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2024 Board of Directors / Advisory Board

Board Officers

President
Justin Apel

Executive Director
Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA)
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Justin Apel

Vice President
Melissa Low, CAE

Senior Director – Communications & Advocacy
Club Management Association of America (CMAA)
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Melissa Low

 

Secretary
Jan Bel Jan

American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA)
Past President of the ASGCA
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Jan Bel Jan

Treasurer
Sheryl Bindelglass, CSP ICAE

CEO, Sheryl Golf - a nationally-recognized business enhancement firm
Member, NSA, National Speakers Association
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Sheryl Bindelglass

Board Members

Dana Dempsey, MS, CTRS
Director, Therapeutic Recreation
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
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Dana Dempsey

Chava McKeel
Director, Government Relations
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
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Chava McKeel

 

Ronnie Miles
Senior Director of Advocacy
National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)
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Ronnie Miles

Andrew Yeast
Director - Industry Engagement
World Golf Foundation - American Golf Industry Coalition
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Andrew Yeast

 

Judy Alvarez, PGA/LPGA
Judy Alvarez Golf Academy, PGA/LPGA Master Golf Professional
PGA HOPE National Lead Instructor Trainer
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Judy Alvare
Erik Nielsen, PGA
PGA Education Faculty - Frisco, TX
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Mary-Lee Cobick, LPGA
Vice President, LPGA Foundation/LPGA Professionals
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and PGA of Canada Member
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Mary-Lee Cobick

Rich O’Brien
Columnist and Golf Instructor
Co-founder, PGA Hope Charleston, Director, HERO Golf Therapy Program
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Rich O’Brien
 
 

Kevin Corn, PGA
Head Golf Professional, Innsbrook Resort Golf Course
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital Golf Program
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Kevin Corn

 

Ron Tristano, PGA
Challenge Golf at Cleveland Clinic/Akron General
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Ron Tristano
Joe Trauger
President and CEO, National Club Association
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Mike Tinkey
Immediate Past President
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
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Mike Tinkey
Jason Sfire
COO/President/Co-Owner, The Fidelity Companies
Board President Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
Multi-Sport Adaptive Athlete and Coach
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Jason Sfire

 


 

Executive Director
Dave Barton, PGA

Charleston, SC
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Dave Barton
Steve Jubb, PGA
Past Executive Director and President
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
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Betsy Clark, PhD, LPGA
Past President
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
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Betsy Clark

Trey Holland
Past President, USGA
Past President, National Alliance for Accessible Golf
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Trey Holland

Advisory Board

Andrew Brockman
Inclusion Advocate

Thomas Cleek
Special Olympics North America - Special Olympian

Greg Conrad

Fred Corcoran
Golf for All

Debbie Crews, Ph.D., LPGA
Arizona State University

Ryan Graff
PGA Tour First Tee Foundation

Cathy Harbin, PGA/LPGA
On Course Operations

Tom Houston
Accessibility Advocate/Consultant

Dan Johnson, Ph.D., LRT/CTRS
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

John Klein, PGA
Accessible Golf & Physical Educator

Nick Leisey
National Inclusion Project

Phillip Martin
Troon

Mike Molloy
Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association

Tom Morton, PGA
Morton Golf/Haggin Oaks GC

Renee Powell, PGA/LPGA
Clearview HOPE

Gianna Rojas
Adaptive Golfers

Gary Schaal, PGA
Project Golf

Rick Shoemaker, PGA

Donna Strum, CTRS
RevelationGolf

Mitch Stump, CPA
Club Tax

David Windsor, PGA
Adaptive Golf Academy/Georgia State Golf Association