Instructors

The Irrigation Association works to provide the most comprehensive and cutting-edge irrigation education resources available. The following industry leaders serve as instructors, providing their expertise to further educate both agriculture and landscape and golf irrigation professionals.

Irrigation Association Instructors Roster
Name	Title \| Organization	Location	Hidden
Richard J. Arena, Jr., CIC, CID, CLIA	Irrigation Training Manager \| SiteOne Landscape Supply	Mooresville, NC	016877
Jaime A. Bayona	Spanish Instructor \| Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply	Temecula, CA	61662
Craig Borland, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	The Toro Company	Long Beach, CA	47855
Mark A. Crookston, PE, CAIS, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Irrigation Management Specialist \| Irrigation Innovation Consortium	Loveland, CO	27120
Don Davis, CIC, CID	Assistant Training Manager \| SiteOne Landscape Supply	Cary, NC	78759
John Eggleston, CIC, CID, CLIA	General Manager \| Service First Irrigation	Charlotte, MI	012957
Kyle Feist, MS, PE, CAIS, CID	Engineer \| Irrigation Training & Research Center Cal Poly State University	San Luis Obispo, CA	80937
Donald D. Franklin, CID, CLIA, CLWM		Colfax, CA	011370
Franklin P. Gaudi, CCA, CAIS, CIC, CID	Project Manager \| Irrigation Training & Research Center Cal Poly State University	Paso Robles, CA	61667
Thomas A. Glazener, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLWM	Manager, Synthetic Field Services \| Pacific Sports Turf Inc.	Portland, OR	43345
Frederick A. Hall, CIC, CID, CLIA	Market Development Director \| K-Rain Manufacturing Corp.	North Palm Beach, FL	54438
Christine Hawkins, CID, CLIA	Specification Manager \| Hunter Industries, Inc.	San Marcos, CA	54533
Jim Huston	Owner \| JR Huston Consulting, Inc.	Granby, CO	007404
Bob A. Jansen, CID	Agricultural Irrigation Application Specialist \| Cornell Pump Company	Clackamas, OR	012993
Larry D. King, BS & MS, CAIS		Heyburn, ID	109225
Rick Malkin	Product Manager \| Rain Bird Corporation	Tucson, AZ	228676
John Maxwell, CAIS, CID	Owner \| Maxwell Irrigation	Leavenworth, KS	87701
Kevin D. McCaleb, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA	Water Conservation Specialist \| City of Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego, OR	23647
Steven McCoon, CID, CLIA	District Manager \| Nelson Irrigation Corp.	Walla Walla, WA	016799
Brent Q. Mecham, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM		Loveland, CO	014375
Michael R. Mills, CIC, CID, CLIA	Territory Manager \| Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Mount Gilead, NC	24917
Nick Millward, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Install Manager \| City Rain Inc.	Seattle, WA	60314
John J. Newlin, CIC, CIT, CLIA	Owner \| Quality Sprinkling Systems, Inc.	North Ridgeville, OH	31598
Eric T. Olson, CID, CLIA	Water - Utilities \| City of Fort Collins - Parks	Fort Collins, CO	79189
Marvin P. Pascual, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA	Northwest Territory Manager \| Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Federal Way, WA	35370
Christopher J. Pine, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	President \| Irritech Training Inc.	Pocasset, MA	018525
Clarence Prestwich, PE, CAIS, CID	Agricultural Engineer \| USDA-NRCS	Washington, DC	43252
John M. Raffiani, NJ Lic Irr Contract, CIC, CIT	President \| Raffiani's Automatic Sprinkler Service (NJ Lic. #15137)	Fair Lawn, NJ	016798
William Blake Reid, CAIS, CID	Sales and Service \| Reid Brothers Irrigation & Equipment Co., LLC	Unadilla, GA	78741
Shawn C. Sandink	SiteOne Landscape Supply	Concord, ON	74926
Keith R. Schweiger, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Sales \| Calsense	Carlsbad, CA	008604
Andy E. Slack, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Owner \| Slack Landscape & Irrigation Consulting	Buckeye, AZ	012005
Kurt K. Thompson, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Director of Education \| Irritech Training Inc.	Lake Wylie, SC	008408
Andy L. Veatch, CIC, CID, CLIA		Wichita, KS	26066
Daniel R. Veltema, CID, CIT, CLIA	Co-Owner \| Spring Brook Supply	Holland, MI	012826
Brian E. Vinchesi, EIT, FASIC, LEED AP, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLIM, CLWM	President \| Irrigation Consulting, Inc.	Nashua, NH	013093
Sandra Kim, CAE, CMP	Professional Development and Strategic Programs Director \| Irrigation Association	Fairfax, VA	135644

