At their July 25th meeting the Carolinas GCSA board of directors approved a succession plan for the retirement of current association executive director, Chuck Borman, on December 31, 2009.
The board has designated Tim Kreger, current director of programs for the association, to be the new executive director of the Carolinas' GCSA effective January 1, 2010.
Over the next 16 months Borman will be working with Kreger to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities and Borman has also agreed to consult with the association, from January 1 to June 30, 2010.
Chuck Borman has been the executive director of the Carolinas GCSA since March 1, 1998 and prior to that was Director of Membership at the Golf Course Superintendents of America. Borman completed a twenty-three year military career in January of 1989 and immediately began his career in association management the next month. Borman received the CAE, (Certified Association Executive) designation from the American Society of Association Executives in 2000 and has renewed that certification three times since.
Tim Kreger came to the association in November of 2007 as Director of Programs. Kreger, a graduate of Clemson University, was previously employed as the Director of Development for the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation where he was responsible for increasing net assets of the foundation by over $500,000. Tim and his wife, Stacey, have a two-year old son, Caden, and they have recently relocated from Columbia to Powdersville, SC.
The Carolinas GCSA represents the professional interests of close to 1,800 members within and serving the profession of golf course maintenance in the region and commands an annual operating budget of more than $1-million.
