Meet Our Amazing Team
David Sizelove
Regional Manager
Serving since 2023
Menno Ozinga
General Manager | Palmer
Serving since 2023
Robin Kremen
General Manager | The Trails
Serving since 2015
About Robin
Born in New Jersey. Moved to Houston in October 80Graduated Culinary Institute of America. Worked at Cellar in Sky World Trade Center, Sheraton Corporation, Junior League of Houston, Bon Appetite, Lakeside Country Club and Bay Oaks Country Club.Over Thirty years in Food Service13years as a Invited Employee.Team member Texas Chefs Association George W Bush Presidential inauguration reception, Economic Summit Rice University.Culinary Institute of America – Culinary Team Member25 years as a member Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Chairman 2 timeWife Tracy, son Gregory, Daughter ElizabethStarted at the Woodlands CC in February
Jesse Regalado
Club Manager | Tournament
Serving since 2022
Amber Sickafoose
Membership Director
Serving since 2010
281-845-4886
About Amber
Amber holds a BS degree in Marketing from Bellevue University. She started her career as a Director of Marketing for a financial company but quickly decided that sales was her real passion. Her golf career began in 2009 for The Woodlands Country Club as a membership director for both The Oaks and Panther Trail courses as well as The Woodlands Country Club courses. She is a very active member in the community and a graduate of Leadership Montgomery County class of 2013.
Jason Lippy
Membership Director
Serving since 2015
832-810-5876
About Jason
Jason comes to Indian Wells Country Club by way of Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert, where he spent the four years as General Manager / Membership Director. Before moving to California in 2015, Jason spent the previous 12 years working as General Manager / Membership Director for Glen Oaks Country Club, a Invited Affiliate Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
Jason has worked in the golf business his entire career, starting in the Golf Shop at The Polo Fields Country Club when he was only 16. He then moved to Glenmary Country Club to join the Membership Sales Department. Eventually becoming Club Manager at Glenmary Country Club. Jason is a graduate of Western Kentucky University’s Broadcasting Department and has also worked covering college basketball and football for ESPN. Jason’s interests include playing golf, spending time with his wife and eight year old daughter exploring the Coachella Valley.
Mitchell Putnam
Membership Director
Serving since 2014
832-810-5872
About Mitchell
Email: Mitchell.Putnam@clubcorp.comMitchell holds a BS degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He was born and raised in Houston Texas. He joined the Invited family as Service Captain at Willow Creek Golf Club in 2014, eventually becoming the Membership Director in 2017. He joined The Golf Trails of The Woodlands team in 2018 as the Membership Director. He enjoys playing golf, fishing, and watching Houston sports teams play.
Annemarie McKay
Event Sales Director
Serving since 2015
281-801-4103
About Annemarie
Annemarie is originally from Allen, Tx. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University, located in the small town of Nacogdoches, Texas. Annemarie started her career with Invited as a college intern at Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco, Tx. After she graduated, she was hired on fulltime as their Private Event Coordinator assisting with corporate and social events. Annemarie then moved forward in here career and stepped into the role of Private Event Manager at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Tx. There she continued to build her range of events and added Golf Tournaments to her portfolio. She had the privilege of working on events such as George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Warrior Open and the 2015 Volunteers of America North Texas LPGA Shootout. Annemarie recently moved to Houston to further pursue her passion for private events and is proud to call the Woodlands Country Club home, as their Private Event Director.
Brooke Tyler
Event Sales Director
Serving since 2009
281-339-8085
About Brooke
Brooke Tyler is a graduate of The University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in Public Relations. She moved to the Houston Area in 2004 where she started her career in the hospitality industry. She worked for Marriott International for five years as an Event Manager planning various events ranging from corporate, social, to weddings. She began her career at The Woodlands Country Club in 2009 as an Event Manager where she planned Member Events, Member Association Events and Golf Tournaments. In 2012, she took over the Private Event Manager role where she focused on selling and executing all private events for The Woodlands Country Club. She has had the pleasure of working with many members, clients and brides to successfully implement their event. Some of her most favorite memories have been made at The Country Club. She has made some of her closest friendships while working here, as well as meeting her husband, Wes.
Andrea Schaefer
Event Sales Coordinator
Serving since 2024
Nichole Mischo
Member Experience | Programming
Serving since 2022
Roxane Baak
Member Experience Coordinator
Serving since 2022
Taylor Fullbright
Member Experience Coordinator
Serving since 2023
Randee Shields
Member Experience | Communications
Serving since 2022
Curtis Cristwell
Facilities Director
Serving since 2022
G. "Lupe" Cantu de Medina
Director of Administration
Serving since 2008
About G. "Lupe"
Guadalupe (Lupe) has worked in both the Private and Public Sectors for the last 30 years; first with the Houston Police Department as the Executive Assistant to three Chiefs of Police and later as the Executive Assistant for Houston's City Controller. In 2008, Lupe joined the Invited family at The Clubs of Kingwood, where she served as the Administrative Assistant to the General Manager; an opportunity that she described as "the first job that was not only exciting and fun but also provided me the perfect work/life balance."
