| Club Services
(Handicapping & Course Rating) - Call directly at
813-868-5855.
Tournaments & Rulings - Call directly at
813-868-5850.
Jim Demick
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EMAIL
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5801 |
Jim joined
the FSGA in 1997 as the Executive
Director. He is a native Floridian who
grew up in Delray Beach and went on to
attend the University of Florida. After
graduate school, he practiced as a CPA
with Price Waterhouse in Atlanta,
and was
subsequently the Chief Operating Officer
of a commercial real estate investment
firm. In 1987, Jim married Gigi Wynne of Connecticut, and they have
two children, Kate and Paul. In the time
he has been with the FSGA, the
organization has become the largest and
most active state golf association in the
country. Jim is a
past president of the International
Association of Golf Administrators, and
is the Chairman of the Florida Junior
Golf Council, which provides more than
$700,000 each year to junior golf
programs in Florida. Jim enjoys playing
golf with his friends and visiting the
mountains of North Carolina with his
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Peter Dachisen
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
EMAIL
pdachisen@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5806 |
Born in
Denville, NJ and raised in Phillipsburg,
New Jersey. Pete has been around golf
his entire life. His father and uncle
are both highly recognized PGA members
in the New Jersey Section. He has
succeeded at a high level in competitive
golf as an amateur and as a
professional. His current USGA handicap
is a +4. Pete moved to Tampa in 1995 to
take a position as golf professional at
Hunters Green Country Club where he
worked until 1999. In 2000, he joined
the FSGA staff as a tournament director
and regained his amateur status in 2002.
Pete married his wife Tracy in 1999 and
they were blessed with a son in 2004. His other interests include
sports and movies.
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Tracy Dachisen
DIRECTOR OF
VOLUNTEERS
EMAIL
tracy@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5816 |
Tracy
joined the FSGA staff in 2011. She was born and raised in the
Garden State, New Jersey. She spent
a small part of her childhood on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland in the
small town of Easton. This is where
she picked up her first golf club at
the age of 6. Tracy played
competitive golf from the ages of 12
to 24 and was fortunate to have
the opportunity to play in many AJGA,
collegiate and national events. Tracy
attended the University of South
Florida where she played on the
Women’s Golf Team for four years. GO
BULLS! In 1996, she was reunited
with a former New Jersey junior
golfer, Peter Dachisen, to which she
has been married since 1999. They
are blessed with a young son, Peter,
who makes the Energizer Bunny look
like a slacker. In her spare time
she enjoys spending time with her
family and paper crafting. |
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 Gary
Donat
DIRECTOR OF
COURSE RATING
EMAIL
gdonat@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5804 |
Gary
joined the FSGA as Director of Course
Rating in 2007. Previous to joining the
FSGA, Gary was the Assistant Director of
Handicapping for the Northern California
Golf Association for 8 years. Born and
raised on the Monterey Peninsula, Gary
attended Carmel High School where he
played on the golf team. (In the early
80’s, Carmel High’s home course was
Pebble Beach Golf Links.) Attended
California State University, Chico where
he majored in Finance. Gary has five
children, four boys and one girl,
Gabriel, Michael, Christian, Lance and
Brianna. Gary is trying to cure his duck hook and straighten out his
“Billy Mayfair” putting stroke. |
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Debby
Lamontagne
CONTROLLER
EMAIL
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5811 |
Debby
joined the FSGA in December 2002, after
growing tired of the frequent
relocations with the military along the
eastern United States & Europe. After
throwing a dart at the map of Florida,
she decided to make Tampa her home, and
found her current position at the FSGA.
She graduated from Franklin Pierce
College with a B.S. degree in Accounting
& Business Management. She loves
to harass office staff with the good ole
Boston vs. New York rivalry. Rumors have it that she is an
accomplished SCCA autocross Corvette
racer & plays her prized Gibson Les Paul
guitar in a local band. |
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Nick Fallon
TOURNAMENT MANAGER
EMAIL
nfallon@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5809 |
Nick
joined the FSGA in June of 2009 after a
12-month internship with the Virginia
State Golf Association. Nick began
playing golf when he was 12 years old
while growing up in southern New
Hampshire. After high school Nick
attended Randolph-Macon College in
beautiful Ashland, Virginia where he
played golf and graduated with a degree
in Economics & Business. Nick is a
die-hard Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics
fan and in his spare time he enjoys
running, listening to music and quoting
one of his favorite movies ‘Good Will
Hunting.’ |
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Darin Green
DIRECTOR OF JUNIOR GOLF
EMAIL
dgreen@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5810 |
Darin
moved to Tampa, Florida in 1988 at
the age of 9 from central Illinois. He
has been playing golf since he was 6 years old and competed in hundreds of
junior tournaments. Darin played as a
professional on various mini-tours and
worked as an Assistant Golf Professional
at several clubs. Now an amateur, Darin
plays in several amateur events each
year. One of his proudest golf
achievements is shooting a 61 on the TPC
of Scottsdale Desert Course. Always a
follower of sports, Darin enjoys
following the Tampa Bay Bucs and
Tampa Bay Rays. In his spare time,
he enjoys playing golf with friends,
watching movies,
and being with his family.
