GCBAA Board Elects New Leadership

Judd Duininck, Duininck Golf, begins his two-year term as the organizations President.  Fellow officers also elected to serve on the associations Executive Board.

President, Judd Duininck, took office at the GCBAA Winter Meeting, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show, in Orlando, Florida on January 28, 2020. Former President Pat Karnick, Wadsworth Golf Construction Company, was named immediate past president.  Other Executive Officers elected included President-Elect, John McDonald II, McDonald & Sons, Inc.; Vice President, Jon Truttmann, Hunter Industries; Treasurer, Tom Works, Landscapes Unlimited, LLC.; Secretary, Chris Caccavale, Caterpillar Inc.

Newly elected serving at their first meeting was Kevin Grieder, Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.; Chris Hill, Course Crafters LLC; Matt Lohmann, Wadsworth Golf Construction Company; Rick Shriver, HARCO Fittings; and Jason Sloan, Frontier Golf.

Remaining GCBAA Board of Directors are; Greg Hufner, Total Turf Golf Services, Inc.; Jon O’Donnell, Heritage Links; Manny Pina, Ewing Irrigation; Bob Sylvester, The Toro Company; and Rick Williamson, LASCO Fittings, Inc.

About the GCBAA and the GCBAA Foundation

The Golf Course Builders Association of America is a non-profit trade association of the world’s foremost golf course builders and leading suppliers to the golf course construction industry. It was founded in the early 1970s, and its members represent all segments of the golf course industry. The GCBAA Foundation is the charitable arm of the GCBAA and a separate, 501(c)(3) organization. The GCBAA’s national executive office is located in Lincoln, Neb. For more information, visit www.gcbaa.org or call (402) 476-4444.

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