Cameron Anderson (TOP)Cam Anderson enhances leadership performance. Most managers today are under enormous pressure to perform, not only individually but also in teams. For many, this dynamic increases stress, which in turn creates barriers to the very performance that is needed. Cam has shown many organizations and individuals how to use advanced performance technology to meet these ongoing challenges. From leadership training to risk management, and from conflict management to executive coaching, Anderson has combined his expertise in human behavior with the realities of today’s business environment. He has presented unique lectures and programs to a variety of audiences in over 30 countries since 1993. Anderson co-authored “Paying Attention to the Right Things” to help high performing business people to become even better, and has been a Certified TAIS inventory Training Consultant (CTC) since 1998. He is also a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants and is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Anderson earned his B.A. (Hons.) in Political Studies, History and Economics from Queen’s University and his M.B.A. from The Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. He also completed extensive post graduate work in psychometry at Duke University. He has worked with, and continues to work with, high profile business clients such as Royal Bank Financial Group, BMO Capital Markets, Deustchebank, CIBC BNY Mellon, Sprint Corporation, Ericsson, Research in Motion, Unicredit Investment Bank, National Bank of Oman and many more. Cam lives in Kitchener with his wife and son. He is an avid golfer and is a member of Deer Ridge Golf Club and Oviinbyrd. Ian Andrew (TOP)Ian Andrew has been actively involved as a golf course architect since 1989 and is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Ian is best known for his sensitive renovation and restoration of many of Canada’s greatest courses. He is very outspoken on golf architecture touching on subjects from historical preservation through to the need for architects to take the lead in developing more environmentally sensitive golf courses. Scott Bowman (TOP)On paper Scott became a Golf Course Technician in 1996 once graduating from Seneca College. He then continued his education at the University of Guelph to earn his Associate Diploma in Agriculture and in his graduating year, 1998 he was hired by ClubLink. Douglas A. Carrick (TOP)Since establishing Carrick Design Inc. in 1985, Douglas Carrick has been involved in the planning and design of over fifty golf course projects, many of which have been presented with design awards and have also been covered by the media. He has been published in numerous trade publications and invited to speak at a variety of professional conferences. Doug has been involved in the design of a wide range of golf courses including golf course /residential communities, resort and recreational communities and golf course renovation projects.Doug’s formative years as a landscape and golf course architect were spent working closely with Mr. C.E. "Robbie" Robinson, one of Canada's leading golf course architects. During this time, he assisted Mr. Robinson in the design and remodeling of several golf courses across Canada. Robert Carrow (TOP)Dr. Robert Carrow is a Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia, located at the Griffin Campus in Griffin, GA. Dr. Carrow has co-authored four books and he is co-editor of Turfgrass, Agronomy Monograph No. 32. Dr. Carrow is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, served as Vice-President of the International Turfgrass Research Society for 10 years, and has written numerous scientific book chapters/journal articles and trade journal articles. Pam Charbonneau (TOP)Pam Charbonneau is currently the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs, Turfgrass Specialist. She has been in this position for 18 years. Bruce B. Clarke, Ph.D. (TOP)Dr. Bruce B. Clarke is the Ralph Geiger Endowed Chair in Turfgrass Science; Director, Center for Turfgrass Science, and Professor of Turfgrass Pathology School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Ross Dunsmore (TOP)Ross Dunsmore, BA, LL.B obtained his BA from McGill University in 1970 and his LL.B from Queen’s University in 1973. He joined a large labour firm as a law student in 1973 and was admitted to the bar in 1975. Throughout his distinguished career, Ross has practiced exclusively management labour relations law and is well-known in the field. In 2006, Ross Dunsmore opened his own law practice, Dunsmore Law, after thirty years as a senior partner at a large labour firm. Ross Dunsmore continues to be a sought after lecturer across Ontario. Ross is a past Chair of the Toronto Board of Trade Golf Club, a former Governor of Ridley College and the founding Chair of the Jozo Weider Ski Club at Blue Mountain. Presently, he is the General Manager of the Ontario Blue Jays Baseball Club, which seeks to place gifted Ontario athletes on university scholarships. He also aspires to be a better golfer. Dave Fearis (TOP)David Fearis is a graduate of the Turf Management program at Perdue