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Speakers: Management Track
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Ron Boyd
P.E. President/Senior Engineer
Williamsburg Environmental Group
Co-founder of WEG, Boyd has managed environmental planning and engineering design on over 200 golf course projects. He has also developed several Environmental Management Plans for golf courses incorporating Integrated Pest Managment techniques and progressive stormwater management controls or Best Management Practices. |
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Jack Dillon
Co-Founder
Golf for the Fun of It!
Dillon has 30 years of experience in golf, mostly in retail merchandising. He was Corporate Retail Director with Meadowbrook Golf for ten years. Two years ago, he and a colleague, Mike Sogan, decided to bring more fun into the game. A byproduct of their 5 months of planning is a player development program called; “Golf for the Fun of it!” Dillon is currently advisor and consultant with “It’s About Results!”, a firm designed to aid and support the industry in several areas.
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John Easterbrook
Executive Vice President, Operations
Troon Golf
Prior to joining Troon in 1997, Easterbrook spent five years as head of golf operations for all Hyatt Hotels golf properties and nine years with Marriott Golf in various capacities, including regional director of golf operations. Since 1998, he has been responsible for oversight of operations at all Troon Golf facilities. |
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Tom Enders
Regional Director of Sales and Marketing
Troon Golf
Based out of the company’s headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, Enders is responsible for the development, implementation and management of strategic sales and marketing programs for the company and its premier facilities. Previous executive experience includes leading golf sales and marketing initiatives for Marriott International and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. |
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Timothy J. Greenwell
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Branding
Troon Golf
Greenwell has worked in golf marketing for over 20 years. Prior to Troon Golf, he served in the Arizona Golf Association, the USGA, and the PGA of America. As Troon’s senior marketing officer, he oversees sales, marketing, and public relations strategies. |
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Peyton Grymes
Director of Sales
The Club at Savannah Harbor
Grymes joined Troon Golf in 2002 after serving as Director of Public Relations with The International Junior Golf Tour. At The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Ga., Troon’s Facility of the Year in 2007, he was named Troon’s Sales Person of the Year award in 2006. |
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Ted Horton
Senior Consulting Agronomist
ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance
After more than 40 years of professional experiences in golf course maintenance operations, Horton is currently assisting the company in overseeing maintenance of over 50 golf course properties, while also serving as executive director of the California Golf Course Owners Association and president of the California Golf Alliance.
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Matt Hurley
Area Managing Director, Southeast & Caribbean
Troon Golf
Hurley, an executive with Troon Golf since 1997, was promoted to area managing director in 2005 and currently leads Troon-managed facilities in Florida and Puerto Rico. Previously he held various executive positions with Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, and has been awarded Troon’s General Manager of the Year and Award of Excellence honors. |
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Gregg Lindquist
Senior Appraiser
Brekan Nava Group
A highly experienced golf course general manager and operator, Lindquist has been an appraiser with the Brekan Nava Group in Phoenix for the past eight years. During that time, he has completed over 150 golf course valuations and feasibility studies. A former General Manager of the Year for KemperSports, he has also been a PGA section Golf Professional of the Year. |
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Bill Love
Principal
W.R. Love, Inc. Golf Course Architecture
A recent president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, Love has over 25 years experience in golf course design and land planning. He has served as chairman of the ASGCA’s Environmental Committee for over 16 years and has authored numerous publications on environmentally sensitive golf development. |
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Amy McClean-Ragsdale
President and Founder
AMR Retail Consulting
Amy, president and founder of AMR Retail Consulting, has been consulting in the golf industry for the last seven years. Her client list includes Golf World’s Top 100 Golf Shops and regional and national Merchandiser of the Year award winners. Amy was previously National Retail Director for Arnold Palmer Golf Management, and worked with over 160 courses throughout the United States in all segments---public, private, and resort totaling $40MM in revenue.
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Steve Mona
CEO
World Golf Foundation
Mona's responsibilities include overall management of the World Golf Foundation, as well as overseeing the Foundation's industry relationships and ongoing global focus, plus its anti-doping administration office. The World Golf Foundation supports the World Golf Hall of Fame, The First Tee and Golf 20/20. |
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Dawn Prebula
Senior VP of Development
VGM Club
Prebula brings a wealth of management expertise to the industry, having held senior posts with American Golf Corp. and Hilton, Sheraton and Marriott hotels. She has experience in supply-chain and conference management and also is president of Creative Hospitality Services, an operations consulting firm serving the golf, club, hotel and restaurant industries. |
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Bob Robinson
Director of Sales and Marketing/Fisheries Biologist
Kasco Marine
Robinson holds degrees in water resources with a fisheries emphasis and in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point. He is president of the Aeration and Fountain Manufacturers Association and a board of directors member of the National Aquaculture Association. He also is a member of the North American Lake Management Society, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society and Wisconsin Aquaculture.
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Hugh J. Rundle
CEO
TopDown Images LLC
Rundle has started several technology and service businesses and has won national awards for product development and marketing prior to launching TopDown Images LLC, which specializes in providing water conservation and turf management solutions to the golf industry.
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Jim Stegall
Executive Vice President of Managed Properties
KemperSports
As Executive Vice President, Managed Properties for Kemper Sports, Stegall is the senior executive responsible for KemperSports extensive portfolio of third party management properties. He is a 18-year industry veteran who has held various senior operations, sales and marketing positions at American Golf, Troon Golf and KemperSports. Prior to entering the golf industry, he was a senior project director for Xerox Learning Systems and Learning International. |
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Bob Swezey
Executive Vice President, Golf and Resorts
Burroughs&Chapin Company
Swezey manages all operational aspects of the Burroughs & Chapin owned and managed golf facilities, owned and partnered accommodations and resort amenities. He additionally oversees operations for mini-executive golf, residential property management, homeowner associations and sports partnerships.
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Bruce Williams, CGCS
Director of Business Development, West
ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance
A 35-year golf industry veteran, Williams previously directed golf course operations for The Los Angeles Country Club. Active on numerous industry boards and associations, Williams is a past president of GCSAA and 5 other state & regional turfgrass and superintendent associations. He is currently Director of Business Development for ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance. |
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Mark Woodward
Chief Executive Officer
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Woodward took the helm of the GCSAA in 2008 after overseeing the highly successful U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Club for the city San Diego. He was named San Diego golf operations manager in 2005. He previously had worked for 31 years for the city of Mesa, Ariz., in its golf operations. His achievements at Torrey Pines included supervision of a $6 million renovation of the course as well as restructuring of its management and operations. Woodward served as GCSAA president in 2004. He chairs the Golf 20/20 Environmental Committee, serves on the LPGA Commissioner’s advisory council and also is the CEO of The Environmental Institute for Golf. |
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