KIDS NIGHT OUT - Key Persons
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- Regional Director of Racquet Sports
Alejandro Garcia joined The Manor Golf and Country Club staff in August of 2009. Developing and participating in tennis programs and events, he is working to increase member participation by actively promoting high caliber private and group lessons, junior programs from beginner to national rank players, tennis tournaments, and ALTA and USTA leagues. He leads a staff of 30 professionals in all 3 clubs and looks forward to growth, his tennis program has been awarded as national team of excellence. Alejandro previously served as Director of Tennis at the TCA/Midtown Athletic Club in Atlanta from 2005 - 2009. At Midtown, he successfully led a team of ten tennis professionals and acted as a positive role model for the program.A Master Certified Professional, Alejandro was an All-American singles and doubles player at Abraham Baldwin College, where he also served as Assistant Coach. Originally from Venezuela, He was top 5 in the nation and top 35 players in South America in his junio...
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Treasurer
Andrew Lacko has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since November 2019. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Regis Corporation and has extensive experience leading Finance, Corporate FP&A, U.S. and international Business Unit Finance, Corporate Development and Investor Relations functions at multiple Fortune 500 companies. He has a proven track record of building and developing high performing, results driven finance teams and leading financial transformations, business optimization initiatives and large/complex corporate development transactions. His past roles include leadership positions at Hertz Global Holdings, First Data Corporation, Best Buy, Northwest Airlines and UnitedHealth Group. Lacko holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Master of Business Administration from Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Member Experience Director
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- Chief Information Officer
Brian Koch joined Invited in August 2021. Prior to Invited, Brian served as the Chief Information Officer for Diamond Resorts and was responsible for IT strategy and operations, supporting 10,000 associates and hundreds of sites and affiliates. Brian also worked with top leaders in the resort industry, such as Wyndham Destinations and Wyndham Vacation Ownership. Brian is an executive leader in global information technology with extensive experience developing and executing IT strategies in alignment with corporate objectives. He has successfully built global teams during all business cycles, including high growth, downturns, and acquisition integration. Brian has an established record as a business leader and holds a bachelor's degree in decision science from Indiana University.
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- Assistant Food & Beverage Director
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- Assistant Tennis Professional
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- Assistant Golf Professional
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- Executive Vice President of Club Operations
Chuck Feddersen has served as our Executive Vice President of Club Operations since January 2018. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Golf and Country Clubs, and Senior Vice President of the Business, Sports and Alumni Clubs and led the Atlanta golf region following the acquisition of Sequoia Golf. Prior to that, he served in multiple regional vice president roles in the Golf & Country Club division and in multiple operational roles during his career of more than 25 years with Invited.
David Pillsbury was named CEO of Invited in June of 2018. He has held numerous leadership roles in the golf industry over the past 30 years, starting his golf career at American Golf Corporation (AGC). At AGC, Pillsbury led innovations including the formation of American Golf Country Clubs, the Private Club Member Platinum Program, the Nike Golf Learning Centers, centralized tee time reservations, and much more. After American Golf, Pillsbury became GM of Nike Golf, responsible for all U.S. operations, marketing and sales. Following Nike Golf, Pillsbury was President of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties Tournament Players Clubs (TPC's), and he was then promoted to President of PGA TOUR Championship Management including THE PLAYERS, and Executive Vice President of PGA TOUR Tournament Business Affairs. Most recently, he held CEO roles in the healthcare and consumer products industries. Pillsbury received his MBA from the USC and his BA from the University of California, Berkeley.
Emily Decker has served as our Chief Legal Officer since May 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Decker served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. from 2011 to 2018, providing departmental oversight for Legal, Enterprise Risk Services, Government Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy. While at Buffalo Wild Wings, she also helped create and implement strategies to grow the company and provided legal counsel in developing brand strategy. She holds a J.D. from University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Duke University.
