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Past President - Abby McNeal, CSFM
Abby McNeal, CSFM
Wake Forest University Athletics, Winston-Salem, NC
Abby McNeal, CSFM is the Sports Turf Manager for Wake Forest University. She has been an active member of the STMA since 1992, and chaired the Chapter Relations and Conference committees. She was the representative for the professional fields category for two years, then held the STMA office of Secretary in 2005 and 2006, President-Elect in 2007 and 2008, and ascended to the Presidency in 2009. She is STMA’s first female President and is the first President to serve a one-year term as required by the new bylaws, which were adopted in 2008. She has served as a Board member of the Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association, the Rocky Mountain Turfgrass Research Foundation, and is a Past President of the Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association.
Abby holds a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture with an emphasis in Turfgrass Management from Colorado State University. She is a two-time recipient of the Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association Professional of the Year Award, and received the STMA 2005 Professional Soccer and Football Fields of the Year awards.
Her sports turf management experience includes Turf Manager at the Colorado School of Mines, opening Toyota Park Stadium as Director of Turf Management, and serving as the Assistant Turfgrass Manager for INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver. Previously she was the Athletic Turfgrass Manager at the University of Colorado.
Vision for STMA:
My experience at many levels throughout the sports turf industry provides a solid foundation on which to continue to build and improve the role of the sports turf manager. My vision for the STMA is to provide to our membership strong educational programs nationally, regionally, and locally (through STMA Chapters), and provide the necessary support to further develop STMA Chapters. Chapters are the foundation and strength of our organization. I would like to continue to promote the professionalism of the membership by advancing the certification program. I want to further the student involvement by promoting SAFE and the scholarships that it distributes.