookside Country Club
SM
Chapter Administrator Feher presented the following
members for reinstatement:
Chapter Administrator Feher presented the following
members for reclassification:
Industrial Representative Bennett motioned and Industrial
representative Kilpeck seconded to approve the above
members for membership. The motion passed.
There was no correspondence.
The next Board meeting is set for November 12, 2014 at
8:00 A.M. at Portage C.C.
President Brickley adjourned the meeting at 9:25 A.M.
Schedule of events:
1.List the schedule of events for the year. We
would like to do this in case any of need to
go back and look at what we offered
throughout the year.
2.List of all event dates on the front page
Add a Partners Page, this page would list & link to
the following organizations:
1.all the other Ohio Chapters
2.GCSAA
3.OTF
4.OPAR
5.Ohio Department of Agriculture
6.Ohio State University
Registration Page
1.Remove the e-mail requirement for the
additional registrants when registering a
group?
2.Add an option that your can automatically
add 2,3 or 4 registrants instead of clicking on
add a registrant every time you want to add
an additional person.
Registration (Administrator) 1.Automatically list additional registrants
2.Improve the information reporting in the
notes field
Add a What trending on Twitter on the website.
Develop a Mobile App for the website.
Add a NOGCSA Store
Begin streaming our seminars from each meeting on
line.
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Education will continue to be at the center of what we
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May Meeting
Hosted by Grantwood GC and Superintendent
Dave Peck
The educational presentation was Getting a jump
on summer diseases
Presented by Dr. Rob Golembiewski
June Meeting Club Officials
Hosted by Shady Hollow CC and Superintendent
Chuck Hayes
Speaker was Bill Brown, CEO of Turf Republic
Bill discussed how technology and social media
can be utilized by GC Superintendents as a tool to
enhance performance, improve communication
and make their lives simpler.
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50 golfers
9 holes
September 18th Clam Bake Ridge Top G.C. Gregg
Bobbs
92 golfers
October 16th Ohio Cup Catawba Island Club
Bill Prest, Bryan Fitch, Jason Bennett, Kyle Smith, Brad
Hocking, George Noll, Terry Boehm, Billy Christian
Three Chapters Northern Ohio, Northwest, and Miami
Valley
Northwest won the Cup
October 20th Joint Meeting Youngstown C.C host Tim
Cunningham
50 golfers
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$26,634.72
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$ 553.60
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NOGCSA
CONTACT INFORMATION
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