Boeren awarded CGM Certificate - Roanoke Times
Boeren wanted to become a CGM because “It allowed me to expand my professional expertise which in turn will allow me to better serve my municipal clientele. Adding the CGM certification will allow me to see beyond the trees in order to better understand and manage properly the City of Roanoke’s Right-of-Ways (ROW’s) which I am entrusted to oversee,” he said. It has also inspired me to raise the bar for my landscaping maintenance work crews as I begin to directly apply knowledge gained from my CGM experience,” he said. Boeren shared some advice for aspiring CGM's, “Go for it. It is a lifelong learning opportunity for anyone with an interest in grounds management. I would recommend, prior to taking the closed book exam, gaining practical experience in different areas of ground maintenance and taking the time to read landscape or grounds maintenance magazines or books. I also took a Turfgrass Shortcourse offered through the Virginia Turfgrass Council and Virginia Tech to prepare even better for this exam. I also researched other parts of the exam, talked to folks in other departments in the City and worked closely with my mentor, David Davis, CGM from Wake Forest University. Although this process takes time, I learned from this experience and have become a better grounds manager. Source: www.roanoke.com
