NGCOA Staff

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jay L. Karen, CAE
843-471-2711

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Thomas (Buddy) Smith
843-437-7411

ACCOUNTING
(billing, accounts payable/receivable)
Jerome (JL) McDonald
Financial Controller
317-418-2287

ADVOCACY
Ronnie Miles
Senior Director of Advocacy
901-508-1920

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
(sponsorships, advertising, partnerships)
Mike Ketterman
Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships
843-408-3369

Michelle Lee
Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
843-345-5867

EDUCATION
Taylor Wall
Senior Director of Education
843-709-4619

EVENTS
Sherea Malcolm
Director of Events
843-471-2712

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Danielle Boghosian
Executive Assistant to the CEO and Office Manager
716-984-1027

GOLF BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Taylor Wall
Editor in Chief 
843-709-4619

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Renée Flowers (media contact)
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
843-636-8843

Beth Bast
Creative Director
843-633-1223

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Rachel Carter
Senior Director of Membership
843-471-2716

Barbara Searle
Director of Membership, Eastern Region
843-471-2713

Corey McAuliffe
Director of Membership, Midwest Region
858-207-8656

Christina Egan
Director of Membership, Southern Region
843-471-1105

OPERATIONS & INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY
(website, database, software)
Apple Montuya
IT Systems and Database Administrator
916-512-5759

Will Mooney
Operations Manager
843-323-6907

Board of Directors

Executive Board

Whitey O'Malley, President
Saddleback Golf Club
Firestone, CO

David Frem, Vice President
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
Boylston, MA

Board Members

Cathy Harbin, PGA/LPGA, Immediate Past President
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Paris, TX

Eric Bergstol
Empire Golf Management
New City, NY

Tom Brooks, CGCS
Carson Valley Golf Course
Gardnerville, NV

Whitney Crouse
Bobby Jones Links
Alpharetta, GA

Allison George
Toad Valley Golf Course
Pleasant Hill, IA

Mark Giustina
Tokatee Golf Club
Eugene, OR

Steve Graybill
Foxchase Golf Club
Stevens, PA

Jim Hinckley
Century Golf Partners Management
Addison, TX

Rock Lucas
Charwood Country Club
West Columbia, SC

Keith Miller
Montgomery County Revenue Authority
Rockville, MD

David Pillsbury
Invited Clubs
Dallas, TX

Affiliates

California, Nevada, Arizona
Marc Connerly, Executive Director
916-485-6361
CGCOA – www.cgcoa.net
NGCOA Arizona – www.ngcoaaz.org
NVGCOA – www.golfnevada.org

Indiana
Michelle Wittig, Executive Director
574-277-4653
www.ingcoagolf.org

Michigan
Jada Paisley, CMP Executive Director
800-860-8575
www.mgcoa.org

Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota
Chris Aumock, Executive Director
651-324-8873
www.mwgcoa.com

New England: Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Liz Kinzer, Executive Director
774-430-9031 
www.negcoa.org

North Carolina
David Norman, Executive Director
804-708-9760
ncgolf.org

Ohio
Greg Harris, Executive Director
330-840-1934
ohiogcoa.org

Oregon
Mark Giustina, President
mark@giustinaland.com

Pennsylvania
Ron Stepanek, Executive Director
717-673-6096
www.golfinpa.com

NGCOA Ambassadors

Have questions about NGCOA and the impact it has on golf course business owners and operators like yourself? Reach out to one of our NGCOA Ambassadors and hear it from them, directly. Or, contact our Senior Membership Director, Rachel Carter for a personal introduction at rcarter@ngcoa.org.