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Ian
Chan, B. Math, C.P.G.A.
Marketing
Management in Golf Operations
Retail
Management in Golf Operations
Ian
Chan is the General Manager and Director of Golf
at the Paris Grand Golf & Country Club. Prior
to his current role, Ian served as the Director
of Golf at The Club At Bondhead and the Head Golf
Professional at the Oaks of St.George Golf Club
in Paris, Ontario. Before joining the Oaks he
spent two seasons running the golf operation at
Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club in Coquitlam,
British Columbia. Prior to moving to British Columbia,
Mr. Chan served as the associate professional
at the Glen Abbey Golf Club for four seasons.
Mr. Chan began his career as a golf professional
at the Centennial Park Golf Centre in Etobicoke,
Ontario. Mr. Chan has a degree in Mathematics
from the University of Waterloo and a degree in
Marketing from York University.
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Vito
Cirone, M.A.
Golf
Course Design & Construction / Turf Management
Vito
Cirone is an environmental planner and the Executive
Director of Burnside Golf Services. Burnside Golf
Services is a multi-disciplinary engineering and
environmental consulting group specializing in
golf course planning and development. Mr. Cirone
obtained an undergraduate degree in Urban and
Regional Planning and Development and a Masters
Degree in Environmental Management and Planning
from York University (Toronto, Ontario). Since
then he has worked extensively in the areas of
environmental planning and assessment for both
public and private sector development projects.
For the past five years Mr. Cirone has focused
his efforts on managing golf course development
projects and in securing permits and approvals
for over 70 clients. Mr. Cirone is an accomplished
writer, having written numerous articles on golf
course development and environmental planning
for several Canadian golf magazines.
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Julia
Crate, B.Comm. (Honours), C.A.
Finance
for Non-Financial Managers in the Golf Industry
Julia
Crate is a Chartered Accountant with an Honours
Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.
Ms. Crate worked with the KPMG Golf Industry Practice
from 1998 to 2006 and is now an associate member
of Global Golf Advisors Inc. Julias experience
in the golf industry includes: market and feasibility
studies, operational reviews, strategic plans,
valuations and benchmarking / diagnostic studies
for both public and private golf facilities across
North America.
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Ryan
Crook, M.A., C.A.,
Finance
for Non-Financial Managers in the Golf Industry
Ryan Crook is a partner with Global Golf Advisors
Inc. and a former manager of KPMGs Golf
Industry Practice. Mr. Crook is a graduate of
the University of Waterloo where he earned a Master
of Accountancy (taxation specialization) degree
and is a chartered accountant. Mr. Crook has been
involved in various golf industry projects including
feasibility studies, operational reviews, valuations,
strategic plans, due diligence reviews, benchmarking
/ diagnostic studies, financing and golf tourism
strategies for provincial governments. In addition,
Mr. Crook has written numerous articles for the
KPMG Golf Industry Practice publication "FORE"
and is a member of the National Golf Course Owners
Association (NGCOA).
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Chris
Dew, C.G.S.A,
G.C.S.A.A.
Golf
Course Design & Construction / Turf Management
Chris
Dew has served as the superintendent of the National
Golf Club in Woodbridge, Ontario for the past
seven years. Before joining the National, Mr.
Dew served for seven years as the superintendent
at the Royal Woodbine Golf Club in Toronto. Prior
to that, Mr. Dew was the assistant superintendent
at the Weston Golf and Country Club. Mr. Dew has
attended turfgrass management programs at the
University of Guelph, Ohio State University, and
Cornell University. Mr. Dew serves as a Director
for the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
and is a member of the Canadian Golf Superintendents
Association (CGSA) and the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America (GCSAA).
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Grant
Fraser, M.Ed., M.B.A.
Entrepreneurship
in the Golf Industry
Marketing Management in Golf Operations
Grant
Fraser is the President and founder of the Golf
Management Institute of Canada (GMIC). Prior to
launching the GMIC in 1999, Mr. Fraser established
the first professional golf management program
in Ontario at Humber College. Three years after
starting the program, Mr. Fraser received Humber
Colleges Innovator of the Year Award. Mr.
Fraser is an avid photographer and writer and
is the author of 50 of Ontarios Greatest
Public Golf Courses and Golf Access
2003. In addition, Mr. Fraser is on the
ranking panel for two of Canadas leading
golf magazines - Score Golf and Ontario Golf News.
