RLM Contact Information
To better serve the growing number of PGA Professionals captaining thousands of PGA Jr. League teams across the country, the PGA of America has hired 12 Regional League Managers, supported by two National League Managers, to provide expert coaching and resources needed to recruit, retain and engage kids, families and communities.
Find your Section’s Regional League Manager below (Regional League Managers will be listed more than once). Designated Section support staff are also listed beneath each Regional League Manager.
RLM and Section Support Staff
| Section | Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama-NW Florida | Kristi Egnot | (618) 444-7989 | kegnot@pgahq.com |
| Aloha | Junko Suzuki, PGA | (201) 214-2817 | jsuzuki@pgahq.com |
| Carolinas | Daryl Batey, PGA | (770) 378-5992 | dbatey@pgahq.com |
| Jessica Asbury | (336) 398-2742 | jasbury@pgahq.com | |
| Central New York | Brian Bain, PGA | (617) 820-4411 | bbain@pgahq.com |
| Brianna Sovring | (315) 446-5610 | bsovring@pgahq.com | |
| Colorado | Anthony Vitale, PGA | (561) 267-1208 | avitale@pgahq.com |
| Holly Champion, PGA | (303) 681-0742 | hchampion@pgahq.com | |
| Connecticut | Brian Bain, PGA | (617) 820-4411 | bbain@pgahq.com |
| Time Paragone | (860) 430-2302 | tparagone@pgahq.com | |
| Gateway | Kristi Egnot | (618) 444-7989 | kegnot@pgahq.com |
| Georgia | Daryl Batey, PGA | (770) 378-5992 | dbatey@pgahq.com |
| Gulf States | Kristi Egnot | (618) 444-7989 | kegnot@pgahq.com |
| Morgan Williamson | (504) 799-2444 | mwilliamson@pgahq.com | |
| Illinois | Frank Chieppa, PGA | (847) 609-0819 | fchieppa@pgahq.com |
| Elizabeth Mavrogenes | (847) 729-5700 | emavrogenes@pgahq.com | |
| Indiana | Kim Shafer, PGA | (502) 664-9425 | kshafer@pgahq.com |
| Stacey Rice, PGA | (317) 738-9696 | srice@indianagolfhouse.com | |
| Iowa | Frank Chieppa, PGA | (847) 609-0819 | fchieppa@pgahq.com |
| Kentucky | Kristi Egnot | (618) 444-7989 | kegnot@pgahq.com |
| Fernando Molina | (502) 243-8295 ext. 20309 | femolina@kygolf.org | |
| Met | Mike Smith, PGA | (973) 809-7459 | msmith@pgahq.com |
| Kaitlin Sabbagh | (914) 347-2325 | ksabbagh@pgahq.com | |
| Michigan | Kim Shafer, PGA | (502) 664-9425 | kshafer@pgahq.com |
| Chelsea Guoynes, PGA | (517) 641-7421 | cguoynes@pgahq.com | |
| Middle Atlantic | Doug Wert, PGA | (719) 351-2738 | dwert@pgahq.com |
| Claire Jansa | (540) 720-7420 | cjansa@pgahq.com | |
| Midwest | Vince Bove, PGA | (214) 662-0296 | vbove@pgahq.com |
| Minnesota | Frank Chieppa, PGA | (847) 609-0819 | fchieppa@pgahq.com |
| Catherine Wagner | (763) 754-0820 | cwagner@pgahq.com | |
| Nebraska | Frank Chieppa, PGA | (847) 609-0819 | fchieppa@pgahq.com |
| Kurt Karcher, PGA | (402) 489-7760 | kkarcher@pgahq.com | |
| New England | Brian Bain, PGA | (617) 820-4411 | bbain@pgahq.com |
| New Jersey | Mike Smith, PGA | (973) 809-7459 | msmith@pgahq.com |
| North Florida | Lauren Court | (678) 602-2914 | lcourt@pgahq.com |
| Northeast New York | Brian Bain, PGA | (617) 820-4411 | bbain@pgahq.com |
| Christian Torres | (518) 438-8645 | ctorres@pgahq.com | |
| Northern California | Junko Suzuki, PGA | (201) 214-2817 | jsuzuki@pgahq.com |
| Northern Ohio | Kim Shafer, PGA | (502) 664-9425 | kshafer@pgahq.com |
| Northern Texas | Vince Bove, PGA | (214) 662-0296 | vbove@pgahq.com |
| Casey Rayburn | (214) 420-7421 | crayburn@ntpga.com | |
| Pacific Northwest | Branden Thompson, PGA | (503) 869-2827 | bthompson@pgahq.com |
| Philadelphia | Mike Smith, PGA | (973) 809-7459 | msmith@pgahq.com |
| Leila Mackie, PGA | (215) 481-9080 | lmackie@pgahq.com | |
| Rocky Mountain | Branden Thompson, PGA | (503) 869-2827 | bthompson@pgahq.com |
| South Central | Vince Bove, PGA | (214) 662-0296 | vbove@pgahq.com |
| South Florida | Lauren Court | (678) 602-2914 | lcourt@pgahq.com |
| Ellen Breighner | (561) 729-0544 | ebreighner@pgahq.com | |
| Southern California | Junko Suzuki, PGA | (201) 214-2817 | jsuzuki@pgahq.com |
| Southern Ohio | Kim Shafer, PGA | (502) 664-9425 | kshafer@pgahq.com |
| Derek Tincher, PGA | (937) 754-4263 | dtincher@pgahq.com | |
| Southern Texas | Vince Bove, PGA | (214) 662-0296 | vbove@pgahq.com |
| Jessica Greenshield | (832) 442-2411 | jgreenshield@pgahq.com | |
| Southwest | Anthony Vitale, PGA | (561) 267-1208 | avitale@pgahq.com |
| Sun Country | Anthony Vitale, PGA | (561) 267-1208 | avitale@pgahq.com |
| Reese Carson | (505) 897-0864 | reese@suncountrygolfhouse.com | |
| Tennessee | Kristi Egnot | (618) 444-7989 | kegnot@pgahq.com |
| Paul Stanek, PGA | (615) 465-6313 | pstanek@pgahq.com | |
| Tri-State | Doug Wert, PGA | (719) 351-2738 | dwert@pgahq.com |
| Bob Gillespie, PGA | (724) 774-2223 | rgillespie@pgahq.com | |
| Utah | Anthony Vitale, PGA | (561) 267-1208 | avitale@pgahq.com |
| Annie Fisher | (801) 566-1005 | afisher@pgahq.com | |
| Western New York | Doug Wert, PGA | (719) 351-2738 | dwert@pgahq.com |
| Clementina Rodriguez | (716) 626-7095 | crodriguez@pgahq.com | |
| Wisconsin | Frank Chieppa, PGA | (847) 609-0819 | fchieppa@pgahq.com |
| Erika Pirkl, PGA | (414) 443-3570 | epirkl@pgahq.com |
National Contacts
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of League Golf | Steve Tanner | (561) 624-7631 | stanner@pgahq.com |
| National League Manager, Regions 1 - 6 | Angela Schmelzer, PGA | (561) 630-1705 | aschmelzer@pgahq.com |
| National League Manager, Regions 7 - 12 | Chuck Higgins, PGA | (214) 518-5581 | chiggins@pgahq.com |
| National Accounts Executive | Rich Richeson, PGA | (972) 529-8790 | rricheson@pgahq.com |
