As the Irrigation Show closed, the IA transitioned to new leadership. 2019 IA President Ed Santalone Jr. completed his term, and Jon Topham, CAIS, CID, became the 2020 IA president. Topham is the COO of Irrigation Design and Construction LLC in Patterson, California.
Topham and the other 11 current directors will be joined by the following newly appointed members of the IA Board of Directors:
• Richard Arias, vice president of sales for the southwest United States and Mexico for RDO Water and RDO Equipment Co. (San Diego, CA)
• Julie Bushell, director of sales and marketing for the ag division of Paige Electric Co. (Union, NJ) and president of Paige Wireless (Union, NJ)
• Eric Santos, CAIS, CGIA, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, CLWM, vice president of irrigation services for the landscape maintenance division of BrightView Landscape Services (Pleasanton, CA)
