About Michael

Michael is joining us at The National with extensive Golf, Tennis, Hospitality, and Membership background. Michael has been with Invited for the past 5 years as a General Manager. This will be Michael’s third GM position with Invited. He joins us at The National after spending 2 successful years as the General Manager at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, and the previous 3 years at Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Prior to being a member of the Invited family Michael spent 2 years with the Bay Club Company in San Francisco as a VP/GM and held several Director of Golf and Head Professional roles over his 25-year club career. As a Class A member of the PGA of America and the Canadian PGA, Michael’s first passion is golf, with a focus on delivering the full club life experience that our members expect and deserve.

About Paula

Paula has been with Invited since 2019. She started her Club careers in Carmel, CA and made her way to Chicago, IL where she was the Director of Member Experience for Ravinia Green Country Club. She has over 20 years of event experience to bring to The National & The Deuce. She received her bachelors from ASU in Business Communication. She has also collected a certification in floral design and management and became a master mixologist while working in Las Vegas. She has held numerous roles in the hospitality industry as a travelling concert caterer for bands like Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and Madonna, executed prestigious world-class car and motorcycle shows for Pebble Beach Car Week, planned events from 5 - 50,000 people, and even owned a deli. It is her hope that her very diverse background will bring you a variety of experiences you'll want to be a part of.

About Nic

Nic joined The National Golf Club in 2013 serving as the Head Golf Professional and has progressed to his current role as Director of Golf overseeing both golf operations at The National and The Deuce since 2016. He is originally from northern Michigan, where he completed the Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State University and has been a Class A PGA Professional since 2008. Throughout Nic’s career he has spent time in northern New Jersey at Hamilton Farm Golf Club as well as Naples, Florida at Naples Grande Golf Club and The Club at Mediterra. As a member of the Midwest Section PGA, Nic has been fortunate to be awarded with the Merchandiser of the Year – Private in 2017 as well as the Patriot Award in 2021. Nic resides in Riverside, Missouri with his wife, LaNette, and their two sons, Anderson and Cohen.

About Charles

Charles Gibson has recently joined our team as Head Golf Professional of The National Golf Club. He is a Kansas City native but recently moved back from Tulsa, OK. Charles graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Professional Golf Management program in 2010. He has been a Member of the PGA of America for the last 11 years as well as a Head Golf Professional for the last 8 years at Battle Creek G.C.. Charles has been a Titleist Staff Member since 2013, and has been teaching players of all skill levels for the last 15 years. Charles’s passion is providing exceptional customer service while delivering memorable experiences.

About Josh

Josh has been recognized over the last 10 years as one of the “Top 25 Golf Coaches in America for Junior Golf” by Future Champions Golf Since 2010, he has worked with more than a dozen AJGA All-Americans, 15 AJGA tournament winners and 10 state champions. In addition to those staggering numbers, more than 50 of Josh’s students have gone on to receive golf scholarships at universities including Oklahoma, KU, Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska and Southern Illinois. In addition to juniors, Josh also works with a number of professional golfers. His students played on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Symetra Tour and many more. In 2019, Josh’s students won 6 professional events around the world and had over 30 Top 10 finishes.

About Gary

Gary has been the Director of Golf Course Maintenance for The National and The Deuce Golf Clubs for the past 2 years. Prior to working at The National, Gary spent 10 years at Nicklaus Golf Club in Overland Park where we hosted 8 web.com PGA tour events. Gary and his wife Jill have three children; Jack (23), Mitch (21), and Gretta (18). They also have a dog named Archie (1) who chases geese and runs the course with him each day. He thoroughly enjoys working at the clubs and it is his goal to make this facility the envy of other clubs and the club that other people want to join in the Kansas City area.

About Jack

Jack Meyers has been in the food and beverage industry since he was 16 years old. Jack moved to Chicago to manage the dining facilities at the Paramount Hotel and worked his way up to the position of Food & Beverage Director. Jack moved to Kansas City in 1991, and worked for several restaurants on the Country Club Plaza. Prior to joining the National as Director of Food & Beverage in 2018, Jack was the General Manager at Hereford house for 16 years. Jack and his wife, Dayna have been married since 1999, live in Shawnee, Kansas and have two children- daughter , Sonni, and son, Dylan.

About Eric

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri where I fell in love with cooking and hospitality at a very young age. My first job was in an Italian deli where scratch cooking and cleanliness were instilled into me. After graduating from high school I attended entered into the hospitality management program at Forest Park Community College. I worked for a local catering company executing high profile events in the St Louis area. Upon graduation I received a scholarship to the University of Houston and continued my education for two semesters there until my father’s illness called me home. I knew I wanted to continue my education so I entered the American Culinary Federation’s apprentice program. I have been the Executive Chef at three clubs in Minnesota, including Golden Valley, Hazeltine National and Town & Country before accepting the position at The Kansas City Country Club.

About Allie

Allie is our People Leader (HR) from the Springfield, MO area and graduated from Missouri State University with a degree in Spanish and minor in Business. She worked her way into an HR role with Sam’s Club and found a true passion as a HR professional. Allie moved to Kansas City in December of 2017 to begin working with The National and Deuce Golf Clubs of Kansas City, among other properties. Aside from her everyday duties, Allie enjoys spending time with her family, dogs (Jimmy & Louie) and traveling. She is an avid fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Since her tenure here at the Clubs, she has embraced the golf world and is enjoying learning the game.

About Christian

Effective February 7, 2022 Christian has joined The National Golf Club of Kansas City as your new Sports Club Director with broad oversight of Aquatics, Fitness, & Racquet Sports operations and programming. Christian has a strong passion for health and fitness and has spent the past decade working, building, and developing programs for community, commercial, corporate, government, and private organizations including EXOS, TITLE Boxing, & the KCNSC. Within the past two years, he has worked with national fitness franchise organizations and helped them develop new territories in the Kansas City market. He is also very familiar with developing high-quality tennis, pickleball, and aquatics programming. Christian is ecstatic to be joining the team, and to be serving the membership of The National.