Mr. Fraser has an undergraduate degree in business
administration from Wilfrid Laurier University,
an MBA from the University of Western Ontario,
and has completed his Master in Education at Brock
University.
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Hussein
Hamdani, M.A., LL.B.
Business
Law for Golf Managers
Hussein
Hamdani is a lawyer with the law firm of Simpson
Wigle LLP in Burlington, Ontario specializing
in the areas of corporate and commercial law.
Mr. Hamdani received a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Political Science and History from McMaster
University, a Master of Arts degree in International
Relations from the University of Toronto and a
Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of
Western Ontario. In addition to teaching for the
Golf Management Institute of Canada, Mr. Hamdani
is a professor of business law at Niagara College
and is a golfer at heart.
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Susan
Hodkinson, B.A.
Human
Resource Management in Golf Operations
Marketing Management in Golf Operations
Susan Hodkinson is the Chief Operating Officer
at Soberman LLP. Prior to joining Soberman, Ms.
Hodkinson was the Chief administrative Officer
at the law
firm of Goodman and Carr in Toronto, Ontario.
Prior to joining the firm in 2001, Ms. Hodkinson
was the Senior Vice President of Operations at
ClubLink Corporation, Canadas largest operator
of public and private golf courses. Ms. Hodkinson
is a founding director of the Golf Management
Institute of Canada, a recent director of Golf
North Properties Inc., and the Oakville Trafalgar
Memorial Hospital Charitable Corporation. In addition,
Ms. Hodkinson is the Senior Vice President of
the Womens Executive Network. Ms. Hodkinson
is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.
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Kevin
Hurd, B.A.
Entrepreneurship
in the Golf Industry
Marketing Management in Golf Operations
Retail Management in Golf Operations
Kevin
Hurd is the General Manager of the Royal Nova
Scotia Yacht Club and was previously the General
Manager of the Brookefield and Beaverdale Golf
Clubs in Cambridge, Ontario. Mr. Hurd has
extensive experience in all areas of golf
operations management but is especially renowned
for his marketing expertise and creativity.
Between 1998 and 2004, Mr. Hurd served as the
Corporate Marketing Director for Golf North
Properties Inc. where he was responsible for
co-ordinating the marketing initiatives of all
10 golf courses owned and operated by the
company. In addition to his general manager
duties, Mr. Hurd co-ordinated the food and
beverage program for Golf North Properties Inc.
Mr. Hurd is a graduate of the University of
Guelph, McMaster University and the Golf
Management Institute of Canada.
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David
Kaufman, LL.B., C.P.G.A
Business
Law for Golf Managers
David
Kaufman is the Executive Director of Menkes Developments
Ltd. and the former Executive Director of one
of Canadas most exclusive private golf courses,
the Magna Golf Club in Markham Ontario. In addition,
Mr. Kaufman is the instruction editor of Ontario
Golf News, a founding board member of the Golf
Management Institute of Canada, the founder of
the King's Health Centre Executive Golf Academy,
the 1999 Ontario P.G.A. Teacher of the Year, and
a non-practicing lawyer. A Class "A"
C.P.G.A. Certified Teaching Professional, Mr.
Kaufman has taught more than 10,000 golf lessons
to over 2,000 students in Canada and the U.S.
He has also conducted more than 200 group clinics
and corporate outings, and has appeared on numerous
golf telecasts as an instructor and analyst.
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Joseph
F. Murphy
Golf
Club Governance
Joe
Murphy is the General Manager and Chief Operating
Officer of the Scarboro Golf and Country Club
in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to joining Scarboro
in 2001, Mr. Murphy served as the General Manger
at the St. George's Golf and Country Club for
seven years. Mr. Murphy has been involved in the
golf industry for over 20 years, commencing his
career at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in
Ancaster, Ontario. Before joining St. George's
in 1994, Mr. Murphy was the General Manager of
the Islington Golf & Country Club. Mr. Murphy
is a member of the Canadian Society of Club Managers
and was the President of the Ontario Branch of
the Canadian Society of Club Managers in 1996.
In 2004, Mr. Murphy was named Club Manager
of the Year by the Canadian Society of Club
Managers and Score Magazine.
