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Board Member Representing Parks & Recreation
David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP Town of Lexington, Mass.
David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP has been the Public Grounds Superintendent for the Town of Lexington since 2000 and has been working with athletic fields in the municipal setting since 1990. His current responsibilities include the overall operation of the Park, Forestry, Streetlight and Cemetery Divisions within the Public Works Department, which encompass approximately 600 acres of land, 75 acres of athletic fields, four cemeteries, more than 3,000 streetlights and approximately 10,000 street trees. He supervises a staff of 22 full-time employees.
David holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire. He also graduated from the Park Maintenance and Management School sponsored by the National Park and Recreation Association and North Carolina State University. He attained the STMA CSFM designation in 2007, and is a Certified Arborist, Certified Playground Safety Inspector, Certified Aquatic Facility Operator, and Certified Park and Recreation Professional. He is a member of numerous associations and a past President of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESTMA). He has worked on the NESTMA Board of Directors for the past 10 years. During his presidency he led the affiliation of NESTMA into the STMA chapter network.
Vision:
STMA should continue to be the leader and the unifying voice in the sports turf industry. People working in the sports turf industry and the people managing and using sports turf facilities need a strong national organization that they can turn to for advice, support and guidance. There is a lot of misinformation, lack of understanding and lack of knowledge about what we do. STMA can be the authoritative source on maintenance and field use to provide credibility and stability for the industry. The current Strategic Plan that the Board is working on is well thought out and puts the focus on communication, professionalism and education. STMA should continue providing quality educational programs such as the conference and trade show and informative technical materials such as the mound building video. Partnering with the SAFE Foundation is another way to enhance the programs offered to the membership. I envision STMA partnering with many more organizations as they did with the National Recreation and Park Association and the Irrigation Association. In this way we can pool resources and provide opportunities for learning and networking over a wider range of people. STMA should also continue to strengthen and enhance the CSFM Program, which helps to validate us as professionals at all levels. The direction for the future is bright and positive and we need to move forward and make STMA an organization people want to be members of and associated with.