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- PGA Head Golf Professional
Born and raised in Brewster, New York, James Morra, the youngest of three has always been enthralled with all things "sports." James graduated from Brewster High in 1994 where he lettered and excelled in football, skiing, lacrosse, tennis and wrestling.James followed his family to Georgia in September of 1995 where he attended the University Of North Georgia and paid his way through school by working as a cart attendant at Legacy on Lanier. He worked his way up to Assistant Golf Professional and later worked his way through the PGA Management Program to become a Class A Professional.James has experience working at several prestigious courses in the area including River Club, St. Ives, Chateau Elan (where he was fortunate enough to meet his wife Sarah) and most recently as Head Golf Professional at Reunion Country Club.James brings a high-energy drive to deliver exceptional customer service for Bear's Best Atlanta and truly enjoys growing the game of golf; he looks forward to bringin...
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- 1st Assistant Golf Professional
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- Office Manager & Member Accounting
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- Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
Jim Berra joined the Invited team in December 2021. Before joining Invited, Jim was the Chief Marketing Officer for Royal Caribbean International where he oversaw all the company's advertising programs, marketing communications, social media, and customer marketing. He also led Royal Caribbean's digital efforts, including the audience and Website development. Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Berra spent seven years at Carnival Cruise Lines as their Chief Marketing Officer. Before that, Berra spent three years at Rodale, Inc., a global media publishing company, and seven years at Starwood Hotels & Resorts in various managerial marketing posts, including SVP of Customer Marketing and Strategic Alliances. A resident of Miami Beach, Fla., Berra holds bachelor's degrees in economics and philosophy from Northwestern University.
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- Assistant Golf Professional
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- Private Events Coordinator
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- Member Experience Coordinator
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- Office Manager - Member Accounting
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- Director of Golf Instruction
Meg Tollison has served as our Chief Membership Officer since 2020 and is responsible for transforming the Member experience using data driven strategies focused on Member engagement and retention. Meg has responsibility for all aspects of the Member journey and leads a team of talented Member Experience leaders with a relentless focus on delivering experiences that exceed expectations and member satisfaction. Her career at Invited spans more than 29 years and previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice President Marketing, Vice President Membership Services and Programs, and Director of Membership Operations. She received a degree from the University of Texas.
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- Member Experience Coordinator
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- Director of Member Experience
Originally from Portland, Oregon, Michael accepted a golf scholarship to play for the University of Georgia in 1996. While attending, the Bulldogs were National Champions in 1999 as well as SEC Champions in 1998 and 2000. After playing as a professional for several years, Michael found his passion for teaching and has been the Director of Golf Instruction here since 2007. Michael still enjoys competing in local professional tournaments but his main focus is growing the game through club fitting and player development programs here at Brookfield Country Club.
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- Assistant Golf Professional
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- Member Experience Director
Peggy grew up in the Chicagoland area and moved to Atlanta in 2005 with her husband and two children. She joined Bear's Best in 2020 as an Assistant Golf Professional and after earning her Class A membership in the LPGA and her U.S. Kids Golf Certification, Peggy is now the Director of Instruction. Peggy leads the adult and junior golf programs and clinics and provides individual instruction. Her popular programs include Golf 101 and 201 for female golfers. She loves how golf brings people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences together and believes if you aren't having fun, you aren't doing it right, and she brings this philosophy to her teachings.
Peter Kent - Chief Commercial Officer
Peter joined the Invited team in November 2021. Before joining Invited, Kent served as Chief Commercial Officer for ILITCH Sports and Entertainment managing commercial aspects of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, 313 Presents, and Olympia Development. At Ilitch Sports, Kent managed all aspects of sales, pricing, revenue management, strategic partnerships, sponsorship sales, and more. Kent also worked as Regional Sales Manager at Nike Golf back in 2002. He then joined Dave Pillsbury, our CEO, four years later at the PGA Tour. In total, Kent spent 11 years with the PGA Tour as Senior Vice President Global Business Development/Tournament Revenue. He managed global sales efforts for all properties/tours under the PGA Tour umbrella. Early in his Tour career, Kent helped lead retail business for the PGA Tour and TPC properties.
