John J. O'Keefe, CGCS

John J. O'Keefe, CGCS, is serving the second of a two-year term as a GCSAA director. He was elected to the board of directors at the association’s 2009 annual meeting in New Orleans.
 
O'Keefe has been the director of golf course management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., since 1986. Previously, he was superintendent at Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains, N.Y.
 
A 30-year GCSAA member, O'Keefe is a member of the Membership Committee and has previously served as a member of the Career Development, Certification and Chapter Relations committees. He is a member and past president of the Metropolitan GCSA and the GCSA of New Jersey, and also is a member of the Hudson Valley GCSA. O'Keefe also is a member and past president of the Tri-State Turfgrass Research Foundation and a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Association Green Committee and the Massachusetts Turf Research Building Committee.
 
Born in Pittsfield, Mass., O'Keefe was raised in nearby Lenox, Mass. He received an associate's degree in turfgrass management from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. O'Keefe currently resides in Wayne, N.J., with his wife Margaret. They have two daughters, Adrienne and Maureen.

[CGCS designates Certified Golf Course Superintendent, which recognizes the achievement of high standards of professionalism through education and experience.]