2009 PNWSTMA Board Members President:
Bill Griffith - william.griffith@wwcc.edu 
Bill was born and raised in Portland, OR, has a Certificate of completion in Turf Management from Portland Community College, 13 years experience as a golf course superintendent in Oregon and Washington, and spent 18 years as a Turf Management instructor, 4 at Portland Community College, and is in his 14th year at Walla Walla Community College.
Other highlights of his career include:
- O.G.C.S.A. (Oregon Golf Course Superintendents Association)
- Past board member, Past vice president, Co-originated and developed the annual
pesticide seminar, 1989 - Distinguished Service Award.
- N.T.A. (Northwest Turfgrass Association) Current board member and Past President.
- I.E.G.C.S.A. (Inland Empire Golf Course Superintendents Association)
Former board member - 17 years, and Past President.
- PNWSTMA (Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers Association) Vice President. Vice President:
Carl Larson - larsonjrc@snoqualmie.k12.wa.us 
Carl Larson spent thirty years in the construction field prior to entering the public school facilities arena. For the past thirteen years Carl has served public education as the Plant Operations Supervisor for the Snoqualmie Valley School District in Snoqualmie, Washington. He holds the office of President of the Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations Administrators (WAMOA) and has severed as Vice President of the state chapter of the Sports Turf Managers Association. Carl also served as an elected position as a member of the National School Plant Management Association board of directors has served on numerous national and state committees. Carl has traveled nationally as well around his own state speaking on school maintenance issues and sports turf maintenance. He has served on national panels discussing public school maintenance issues. Carl is widely recognized for his expertise and has authored numerous articles which have been published both locally and nationally on such topics as school maintenance and the difficulties of maintaining sports turf and sports stadiums.
Treasurer:
Gene Howe - gene@sportsturfnorthwest.com Secretary/K-12 Representative:
Keith Stefanson - Keith_Stefanson@msvl.k12.wa.us 
Past President/Executive Director:
Laura Strehlau - 2dognite@whidbey.com 
Laura has been in the Turf and Ornamental Industry since 1976. For the past twenty five years, she has specialized in turf management, particularly sports field management.She has been a "Master Gardener" for WSU, holds a lifetime Nurseryperson certification with WSNLA and has numerous licenses. Laura has an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in international marketing.
Laura taught Turf management classes for Edmonds Community College and organized and taught seminars and classes relating to turf, and has written a gardening column for a local newspaper. She has appeared on The Ed Hume Television gardening show and radio programs.
Laura owns Environmental Diagnostics LLC, a turf management consulting firm whose motto is "Striving for a Better Environment through Education."
Laura is a former president of the Seattle Chapter of Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association, a former President of The Friendship Force of Whidbey Island (an international home stay program), and has served on advisory boards for both Lake Washington Technical College and South Seattle Community College.
Laura and her husband Steve travel extensively and spend part of each year on Maui. They are members of Useless Bay Golf and Country Club on Whidbey Island, WA where they live with their dog, cat, four sheep, and two dwarf pigmy goats. Their log home and garden were featured on the 2007 Whidbey Island Garden Tour and in NW Business Monthly for November 2007. Vendor Representative:
Jeff Horan - Greenshield Systems Communications Chair:
Beverly Spears - bspears@dorjackinc.com 
Scholarship Chair:
Gwen Stahnke - stahnke@wsu.edu Membership Chair:
Heather Klein - islenest@whidbey.com Website Administrator:
Sean Vanos Certification:
Bill Griffith - william.griffith@wwcc.edu Parks & Rec Rep:
Time Werner - twerner@ci.richland.wa.us Regional Chairs: Eastern Washington: Tim Werner - twerner@ci.richland.wa.us Western Washington: Larry Litten - llitten@wecon.com Oregon: Reed McNeil
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