Irrigation Association Instructors Roster
Roster
Instructor Richard J. Arena, Jr., CIC, CID, CLIA Irrigation Training Manager SiteOne Landscape Supply Mooresville, NC
Instructor Jaime A. Bayona Spanish Instructor Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply Temecula, CA
Instructor Craig Borland, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM The Toro Company Long Beach, CA
Instructor Mark A. Crookston, PE, CAIS, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Irrigation Management Specialist Irrigation Innovation Consortium Loveland, CO
Instructor Don Davis, CIC, CID Assistant Training Manager SiteOne Landscape Supply Cary, NC
Instructor John Eggleston, CIC, CID, CLIA General Manager Service First Irrigation Charlotte, MI
Instructor Kyle Feist, MS, PE, CAIS, CID Engineer Irrigation Training & Research Center Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA
Instructor Donald D. Franklin, CID, CLIA, CLWM Colfax, CA
Instructor Franklin P. Gaudi, CCA, CAIS, CIC, CID Project Manager Irrigation Training & Research Center Cal Poly State University Paso Robles, CA
Instructor Thomas A. Glazener, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLWM Manager, Synthetic Field Services Pacific Sports Turf Inc. Portland, OR
Instructor Frederick A. Hall, CIC, CID, CLIA Market Development Director K-Rain Manufacturing Corp. North Palm Beach, FL
Instructor Christine Hawkins, CID, CLIA Specification Manager Hunter Industries, Inc. San Marcos, CA
Instructor Jim Huston Owner JR Huston Consulting, Inc. Granby, CO
Instructor Bob A. Jansen, CID Agricultural Irrigation Application Specialist Cornell Pump Company Clackamas, OR
Instructor Larry D. King, BS & MS, CAIS Heyburn, ID
Instructor Rick Malkin Product Manager Rain Bird Corporation Tucson, AZ
Instructor John Maxwell, CAIS, CID Owner Maxwell Irrigation Leavenworth, KS
Instructor Kevin D. McCaleb, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA Water Conservation Specialist City of Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
Instructor Steven McCoon, CID, CLIA District Manager Nelson Irrigation Corp. Walla Walla, WA
Instructor Brent Q. Mecham, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Loveland, CO
Instructor Michael R. Mills, CIC, CID, CLIA Territory Manager Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. Mount Gilead, NC
Instructor Nick Millward, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Install Manager City Rain Inc. Seattle, WA
Instructor John J. Newlin, CIC, CIT, CLIA Owner Quality Sprinkling Systems, Inc. North Ridgeville, OH
Instructor Eric T. Olson, CID, CLIA Water - Utilities City of Fort Collins - Parks Fort Collins, CO
Instructor Marvin P. Pascual, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA Northwest Territory Manager Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. Federal Way, WA
Instructor Christopher J. Pine, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM President Irritech Training Inc. Pocasset, MA
Instructor Clarence Prestwich, PE, CAIS, CID Agricultural Engineer USDA-NRCS Washington, DC
Instructor John M. Raffiani, NJ Lic Irr Contract, CIC, CIT President Raffiani's Automatic Sprinkler Service (NJ Lic. #15137) Fair Lawn, NJ
Instructor William Blake Reid, CAIS, CID Sales and Service Reid Brothers Irrigation & Equipment Co., LLC Unadilla, GA
Instructor Shawn C. Sandink SiteOne Landscape Supply Concord, ON
Instructor Keith R. Schweiger, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Sales Calsense Carlsbad, CA
Instructor Andy E. Slack, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Owner Slack Landscape & Irrigation Consulting Buckeye, AZ
Instructor Kurt K. Thompson, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Director of Education Irritech Training Inc. Lake Wylie, SC
Instructor Andy L. Veatch, CIC, CID, CLIA Wichita, KS
Instructor Daniel R. Veltema, CID, CIT, CLIA Co-Owner Spring Brook Supply Holland, MI
Instructor Brian E. Vinchesi, EIT, FASIC, LEED AP, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLIM, CLWM President Irrigation Consulting, Inc. Nashua, NH
Staff Liaison Sandra Kim, CAE, CMP Professional Development and Strategic Programs Director Irrigation Association Fairfax, VA