President message
JACQUES LESSARD
Superintendent
Club de golf Lac Mégantic
Dear members,
Since my introduction to the world of golf 15 years ago, I have had the opportunity to see our association grow and develop thanks to passionate and dedicated people who have made the QGSA the strong, sound organization it is today.
I am very proud to be President, and I am fully aware of everything that remains to be done to pursue my predecessors’ work. I have had the good fortune of working alongside them since I joined the Board of Directors in 2005 and I have learned a great deal from the experience.
In recent years, our association has been able to adjust to the realities of the new century by improving its website and providing professional development opportunities to help members keep their technical expertise up-to-date. It is also very active in hot issues like the environment, recertification for pesticide application, water quality and many others.
Thanks to our suppliers’ participation, we organize events like the annual conference and our ever-popular tournaments to facilitate networking among members.
We also have the good fortune of being able to rely on Gestias for day-to-day administrative services, which is not necessarily the case for every association.
I look forward with optimism to my time as QGSA President, and my confidence in our Board of Directors leads me to believe that our association will get through the difficult times that our industry is currently experiencing.
I invite you all to take part actively in our association’s activities and use the services it offers in order to fully capitalize on the advantages of membership in the Quebec Golf Superintendents Association.
Our association will be all the better for it, and everyone will benefit.
Regards!