Between issues related to water-use and restrictions, BMPs and pesticides, employee and guest safety as it relates to a global pandemic, labor and wages, guest workers, wetlands management, zoning, and positive and negative PR related to sustainability issues, there are countless opportunities for golf course superintendents to practice government relations work.
On Oct. 4, Craig Kessler (right above) and Kevin Fitzgerald (right below), director and assistant director of governmental affairs, respectively, for the Southern California Golf Association, will present a free TurfNet University Webinar titled The importance of government relations and advocacy in golf.
In this Webinar, Kessler and Fitzgerald will discuss the many opportunities golf course superintendents have to practice government relations and why doing so is important. This and all TurfNet University Webinars are sponsored by Brandt.
A former attorney, Kessler has spent the past 11 years as the director of government affairs for the SCGA and before that he was the executive director of the Public Links Golf Association of Southern California. That background adds up to many years of experience working on labor issues and public affairs, including nearly a quarter century of government relations and advocacy on behalf of golf. Kessler is especially passionate about defending the merits of municipal golf.
Kessler's background includes experience as a USGA committeeman, chairman of the Los Angeles Golf Advisory Commission, member of the Ventura Golf Advisory Group, member of the Los Angeles County Junior Golf Foundation Board of Directors and the First Tee of Los Angeles advisory committee. He has worked closely and regularly with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, one of the country's largest utility providers, on establishing water use regulations.
All TurfNet University live Webinars and archived recordings are free for everyone.