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- Membership Experience Director
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- Member Experience Manager
- Member of the Member Experience
Rachel Greim is the newest member of the Member Experience team but she's no stranger to golf courses! Having worked at both Stonebriar Country Club and FORE! Golf, LLC, Rachel is pleased to join the team at SBRCC. Rachel recently graduated from Texas Tech (where she earned not one but TWO bachelor's degrees!), enjoys developing relationships with new people and has a knack for digital content design. You may check out her work via our social channels. In her off time she enjoys collaborating with non-profit organizations, performing & teaching dance and fostering dogs.
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- Director of Member Experience
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- Chief Operating Officer
- President
Robert (Bob) Morse has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2020, and was Chief Operating Officer from January 2019 to August 2020. Prior to his role at Invited, Morse served as President of Hospitality for Caesars Entertainment Corporation in Las Vegas, where he was responsible for development, implementation and execution of Caesars hospitality strategy throughout the company's network of resorts. His experience throughout his vast nearly 30-year career in the industry also includes executive operations positions managing sales and marketing, human resources, information technology, hotel accounting, design and construction and the opening of new properties. Bob holds a B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
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- Assistant Food & Beverage Director
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- Executive Vice President - Operations City & Stadium Clubs
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- Chief People Officer
- Chief People Officer for Invited
Sherry Vidal-Brown serves as the Chief People Officer for Invited and brings experience from the hospitality and service industries including American Airlines, G6Hospitality, Accor, FedEx Office and Caliber. Her passion for talent management and diversity focuses to drive cultural change to improve the employee experience. Sherry is a strategic leader who drives change to accelerate growth and achieve business objectives. In addition to Sherry's responsibility for HR, she has overseen internal and external communications and corporate social responsibility departments. She is passionate about creating a culture that delivers a great experience for its customers and employees. She holds a doctorate in psychology from Texas A&M, as well as an MBA in Marketing/Management from The University of Houston and an undergraduate degree from Baylor University.
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- First Assistant Golf Professional
Terry is a great new addition to the Brookstone Staff! He joins us after spending six years at Dunwoody Country Club, five of those years as the Women's Tennis Director. Prior to his position at Dunwoody, Terry was the Director of Tennis at Eastside Athletic Club and the Stone Mountain Olympic Tennis Center.During his college years at UNC-Wilmington, Terry played #1 Singles and Doubles all four years. He has won multiple AA Alta City Championships and numerous state and southern championships.In total, he has over 25 years of experience coaching tennis at all levels, from beginners to touring professionals. He is a USPTA, and PTR certified tennis professional and is also a Master Racquet Technician.
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- Tennis Professional & Junior Tennis Coordinator
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- Chief Development Officer
Tom Bennison has served as our Chief Development Officer since 2018. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and in various other roles primarily in new business acquisitions and development throughout his 25+ years at Invited. He has more than 30 years of experience in the club business. His education includes a degree in liberal arts & sciences and additional studies in economics and finance.
Vladimir Anokhin joined the Invited team in September 2021. Prior to that, he served as a Chief of Staff and Head of Product Development for Diamond Resorts, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management. Prior to that, he served in progressively expanding Investment Banking Coverage roles in Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure group at Credit Suisse across Moscow, London and New York offices. Mr. Anokhin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School of New York, New York.
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- Golf Course Superintendent
Hailing from Venezuela but raised in Spain, Williams has grown up amidst a rich tapestry of cultures. With a vast and diverse journey that has taken him across the globe, including notable stints in England, the UAE, Jamaica, Spain, and Costa Rica, Williams brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Having spent the last 8 years in the USA working with Troon in esteemed country clubs, he is well-versed in delivering high-end service and premium experiences. Thrilled to be part of the Invited family, Williams has aspiring plans for the Club. His vision revolves around creating an opulent and exclusive atmosphere. He aims to surpass expectations by anticipating members' needs and offering extraordinary events and amenities. From gourmet culinary experiences to world-class golf and tennis facilities, Williams is committed to elevating the club to unparalleled heights. The future of Manor Golf and Country looks bright under his leadership as we embark on this exciting new chapter.
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Development