University. He is currently the Director of Membership for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Throughout his career he has been the Superintendent of the Country Club of Peoria, IL, and Blue Hills Country Club, MO. David has also worked within the golf industry with companies such as O.M Scotts & Sons, Bayer Corp, and PBI/Gordon. In addition to serving as President in 1999 on the GCSAA Board of Directors he is currently serving on the Board of Directors of The First Tee Chapter of Greater Kansas City. Kevin Frank (TOP)Kevin Frank is an associate professor and extension turfgrass specialist at Michigan State University. Kevin attended the University of Wyoming earning a B.S. in Agronomy. He went on to earn a Master’s (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) in turfgrass physiology and management from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Frank’s role at Michigan State is diverse with his appointment split between outreach and research responsibilities. Dr. Frank’s responsibilities include coordinating the educational programming for the Michigan Turfgrass Conference and the Michigan Turfgrass Field Day, and providing educational programming to professional turf managers through presentations and articles throughout the year. Dr. Frank conducts numerous visits to golf courses to provide expertise on turf management issues. Dr. Frank’s research interests include turfgrass nutrition, nutrient fate, fertilizer programming and winterkill. Tim Fredericks (TOP)Tim Fredericks is a principal in a full service irrigation consulting firm which specializes in the complete irrigation system design process from ranging from evaluations, irrigation design, tender documents, pump station specification, install specification supervision, and mapping services. Tim has worked in the golf industry for over twenty years and been with Fredericks McGuire Ltd. for five years. Fredericks McGuire Ltd currently works with clients across Canada as well as the Eastern United States. Larry Gilhuly (TOP)Larry Gilhuly has been associated with the game of golf since 1959 as a player, caddie and golf course maintenance worker. After receiving an Evans Caddie Scholarship in 1970, he attended the University of Washington for two-and-a-half years and then transferred to Washington State University where he graduated in 1975. He majored in Agronomy, Turf Science and holds a B.S. degree. After college, he worked as the Assistant Superintendent at Seattle Golf Club from 1975-1983. After a brief tenure as the golf course superintendent, he joined the USGA Green Section in 1983 as the Western Director. Gilhuly currently provides agronomic advice to golf courses in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. British Columbia also receives TAS visits from his Gig Harbor, Wash., based office. In addition to assisting golf courses in their turf management programs, he also helps conduct several regional conferences within his region, assists the Northwest Turfgrass Association in fund raising efforts and is involved in several educational programs that are directed at golfers in the Pacific Northwest. John Gravett (TOP)Mr. John Gravett has been recently appointed as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of The Toronto Golf Club. Previously, Mr. Gravett served for over 10 years as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at Granite Golf Club in Stouffville, Ontario. In his time at Granite Golf Club, Mr. Gravett was instrumental in all aspects of the leadership and development of this successful private club as it moved from a vision to reality. Paul Hoekstra (TOP)Dr. Hoekstra earned his undergraduate degree in the University of Waterloo and earned a PhD from the University of Guelph’s Toxicology program. After working for Golder Associates as a Risk Assessment Scientist, Paul joined Syngenta Crop Protection Canada where he oversees the risk assessment program for the environment and human health (specifically, assessing the risk to human health from the direct and indirect pesticide exposure resulting from their registered use). With 30+ government and peer-reviewed scientific publications across several relevant disciples (e.g., environmental chemistry, toxicology, risk assessment), Dr. Hoekstra continues his research and efforts in promoting a science-based approach to assessing risk of pesticides to the public and the environment. Brian Horgan (TOP)Dr. Horgan is an Associate Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist at the University of Minnesota. His interests revolve around nutrient fate and turfgrass water conservation. Specifically, he is interested in improving our nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer recommendations, gaining a better understanding of the fate of phosphorus in our environment, and utilizing organic nitrogen fractions in the soil to create an N-credit program. He has spent the last 5 years researching turfgrass water conservation strategies utilizing new technologies, ET predictors and proper plant selection. Dr. Horgan has given turf related presentations in China, Europe, the United Kingdom and across the