CLEVELAND – Cub Cadet has announced that Vince Jagodzinski, corporate grounds manager and sales manager within its Specialty Turf Division, has complete the testing and evaluation required to be named a Certified Grounds Manager by the Professional Grounds Management Society.
Jagodzinski joins a group of less than 200 members who have
been certified. The Certified Grounds Manager program,
developed and offered through PGMS, tests competency
in various aspects of grounds management and professional knowledge, from turf
operations to finances. It also requires extensive experience in the green
industry.
“This certification continues to elevate our
profession and is humbling to me as an industry professional,” Jagodzinski said. “To be counted among less than 200 members who are certified is an
honor and an achievement of which I’m quite proud. It reflects the knowledge
acquired through practical experience and effort applied in our field.”
In his current role, Jagodzinski focuses his
expertise on the corporate grounds of Cub Cadet’s parent company, MTD Products,
and provides solutions to fellow grounds managers at sporting venues across
North America.
The PGMS is an individual membership society of
grounds professionals, representing more than 1,000 industry professionals in
the United States with additional international members. The majority of
members are institutional grounds managers who work for organizations such as
colleges and universities, municipalities, park and recreation facilities,
and office parks, along with independent landscape contractors, students, educators, and supplier
members.