New Product Contest Committee

The New Product Contest Committee is charged with adding value to our annual new product contest , typically held at the Irrigation Show and Education Week. The committee

develops rules and requirements related to the annual new product contest.
reviews product applications based on established criteria.
evaluates new products and serves as judges at the Irrigation Show.

For more information about the New Product Contest Committee or to volunteer, contact the chair or staff liaison.

Irrigation Association New Product Contest Committee Roster
Committee Position	Name	Title \| Organization	Location	Term Ends	Hidden
Chair	Rel W. Gray, CID	Branch Manager - Ruston \| Irrigation-Mart, Inc.	Ruston, LA	12/2023	84942
Vice Chair	Brad Mittelstadt, CIC	Regional Account Manager \| Aquarius Supply, Inc.	Hawthorne, NJ	12/2023	130381
Member	Brian Copeland	District Manager \| Heritage Landscape Supply Group	McKinney, TX	12/2023	194244
Member	Chris G. Henry	Professor \| University of Arkansas	Stuttgart, AR	12/2023	106001
Member	Matthew Jones, CIC, CIT, CLIA	Consultant \| Conserva Irrigation	Mechanicsville, VA	12/2023	240881
Member	James Kauth, CLWM, CLIA, CLIA, CLWM	Executive Director \| AQUA TRAC	Goodyear, AZ	12/2023	82476
Member	Amy Kremen	Associate Director \| Irrigation Innovation Consortium	Fort Collins, CO	12/2023	225957
Member	Wayne Smalley	President \| Rivers Associates	Chapin, SC	12/2023	24274
Member	Warren C. Thoma	President \| Warren Thoma & Associates, LLC	Huntley, IL	12/2023	014350
Member	Joe Villarreal, CIC, CIT, CLIA	Director of Irrigation Training and Development \| Park West Landscape Management, Inc.	Temecula, CA	12/2023	99721
Member	Brian E. Vinchesi, EIT, FASIC, LEED AP, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLIM, CLWM	President \| Irrigation Consulting, Inc.	Nashua, NH	12/2023	013093
Board Liaison	Ted Santiesteban	Director of Operations \| Irrigation Components International, Inc.	Daphne, AL	12/2023	46631
Staff Liaison	Janie C. Hakim	Senior Membership and Exhibit Services Manager \| Irrigation Association	Oakton, VA		105025

Irrigation Association New Product Contest Committee Roster
Roster
Chair Rel W. Gray, CID Branch Manager - Ruston Irrigation-Mart, Inc. Ruston, LA 12/2023
Vice Chair Brad Mittelstadt, CIC Regional Account Manager Aquarius Supply, Inc. Hawthorne, NJ 12/2023
Member Brian Copeland District Manager Heritage Landscape Supply Group McKinney, TX 12/2023
Member Chris G. Henry Professor University of Arkansas Stuttgart, AR 12/2023
Member Matthew Jones, CIC, CIT, CLIA Consultant Conserva Irrigation Mechanicsville, VA 12/2023
Member James Kauth, CLWM, CLIA, CLIA, CLWM Executive Director AQUA TRAC Goodyear, AZ 12/2023
Member Amy Kremen Associate Director Irrigation Innovation Consortium Fort Collins, CO 12/2023
Member Wayne Smalley President Rivers Associates Chapin, SC 12/2023
Member Warren C. Thoma President Warren Thoma & Associates, LLC Huntley, IL 12/2023
Member Joe Villarreal, CIC, CIT, CLIA Director of Irrigation Training and Development Park West Landscape Management, Inc. Temecula, CA 12/2023
Member Brian E. Vinchesi, EIT, FASIC, LEED AP, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLIM, CLWM President Irrigation Consulting, Inc. Nashua, NH 12/2023
Board Liaison Ted Santiesteban Director of Operations Irrigation Components International, Inc. Daphne, AL 12/2023
Staff Liaison Janie C. Hakim Senior Membership and Exhibit Services Manager Irrigation Association Oakton, VA