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Technical Program Committee

The Technical Program Committee oversees the technical conference at the Irrigation Show. The committee:

Develops policies related to the annual technical sessions.
Solicits and reviews presentation abstracts.
Works to add value for conference attendees.

For more information about IA’s Technical Program Committee or to volunteer, contact the chair or staff liaison.

Irrigation Association Technical Program Committee Roster
Committee Position	Name	Title \| Organization	Location	Term Ends	Hidden
Chair	Tige Procyshyn, LAT, CID, CLIA, CLWM	Principal \| Landscape Irrigation Solutions Ltd.	Calgary, AB	12/2019	48524
Vice Chair	Freddie Lamm, PhD	Professor/Research Irrigation Engineer \| Kansas State University	Colby, KS	12/2019	012441
Past Chair	Kenneth C. Stone	Agricultural Engineer \| USDA-ARS - Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center	Florence, SC	12/2019	55163
Member	James M. Barrett, FASIC, CID, CLIA	Managing Member \| James Barrett Associates LLC	Roseland, NJ	12/2019	007981
Member	Michael Derewenko	Jain Irrigation, Inc.	Salt Lake City, UT	12/2020	116993
Member	Dave Goorahoo	Soil Scientist \| Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University - Fresno	Fresno, CA	12/2020	46317
Member	Christine Hawkins, CID, CLIA	Specification Manager \| Hunter Industries, Inc.	San Marcos, CA	12/2020	54533
Member	Cathie C. Lavis, PhD, CID, CLIA	Associate Professor \| Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	12/2019	35468
Member	Daniel W. Smith, CWM, RWSS, CLIA-D, CIC, CLIA, CLWM	Director of Water Management \| Park West Landscape Management, Inc.	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	12/2020	104515
Member	Frank M. Toves, CAIS, CID	Irrigation Design & Construction, LLC	Castroville, CA	12/2020	99381
Board Liaison	Michael D. Dukes, PhD, PE, CID	Professor \| University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	12/2020	46836
Staff Liaison	Brent Q. Mecham, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM	Industry Development Director \| Irrigation Association	Fairfax, VA		014375

Irrigation Association Technical Program Committee Roster
Roster
Chair Tige Procyshyn, LAT, CID, CLIA, CLWM Principal Landscape Irrigation Solutions Ltd. Calgary, AB 12/2019
Vice Chair Freddie Lamm, PhD Professor/Research Irrigation Engineer Kansas State University Colby, KS 12/2019
Past Chair Kenneth C. Stone Agricultural Engineer USDA-ARS - Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center Florence, SC 12/2019
Member James M. Barrett, FASIC, CID, CLIA Managing Member James Barrett Associates LLC Roseland, NJ 12/2019
Member Michael Derewenko Jain Irrigation, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 12/2020
Member Dave Goorahoo Soil Scientist Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA 12/2020
Member Christine Hawkins, CID, CLIA Specification Manager Hunter Industries, Inc. San Marcos, CA 12/2020
Member Cathie C. Lavis, PhD, CID, CLIA Associate Professor Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 12/2019
Member Daniel W. Smith, CWM, RWSS, CLIA-D, CIC, CLIA, CLWM Director of Water Management Park West Landscape Management, Inc. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 12/2020
Member Frank M. Toves, CAIS, CID Irrigation Design & Construction, LLC Castroville, CA 12/2020
Board Liaison Michael D. Dukes, PhD, PE, CID Professor University of Florida Gainesville, FL 12/2020
Staff Liaison Brent Q. Mecham, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM Industry Development Director Irrigation Association Fairfax, VA