GCBAA announces board election results

Joy Ramos, Mike Crone, Mark Creighton join existing directors.


The Golf Course Builders Association of America has announced the results of its recent board election.

Newly elected to the board are Joy Ramos, D.H.R. Construction and Mike Crone, Landirr Inc.  Also being appointed to replace outgoing board member Ed Eichmann is Mark Creighton, Ewing Irrigation.  Remaining GCBAA board of directors consists of Ronnie Adkins, Aspen Corp.; Judd Duininck, Duininck Golf; Terry Gwinn, Best Sand Corp.; John McDonald, II, McDonald & Sons, Inc.; Frank Warden, The Toro Company; Rick Williamson, LASCO Fittings, Inc.; Tom Works, Landscapes Unlimited LLC; and Stephanie Zimmerman, ADS/Hancor, Inc.

“I am proud to welcome three incoming board members to the group of already strong leaders that help guide our organization,” GCBAA executive director Justin Apel said.  “These directors will further prepare GCBAA for the next exciting chapter of growth and industry collaboration.” 

The board officers are Rick Boylan, Mid-America Golf & Landscape, Inc. (president); Scott Veazey, Southeastern Golf, Inc. (president-elect); Dennis Wagner, Hunter Industries (vice president); Ellen Davis, SportZmix Solutions/Waupaca Sand & Solutions (secretary); Pat Karnick, Wadsworth Golf Construction Company (treasurer); and Kurt Huseman, Landscapes Unlimited, LLC (immediate past president). 

The new board will convene its first meeting Feb. 9, 2016, in San Diego during the GCBAA Winter Meeting, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show. Association officers will be elected during this time to begin a two-year term.