United States. Katerina Jordan (TOP)Dr. Katerina Jordan has been a plant pathologist for over 15 years, studying turfgrass diseases specifically since 1999. She received her doctorate at the University of Rhode Island, where she researched the ecology of plant-parasitic nematodes and their antagonists on golf course greens turf. She has been a faculty member at the University of Guelph in the Department of Plant Agriculture since September of 2006 and her research focus is to develop integrated management schemes for combating turfgrass diseases, insects and weeds using reduced chemical inputs. Her primary service to industry is to oversee the turfgrass disease diagnostic laboratory housed at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute. Mike Jousan (TOP)C. Mike Jousan believes that Communication drives your success and that Communication is a learned skill. Founder and President of Clear Communication Company in Scottsdale, AZ, he specializes in helping people communicate better. He conducts seminars for numerous PGA Sections, the CMAA, and serves as a communication consultant for the GCSAA and USGA. He has done media training for the USGA, Senior PGA Tour, and the LPGA Tour. John Kaminski (TOP)Dr. Kaminski earned his undergraduate degrees in Turfgrass Schience and Landscape Contracting from Pennsylvania State University. He earned a Master of Science degree and Ph.D from the University of Maryland. In 2005, John became an Assistant Professor at the Univeristy of Connecticut where he established the turfgrass pathology program and Turf Disease Diagnostic Center. Last year, John took on the new challenge of overseeing the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program at Penn State. In addition to overseeing the 2-year program, Dr. Kaminski continues his research and extension efforts in the area of Turfgrass disease and weed management of fine turf. Andrew Klapatiuk (TOP)Andrew Klapatiuk began his successful career as an accomplished photographer and digital artist. As a stock photographer, Andrew’s images have been represented by well-known stock agencies – Liaison International, Getty Images and Tony Stone. Having operated successful photo studios in Vancouver and in the Niagara Region, Andrew has covered corporate, editorials, advertising and fashion shoots. As a professor at Niagara College’s School of Media and Design, he taught photojournalism and digital photography. Andrew has expanded into corporate training as a Certified Technical Trainer and Adobe Certified Instructor. He has clients in the United States and Canada. He specializes in the Adobe Creative Suite, focusing on Photoshop CS4, Lightroom 2.5, InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4 and Acrobat 9. Eric Lyons (TOP)Dr. Eric Lyons has been an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph for the past four years. He is currently teaches in both the Diploma in Turfgrass Management Program and in the Department of Plant Agriculture. Dr. Lyons specializes in how nutrient management affects root architecture and general turfgrass quality. In addition to studying nutrient management of turfgrass systems his research program also studies winter hardiness and the competitive ability of weedy species such as annual bluegrass. Steven Mann (TOP)Steven Mann received his Forestry Technician diploma in 1995 from Algonquin college in Pembroke, Ontario. Since then Steven has worked at various positions such as Forestry Technician at Algonquin Forestry Authority, Assistant Manager, Production Forman at Arborist’s Tree Care Ltd, and Local Manager, Director at Bartlett Tree Experts Canada Ltd. McKinley Solutions (TOP)McKinley Solutions partners with organizations to engage and sustain the potential in their most valuable resources...their people! Our core service offerings focus on team, leadership and employee engagement. Adam Moeller (TOP)Adam Moeller is an agronomist in the Northeast Region of the USGA Green Section and has held the position since April of 2008. He attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture with special emphasis in turfgrass management. Adam also received a Master of Science degree in Agronomy from Purdue University conducting research on several areas of turfgrass management. Adam also has worked on several notable golf courses in Wisconsin, including Blackwolf Run/Whistling Straits in Kohler and Blackhawk Country Club in Madison. Brenda W. Nailor (TOP)Brenda Nailor completed her BSc (Agriculture) in Pest Management at the University of Guelph in 1994. In 1996, Brenda returned to the University of Guelph for her PhD in Plant Pathology. Brenda's research at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute was on the epidemiology and disease forecasting of dollar spot, as well as the design of electronic leaf wetness sensors for use on turfgrass. SkillPath (TOP)When it comes to business training, there's SkillPath ... then there's everybody else. What we can do for you ... Seminars, workshops and conferences. From teambuilding and business writing to Microsoft® Office suite applications and PC upgrades, we bring hundreds of one- and two-day sessions right to your