GCSAA names David Dettmer, CGCS, as Southeast regional field staff representative

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) named David Dettmer, CGCS, the field staff representative for the Southeast region.

Dettmer joins the GCSAA staff from Green Resource, a subsidiary of SiteOne Landscape Supply, where he was an account manager. Prior to Green Resource, he spent 30 years as a golf course superintendent, including stints at TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte, N.C., and Lawrence (Kan.) County Club.

A 34-year member of GCSAA, Dettmer became a certified golf course superintendent (CGCS) in 1996. He is a current member of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association and is a past member and served on the board of the Heart of America Golf Course Superintendents Association.

Beginning June 19, Dettmer will be the GCSAA liaison from his home office in Charlotte for GCSAA-affiliated chapters in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. GCSAA has nine regional field staff members who maintain direct communication with 95 affiliated chapters in North America.