All:
We have a great meeting to ring in the new year, scheduled for January 22nd, 2018 at Adena Golf & Country Club in Ocala. Our guest speaker will be Pat Jones, Publisher of Golf Course Industry magazine. Please see attached.
Pat Jones Bio:
“For three decades, Pat Jones has been known for his insights into the golf and turf business and his candid, tell-it-like-it-is approach.
As publisher and editorial director of GIE Media’s Golf Course Industry magazine, Pat runs the leading independent publication in the business and contributes his award-winning “Parting Shots” column each month. He is a prolific writer, blogger and social media commentator and a frequent presenter at regional, national and international turf conferences.
Pat began his career in the industry at GCSAA headquarters, where he oversaw communications, fundraising and lobbying in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He later created and launched Golfdom magazine before starting his own company, Flagstick LLC, to provide consulting services to golf/turf companies and organizations. He joined GIE Media full-time in 2010 and is a member of the company’s executive team.
Pat serves on several corporate and non-profit boards, including the Musser Turfgrass Research Foundation. He was elected to the inaugural class of the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association Hall of Fame in 2014. He lives and works in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.”
This is a strict MEMBERS ONLY meeting due to limited space. Please, if your RSVP – you will need to make it so that others don’t miss out on this great opportunity.
***Please RSVP to andy_jorgensen@otowfl.com***