community. On-site training. We build customized training programs and deliver more than 3,500 courses to 80,000 employees each year - at Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. How we do it better than anyone else ... We're continuously tracking the latest business trends and monitoring employee attitudes to ensure our content is relevant, practical and useful. The changing needs of our customers drive the planning and development of each and every SkillPath seminar. And it shows--our thousands of satisfied customers keep coming back. In addition, our training is led by the country's best trainers--specialists in their fields who are highly engaging public speakers. They truly make learning come alive: Our faculty consistently averages 9.47 out of 10 on participant exit surveys. We're proud that the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and the National Registry of CPE Sponsors certify all standard SkillPath and CompuMaster courses. That means you earn valuable CEU and CPE credits each time you complete one of our workshops. Dave Smith (TOP)Dave is a Certified Golf Course Superintendent and a graduate of The University of Guelph. He has over 30 years of experience in the golf industry and has served as Superintendent at private, semi-private, owner operated and municipal golf courses throughout Ontario. Jeff Stauffer (TOP)Jeff Stauffer is the Course Superintendent at Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga where he has been since 1996. Jeff is an active member of the Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association, serving as its President in 2008 and is also active within the CGSA, GCSAA, and the Irrigation Association, holding their designation as a Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor since 2003. Jason Straka (TOP)Jason Straka has been trained in the many facets of golf course design. His specialty, however, lies in his ability to both functionally and aesthetically integrate the golf course with the surrounding environment. This unique ability was developed and strengthened during Jason’s tenure as a student at Cornell University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture and a Master’s degree in Environmental Golf Course Design Studies, the later involving the development of Widow’s Walk Golf Course in Massachusetts, which would later be recognized as the first environmental demonstration and research golf course in the United States. Jason’s University education is complemented by an equally rigorous and diverse professional training as an associate in a registered golf course builder’s firm, as a golf course greenskeeper and as a research technician in the design and construction of golf greens. Robert C. Vavrek (TOP)Bob Vavrek is responsible for Turf Advisory Service visits in three states of the North Central Region of the USGA Green Section (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin). Other duties include writing articles for various publications and making numerous educational presentations at university turf conferences, USGA regional meetings, state /local golf association seminars and golf course superintendent meetings. His goal since joining the Green Section is to help provide golfers the best playing conditions possible within the budgetary limitations of a particular golf facility. A Masters degree in turfgrass entomology from The Ohio State University explains his interest in helping golf course superintendents make an accurate diagnosis of turf related problems and, whenever possible, to reduce pesticide use through Integrated Pest Management. His Master's thesis research investigated the impact of insecticides on beneficial arthropods in a Kentucky bluegrass home lawn ecosystem. Vavrek lives in Elm Grove, Wis. His hobbies are fishing, particularly fly fishing, and magic. Teri Yamada (TOP)Teri has 27 years of experience in the Canadian golf industry including 18 years with the Royal Canadian Golf Association as their head agronomist and Managing Director of Communications and Government Relations.
Steven Young (TOP)A native resident of Collingwood, Ontario Stephen Young has been involved in the golf course construction and design business for the past twenty years. Stephen spent the first part of his career shaping some of Canada's top golf courses, predominately under the directorship of golf designer Thomas McBroom. Stephen's dynamic shaping work can be discovered on such courses as The Links of Crowbush Cove, which achieved the Golf Digest's prestigious "Best New Canadian Course" award, as well as many of Ontario's "local" favorites, such as Monterra and Cranberry golf courses in Collingwood, along with Deer Ridge, Diamond in the Rough, Hockley Valley, Deerhurst Lakeside and many more. ADAM ZUBEK (TOP)Over the past three years Adam has been the Course Superintendent at Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Situated on 165 acres of land Capilano is touted as being one of Stanley Thompson’s finest courses; the club prides themselves on preserving the integrity and character of Thompson’s original design. |
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