Advanced Turf Welcomes Stephen Lord to the Team

We are pleased to welcome Stephen Lord, former Head Groundskeeper for the Cincinnati Reds, to our team. Lord will serve as a sales representative for the sports field and lawn and landscape markets in Southeastern Michigan.

Lord, a Certified Sports Field Manager, previously spent six years as the Head Groundskeeper for the Cincinnati Reds. He also spent eight years as an assistant groundskeeper at the professional level, including a position as the Assistant Director MLB Grounds for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.

A graduate of Michigan State University, Lord holds a Bachelor of Arts in General Management and a Bachelor of Science in Crop and Soil Science- Turfgrass Management Concentration. Lord is a member of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and has been a Committee Member for over a decade. He has also held the position of Director of Professional Facilities in 2019 and 2020. Lord has also been a member of the Ohio STMA since 2015 and Director of Professional Facilities since 2016.