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Glenn
Phillips
Food
& Beverage Management
Glenn
Phillips is the Regional Director of Hospitality
for ClubLink Corporation, a position he has held
since 1999. As Regional Director, Mr. Phillips
is responsible for all of the hospitality requirements
for 6 ClubLink properties - Glen Abbey, Heron
Point, Blue Springs, Glencairn, Board of Trade,
Eagle Ridge, and Lake Joseph. Prior to joining
ClubLink, Mr. Phillips worked for the Royal Canadian
Golf Association (RCGA) where he served as the
Clubhouse Manager at the Glen Abbey Golf Club
for 9 years. Mr. Phillips' industry expertise
is extensive having coordinated the hospitality
requirements for 11 Canadian Opens.
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Terry
Ruffell, B.A., C.A.
Golf
Club Governance
Terry
Ruffell is a Chartered Accountant who has spent
over 30 years in the not-for-profit sector. He
has worked both sides of the table
in not-for-profit governance as an executive employed
a by a national association and as a volunteer
with community colleges, a national association
and as a director and president of St. Georges
Golf and Country Club. Most recently he was executive
director of a charitable foundation. Mr. Ruffell
is a graduate of York University.
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Ryan
Spring, B.Comm., C.P.G.A.
Entrepreneurship
in the Golf Industry
Ryan
Spring is the President of Ryan Spring Golf Financial
Ltd. Mr. Spring works closely with Textron Financial
Canada and was an Associate with KPMG's Golf Industry
Practice from 2000 to 2004. From 1998 to 2000,
Ryan gained operational experience working under
the tutelage of Douglas Rankin at the esteemed
Toronto Golf Club, while completing a Bachelor
of Commerce degree at the University of Toronto.
A member of the Canadian PGA since 1997, Ryan
won the Tex Noble award in 2000 for achieving
the highest grade in Canada on the CPGA's annual
Class 'A' examination. While with KPMGs
Golf Industry Practice, Ryan was involved in numerous
market demand studies, business plans, operational
reviews, benchmarking studies, valuations, long-range
strategic plans, and destination golf studies
for golf courses throughout North America. Ryan
is a member of the CPGA's National Employment
Committee, and sits of the Advisory Board for
the Professional Golf Management Program at Durham
College.
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John
Taylor, C.G.S.A.
Golf
Course Design & Construction / Turf Management
John
Taylor is a graduate of the first class of the
Golf Course Technician program at Seneca College.
After graduation, Mr. Taylor accepted the superintendent
position at the Twenty Valley Golf and Country
Club in Vineland, Ontario where he served for
18 years. In 2000, Mr. Taylor moved to Welland,
Ontario to assume the superintendent position
at the newly constructed, Graham Cooke-designed,
Hunters Pointe Golf Course. In addition to serving
as the course superintendent, Mr. Taylor was involved
in all phases of the design and construction of
the golf course. Mr. Taylor has been active in
various golf associations and served as the President
of the Ontario Golf Course Superintendents Association
in 1995. He currently serves as the President
of the Western Ontario Golf Superintendents Association.
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GMIC
Board of Directors
Ian
Chan,
B.Math, C.P.G.A., General Manager, Scenic Woods Country Club,
Finance Chair - OPGA
Vito Cirone, M.A., Manager - Burnside Golf
Services
Kenneth Cousineau, CAE, Executive Director
- Canadian Golf Superintendents Association
Grant Fraser, M.Ed., M.B.A., President
- Golf Management Institute of Canada
Susan Hodkinson, B.A., Chief Operating
Officer - Soberman LLP
Steve Johnson, C.A., M.B.A., Principal
- Global Golf Advisors
David Kaufman, LL.B., C.P.G.A., Executive
Director - Menkes Developments Ltd.
Keith Keindel, Executive Director -
Canadian Golf Industry Association
Bob Lees, LL.B., Chairman of the Board
- GMIC, Lees & Lees - Barristers and Solicitors
Keith McIntyre, P.Eng., M.B.A., Past President
- Mohawk College
Joe Murphy, GM & COO - Scarboro Golf
& Country Club
lan Scott, C.P.G.A., GM & COO -
Mississauga
Golf & Country Club, VP - CSCM
Kevin Thistle, C.P.G.A., V.P. & General
Manager - Angus Glen Golf Club
Honourary
Board Members
Mac
Frost, Owner - Spring Lakes Golf Club
Dick Grimm, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Member - Industry Consultant
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