A relocation to Magnolia, Texas, eventually brought Lupe to The Woodlands Country Club and her current role as Director of Administration, where her responsibilities are "behind the scenes," working with the Executive Staff and Employee Partners on Human Resources, Employee Partner Care Foundation, Payroll, Accounts Payable and related administrative tasks. She also enjoys those opportunities where she can meet, get to know, and assist Members.
Lupe's best memories have been those events that involve working closely with her colleagues to ensure that Members have unique and one-of-a-kind memories of their own.
Denise V. Koehler
Office Manager | Accounting
Serving since 2022
Vanessa Mills
Office Manager | Accounting
Serving since 2022
Monica Zuniga
Office Manager | Human Resources
Serving since 2024
Roland Thatcher
Director of Golf
Serving since 2021
About Roland
Roland’s connections to the Woodlands Country Club run deep. He took his first lesson on the driving range of the Tournament Course in 1987 and participated in the junior programs at the Club through high school. After leading McCullough High School to a Texas state championship, Roland attended Auburn University where he was an All-American and SEC individual champion. Roland turned professional after graduating and played the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour for 17 years, winning three Korn Ferry events and one international event. He is proud to be affiliated again with The Woodlands CC serving as Director of Golf. Roland enjoys passing on lessons he has learned from playing at the highest level with the best players of his generation.
John Stahlschmidt
Senior Director of Player Development
Serving since 2021
About John
John is excited to join the Woodlands Country Club as the Senior Director of Player Development.John has a rich and illustrious golf background both as a player and instructor. A native of St. Louis, MO, John played collegiately at the University of Alabama, where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the 1998 squad. After a short professional playing career on the mini-tours, John turned his attention to teaching. From 2000 to present, John has taught at some of the best facilities in the world including TPC Scottsdale, TPC Sawgrass, Camelback Golf Club and Trump National Doral, Miami. John has also trained under industry greats including Hank Haney, Jim Flick and Rick Smith. John has given over 20,000 lessons and is dedicated to one simple mission- “Help You Improve!
Matthew Nyren
Senior Head Golf Professional | Palmer & Player
Serving since 2015
About Matthew
Matthew was born and raised in Connecticut and came to us from Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was employed as Assistant Golf Professional for the PGA Tour’s, TPC Network of Clubs. He started at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, private 18-hole course and host of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. He then moved to TPC Scottsdale, a resort style 36-hole course and host of the PGA Tour’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Matthew has been a PGA Member since 2011 and also a Titleist Performance Institute certified Instructor. Matthew and his wife Sasha have two children, Nikolas and Nathaniel who all love being part of The Woodlands community.
Brad Baptist
Head Golf Professional | The Trails
Serving since 2024
Carter Hindes, CGCS
Regional Director of Agronomy
Serving since 2024
Chris Hartman
Sr. Agronomist | Tournament & The Trails
Serving since 2010
Aaron Stack
Superintendent | West Course | The Trails
Serving since 2023
Kyle Neilan
Superintendent | North Course | The Trails
Serving since 2022
Miles Carlson
Superintendent | Player Course
Serving since 2022
Hailey Sheffield
Director of Restaurants | Iron + Wood | Player
Serving since 2022
Danielle Sullivan
Director of Restaurants | Legends | Palmer
Serving since 2023
Matt Reed
Director of Restaurants | The Tavern | The Trails
Serving since 2024
Cassie Landauer
Dining Manager | Tournament
Serving since 2024
Brian McNamara
Executive Chef | Legends | Palmer
Serving since 2022
Maksym Oliynyk
Executive Chef | Mitchell's | Tournament
Serving since 2022
Ossume Price
Executive Chef | Iron + Wood | Player
Serving since 2023
Ramiro Moreno
Executive Chef | The Tavern | The Trails
Serving since 2022
Trevor Salton
Director of Racquet Sports
Serving since 2016
About Trevor
B.A – Human Kinetics /Mass Media – Houston Baptist University- May 1991Trevor Salton is originally from Durban South Africa. Trevor attended Houston Baptist University on a tennis scholarship and graduated in May 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree. While at HBU Trevor competed as a NCAA division 1 athlete. Trevor has played tennis professionally in Europe most notably in the German Regionaliga representing TC Wolfsburg from 1987-1990. He has 28 years’ experience working with kids and adults of varying ages and ability levels. He feels his experience and expertise along with a dynamic staff of USPTA professional will enable him to help build a vibrant dynamic program at the club for both juniors and adults.Trevor has 20 experience as a Director of Tennis most recently at April Sound CC and the former Woodlands Athletic Club. Trevor and his wife Melissa (A junior high teacher) reside in The Woodlands with their 3 kids. Gabby 20 Gavin 17 and Emery 13.
Dominique FrancoRivera
Kids Club Supervisor
Serving since 2023
Grant Perkins
Fitness Director
Serving since 2024
Christopher Cook
Tee Sheet Concierge
Serving since 2024