Our Team
Mark Turner
Regional Manager
Serving since 2024
Joe Dente
Club Manager | Braelinn
Serving since 0000
Joe Russello
General Manager | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2015
About Joe
Joe Russello, a graduate of the Golf Academy of the South, has been in the golf business for the past 18 years. He began as an assistant golf pro with a passion to teach. In the beginning he spent a lot of time instructing while in Massachusetts and continued to teach when he decided to move to Georgia. It was here when he became a Head Golf Professional and eventually promoted to General Manager. Joe has worked with several different properties within the Sequoia/Invited portfolio and enjoys all of the different challenges it brings. His focus is to provide member and guest satisfaction through quality management on a daily basis. When Joe is not working he enjoys fitness workouts, golfing, exploring new restaurants with his wife and spending time with his dog, Sal.
Wil Heath
Club Manager | Canongate 1
Serving since 2022
Brent D'Amelio
Club Manager | White Oak
Serving since 2023
Tiffany Allen
Membership Director
Serving since 2017
770-415-3983
About Tiffany
Tiffany Allen comes to us from the Clubs of Peachtree City where she served as both Member Relations Director and Membership Manager. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Sports Management from Georgia Southern University and previously worked for the Fayette Chamber of Commerce with oversight of events and membership engagement.
Brandy Wingate
Membership Director
Serving since 2019
770-415-3407
Randi Greene
Membership Director
Serving since 2022
Layna Spicer
Event Sales Director
Serving since 2021
Spencer Harris
Member Experience Director
Spencer Harris
Member Experience Director
Serving since 2024
Erika Otaki
Member Experience Manager
Serving since 2019
Brent Rosa
Member Experience Coordinator | Flat Creek
Serving since 2023
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Anna Ladner
Member Experience Coordinator
Serving since 2023
Charmaine Vazquez
Director of Fitness
Serving since 2023
Mark Owen
Head Golf Professional | Flat Creek
Serving since 0000
Daniel Harper
Head Golf Professional | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2021
About Daniel
Before assuming this role, I was the Assistant Golf Professional at Planterra Ridge. I have been a member of the Invited Clubs family since March 2013 (6 years at Planterra & 3 years at Whitewater Creek). While at the clubs, I have assisted members in the Pro Shop and coached in the Ladies league and the PGA Junior leagues. I also provide private lessons for our members and guests. Before joining ClubCorp, I was a coach for The First Tee of Atlanta at John A. White Golf Course. Accomplishments include being one of the 2018 top 5 finalists for the ClubCorp Assistant Golf Professional of the Year and Coach of the Fall 2018, 2019 & 2020 PGA Junior League Championship teams.
Shane Warriner
Head Golf Professional | Canongate
Serving since 2023
Sean Renaud
Head Golf Professional | White Oak
Serving since 2012
770-251-6700 ext. 2
About Sean
Hello. I’m Sean Renaud, the Head Golf Professional at White Oak for the past nine years. I grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida and graduated high school in 1990. I was accepted to Mississippi State University and studied in the Professional Golf Management program. Graduated and awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major in Marketing. I then became the Assistant Golf Professional at Saugahatchee Country Club and elected to the PGA in 1999. In 2000 I moved to Newnan, Georgia, where I received my first Head Golf Professional job at Newnan Country Club. I have two boys, Ryan Renaud age 17 and Ethan Renaud age 20. I enjoy all sports and follow the BRAVES in baseball and the COWBOYS in the NFL. If I’m not golfing, let’s get a deck of cards out for a good Poker game.
I look forward to meeting you! Keep it in the short grass - Sean
Carleigh Scott
Office Manager | Canongate 1 & White Oak
Serving since 2023
Tara Long
Food & Beverage Director | Flat Creek
Serving since 2020
Steven Morris
Food & Beverage Director | White Oak
Serving since 2024
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Keri Pursel
Food & Beverage Director | Braelinn
Serving since 2024
Jared Alverson
Food & Beverage Director | Canongate
Serving since 2024
Michele Haase
Office Manager
Serving since 2012
770-251-6700 ext. 8
About Michele
Michele Haase is originally from Rochester, New York. She graduated from Paul Smiths College and Niagara University with AAS and BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
After working at The Gateway Catering Company for 6 years, Michele moved to Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband. She accepted a position at Fox Den Country Club for 13 years as the Clubhouse Manager. Then the family relocated to Newnan and Michele started working for White Oak Golf Club in 2012.
Shawn Benninger
Executive Chef | Flat Creek
Serving since 2022
About Shawn
"I've been in the industry for over 25 years; wow, what a journey! I started in this industry in the dish pit at a very young age and never looked back. I have worked all over the business, from helping my mother serve ice cream for private members to creating the finest of meals in restaurants. You can even add bartending and serving to the list too! I believe being a chef is one of the most challenging jobs in this world, so a great sense of humor is a must to last as long as I have. The ability to make people smile with the Culinary Creations I've placed in front of them or even our conversations. No matter where I have worked, I strive to make it the busiest it has ever been, and I have done so successfully. I'm looking forward to succeeding at that here!"
Cortez Young
Executive Chef | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2022
Joshua Maddox
Executive Sous Chef
Serving since 2024
Tara Longo
Office Manager | All Clubs
Serving since 2022
Joyce Gaglione
Office Manager | All Clubs
Serving since 2022
Sharri Robinson
Office Manager | Whitewater Creek and Braelinn
Serving since 2023
Sarah Rudisill
Office Manager | Flat Creek and Planterra
Serving since 2023
Harold Ammons
Superintendent | Flat Creek
Serving since 2020
Grant Cole
Superintendent | Braelinn
Serving since 2020
Jud James
Superintendent | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2020
Steve Morgan
Superintendent | White Oak
Serving since 2006
About Steve
Steve Morgan has worked at White Oak Golf Course for the past 12 years. He was the first assistant for four years and has held the Head Golf Course Superintendent position for the past eight years. Before moving to the Atlanta area in 2006, he was employed at Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield California as the first assistant Golf Course Superintendent for six years.
After graduating from Bakersfield JC in 1994 with a degree in Economics, he attended Rutgers Professional Turfgrass Management Program and graduated in 1996. Before getting his first assistants job, he worked at a few different golf courses as a spray technician and crew foreman.
Steve is married with three children of ages 13, 15, and 16. His hobbies include working out, landscaping and enjoying all sporting events.
John Collopy
Superintendent | Canongate
Serving since 2023