About the IA
Committees
Committees and Common Interest Groups (CIGs) are where great ideas get started.
These peer-driven groups identify and tackle industry issues. Get involved and
get results!
Interested in a particular committee? Simply click
on the appropriate committee name below and contact the chair or IA staff liaison.
Awards & Honors
Tom Shannon, Chair
Ewing Irrigation Products
Alpharetta, GA
E-mail
Warren Thoma, Vice Chair
Warren Thoma & Associates, LLC
Crystal Lake, IL
Brian Vinchesi
Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
Pepperell, MA
Lynda Wightman
Hunter Industries
Missoula, MT
Staff
Cynthia Amos
Kate Baumann
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Communications
Dave Magner, Chair
Rain Bird Corporation
Tucson, AZ
E-mail
Susan Thayer, Vice Chair
Maxijet, Inc,. Div Thayer Industries, Inc.
Dundee, FL
Vana Ankeny
The Toro Company
Riverside, CA
Inge Bisconer
Toro Micro-Irrigation
El Cajon, CA
Larry Cammarata
The Brickman Group
Mundelein, IL
Christine Canepa
The Toro Company
Riverside, CA
Troy Leezy
Hunter Industries Incorporated
Ramona, CA
Suzanne Maki
City of Carmel Utilities
Carmel, IN
Michael R. Mills
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Concord, NC
Lacy Ravencraft
Ewing Irrigation Products
Phoenix, AZ
Gene Reid
Reid Irrigation, LLC
Tulsa, OK
Derick Wright
The Source, Inc.
Ogdent, UT
Staff
Stephanie Kaplan
Noreen Rich
Board Liaison
Steven Christie
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Expo Advisory
Fred March, Chair
Spec Management Group
San Clemente, CA
E-mail
Chris Davey
Champion-Arrowhead, LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Diann Ilkenhons
Senninger Irrigation, Inc.
Clermont, FL
Pat McCurdy
K-Rain Manufacturing Corp.
Rivera Beach, FL
Staff
Denise Stone
Board Liaison
Kevin M. Gordon
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Government Affairs
Joel Lipsitch, Chair
John Deere Water Technologies
Cary, NC
E-mail
David Bender, Vice Chair - Turf/Landscape
Illinois Green Industry Association
Springfield, IL
Barry Ruffalo, Vice-Chair - Agriculture
Lindsay Corporation
Omaha, NE
Denis Gourdeau
City of Calgary - Parks
Calgary, AB
Paul McFadden
John Deere Water Technologies
San Marcos, CA
Matthew Shreves
Ewing Irrigation Products
Silverhill, AL
Philip Eugene Smith
Hunter Industries Incorporated
San Marcos, CA
Jeff Tuel
Eurodrip U.S.A., Inc.
Madera, CA
John E. Vikupitz
Netafim USA
Fresno, CA
Staff
John Farner
Erin Field
Andy Smith
Board Liaison
Mark Huntley
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History
Glenn Bowlin, Chair
Broussard Associates
Clovis, CA
E-mail
Dave Davis, Vice Chair
David D. Davis & Associates
Crestline, CA
Jim Barrett
James Barrett Associates
Roseland, NJ
Tom Kimmell
Consultant
Hendersonville, NC
Scott Knowles
Wolf Creek Company
Trotwood, OH
Fred Kruse
Kifco, Inc., retired
Havana, IL
Kurt Maloney
Netafim USA
Clovis, CA
John Moore
Tenaha ISD
Tenaha, TX
John Morgan
Snake River Sales
Emmett, ID
Kate Norum
Center for Irrigation Technology
California State University
Fresno, CA
Dave Pagano
D.D. Pagano, Inc.
Orange, CA
Tom Plumblee
W.P. Law, Inc.
Lexington, SC
Jackie Robbins, PE
Irrigation-Mart, Inc.
Ruston, LA
Chet Sarsfield
Irrigation Technical Services
Arcadia, CA
Ron Sneed, PhD, PE
Consulting Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Hal Werner, PhD, PE
South Dakota State University, retired
Brookings, SD
Bill Zingg
Kern Turf Supply
Bakersfield, CA
Staff
Cynthia Amos
Board Liaison
Bob Dobson
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Membership
Chris Keating, Chair
The Toro Company
Doswell, VA
E-mail
Jeff Lanahan, Vice Chair
John Deere Landscapes
Madison Heights, MI
Tim Bamberger
King Innovation
O Fallon, MO
JR Bergantino
Rain Bird Corporation
Azusa, CA
Richard Bradley
Superscape Landscape Management Corp.
East Falmouth, MA
Randy Krivoshen
Alberta Chapter, Irrigation Association
Clagary, AB Canada
Tim Malooly
Irrigation By Design, Inc.
Plymouth, MN
Michael Pippen
Irrigation-Mart, Inc.
Ruston, LA
Laura Ramos
Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University
Fresno, CA
Andy Slack
Spot Water Management
San Jose, CA
Staff
Cynthia Amos
Kate Baumann
Board Liaison
Tom Childers
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Standards
Tim Young, Chair
Toro Micro-Irrigation
El Cajon, CA
E-mail
Jacob LaRue, Vice Chair
Valmont Irrigation
Valley, NE
Rachel Anderson
The Dow Chemical Company
Long Beach, CA
Jim Anshutz
Netafim Irrigation
Fresno, CA
Greg Dill
Alberta Agriculture
Lethbridge, AB Canada
Fred Hamisch
Hydratec
Delano, CA
Sarah Patterson
The Dow Chemical Company
Freeport, TX
Jackie Robbins
Irrigation-Mart, Inc.
Ruston, LA
Elroy Schmidt
Diamond Plastics Corp.
Grand Island, NE
Brian Vinchesi
Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
Pepperell, MA
Staff
Brent Mecham
Board Liaison
Mike Harrington
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SWAT Executive Task Team
Brian Vinchesi, Chair
Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
Pepperell, MA
E-mail
Norman Davis
Hillsborough County Water Resource Services
Tampa, FL
Michael Dukes, PhD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Karen Guz
San Antonio Water System
San Antonio, TX
Kelly Kopp, PhD
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Edward Norum, PE
Center for Irrigation Technology, CSUF
Fresno, CA
Jenna Smith
Seattle Public Utilities
Seattle, WA
Kent Sovocool
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Las Vegas, NV
Staff
Cynthia Amos
Brent Mecham
Board Liaison
Stephen Smith
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Technical
Conference Program
Michael Dukes, Chair
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
E-mail
Susan O'Shaughnessy, Vice Chair
USDA-ARS
Bushland, TX
Jim Barrett
James Barrett Associates
Roseland, NJ
Dennis Carman
White River Irrigation District
Stuttgart, AR
Jeff Gilbert
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Freddie Lamm
Kansas State University
Colby, KS
Jake LaRue
Valmont Irrigation
Valley, NE
Claude Phene, PhD
SDI+
Clovis, CA
Len Ring, PE
Ring Irrigation Engineering
Lethbridge, AB Canada
Dan Smeal
New Mexico State University
Agricultural Science Center
Farmington, NM
Stephen Smith
Aqua Engineering, Inc.
Fort Collins, CO
Ron Sneed
Consulting Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Tom Spofford
USDA-NRCS, retired
Soap Lake, WA
Brian Vinchesi
Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
Pepperell, MA
Eudell Vis
Cal Poly University
Pomona, CA
Jerry Walker
USDA-NRCS
Fort Worth, TX
David Zoldoske, EdD
Center for Irrigation Technology
California State University
Fresno, CA
Staff
Joy Jump
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