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Ken Hagamann
REGIONAL MANAGER
EMAIL
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5813 |
Ken joined
the FSGA in May, 2002. Ken helps direct
the course rating activity for the FSGA,
which involves building relationships
with FSGA member golf clubs, volunteers
and the USGA. Prior to joining the FSGA
Ken was the Tax Director at Aggregate
Industries, Tax Manager at Gannett Co.,
Inc. as well as other finance positions
over a twenty-seven year career. He
serves on the board of directors for the
non-profit organization Footworks, Inc.
and is past president of the
Virginia Chamber Orchestra. Absent total
golf involvement Ken manages an
occasional ski trip, some photography
and reading. He is a graduate of George
Washington University (MS Taxation),
Governors State University (MBA
Accounting) and Northern Illinois
University (BA History). |
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 Kevin
Kasubinski
MANAGER OF CLUB
SERVICES
EMAIL
kevin@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5803 |
Born in Monroe
Township, New Jersey, Kevin came to Florida to
attend the University of South Florida,
attaining a B.A. in Business Administration.
Already having worked in the
golf business since the age of 14, he decided
that golf was the correct career path of
choice. Kevin became a PGA Member in 2001 and
has worked in all capacities at a golf course
from Cart Attendant through Director of Golf.
His experiences at fine facilities such as Avila
Golf & Country Club, Fox Hollow Golf Club and
The Groves Golf & Country Club led him to the FSGA. He and his wife, Heather, had their first child,
Andrew, in 2008 and welcomed their
second child, Alyssa in 2010. Both are avid sports fans and
have traveled to numerous baseball stadiums to
catch a game across the U.S. with aspirations of
actually visiting all 30 major league ballparks. |
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Jeff
Magaditsch
MARKETING & TOURNAMENT
DIRECTOR
EMAIL
jmagaditsch@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5807
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Jeff joined the Florida State Golf Association
in July, 2007. He was born and raised in Tampa,
Florida. Jeff has worked in the golf business
for over eight years. He attended the University
of South Florida where he majored in Business
Administration. He loves to play in amateur golf
competitions, and carries a + 1 USGA Handicap.
He enjoys following all sports, especially the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the USF Bulls. In his
spare time he enjoys playing golf, playing poker, and being with his
family and friends. |
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 Meghan
Martinek
DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S GOLF
EMAIL
megmartinek@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5817
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Meghan joined the FSGA in 2011. She was born and
raised in Tempe, Arizona, where she began her
golf career at an early age. Competing
nationally throughout high school gave her the
opportunity to pursue golf at the collegiate
level. She obtained a Marketing degree at Boston
College, where she was also a member and captain
of the Women's Golf team. Aside from golf,
Meghan loves cooking, sports, shopping, and
spending time with family and friends. She will
miss the Eagles football season, but not the
Boston weather. |
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Jack Pultorak
DIRECTOR OF RULES & COMPETITIONS
EMAIL
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5808 |
Jack
started at the FSGA as the Manager of
Tournament Administration in 2000. He
was born and raised in East Syracuse,
New York. He attended Columbia
University and State University of New
York at Cortland in upstate New York. He
worked in the trucking business for
twenty years, mostly as a Linehaul
Dispatch Manager. Jack began playing
golf sporadically in high school. Enjoys
the challenge of learning and applying
the Rules of Golf, as well as movies,
wine and dining out. He is engaged to
Mina Miranda and resides in Tampa with
Mina and their cat, Braxton. |
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Aaron Skoviera
DIRECTOR OF GHIN
SERVICES
EMAIL
aaron@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5802
GHIN HANDICAPPING FAQ
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Aaron has
been employed with the FSGA since June
of 2000 in the GHIN/handicapping
department. He made the move to the
Association after working as Golf
Professional in Tampa for a short period
of time. Originally born in Endwell, NY,
he moved to Tampa with his family at the
age of 15. He attended the University of
South Florida where he graduated with a
BS in Business Management in 1998. He
enjoys all sports, music, movies and
spending time with his family. |
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Joe Stein
GHIN REGIONAL MANAGER
EMAIL
jsteinfsga@aol.com
DIRECT LINE
941-270-4021
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Joe
was born and raised in Glens Falls,
New York. He moved to Naples Florida
in 1994 to pursue a life as a golf
professional. Joe has been involved
with the golf business for over 20
years. Joe has served the FSGA for
more than a decade and has
been responsible for many
innovations in the GHIN tournament
software while serving as a member of the USGA's GHIN Steering Committee. He
enjoys fishing, hunting, traveling,
and loves playing golf as much as
possible. |
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Kara Beth
Yancey
MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS &
TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION
EMAIL
kyancey@fsga.org
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5815 |
Kara
Beth was born and raised in Ocala,
Florida and joined the FSGA in
2011. Despite her strong Gator
upbringing, she attended FSU, and
obtained a degree in Communications.
Kara was raised in an extended
family of golfers and has played the
game since she was six. During her time in Tallahassee, Kara
Beth was heavily involved in
Seminole Student Boosters and served
two years as the Director of
Athletic Events. She enjoys
traveling, sports, and spending time
with her family and friends. When
not working tournaments on the
weekends, she is always in
Tallahassee for game day.
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Tom Zaras
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
EMAIL
DIRECT LINE
813-868-5805 |
Tom
joined the FSGA in February of 2003
after 5 years at the Doral Golf
Resort in Miami. He claims that the
move to Tampa from Miami will add at
least 5 years to my life. When not
involved with FSGA, Tom enjoys
reading, movies, sports of all kind,
and mostly trying to keep track of
his 5 grandchildren’s likes,
dislikes, wants, wants, wants and on
occasion their needs.
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