MEET the TEAM
Name: Luis A. Crespo
Title: President, Recruiting Coordinator
and C/O Founder of the Junior GAP Organization of Saint Lucie County.
Occupation: New Construction, Real
Estate and Mortgage Broker.
Golf Background: I am a level II
in the United Sates Golfer Teachers Federation with Amateur status, in addition to learning basic techniques for teaching the golf swing, I specializing in-depth topics including:
faults & cures, complete short game, video analysis, marketing, rules, club fitting and Junior Golf Amateur development.
My analogy of raising child is that: If you plant a tree and that tree grows
crooked when you try to try to straighten it, it will snap. If you take that same tree, stake it and nurture it keep it straight
as it grows it become a heather stronger tree. The same way our children should be brought up.
What you want to contribute to the Program: To introduce the game of golf to my community and it surrounding communities and to show the fun and fundamental
that golf provides as they grow.
Words from the Fonder: To improve the game of golf we focus on a Junior
Golf Program that will teach the game of golf early in life. We organize junior golf in and around our neighborhood. We want
to encourage our children through sport of golf. So they can socialize with other like them we have them participate
in a youth golf program. We are non-profit organization, we conduct clinics, give golf lessons, take them to golf tournament,
introduce the sports of golf to golfers, conduct private golf training, take them to golf courses, they learn how to swing
a club, teach character, education them on life skills, work on golf development, administer golf classes, simulate golf course,
teach the parts of a golf club, pay for golf instruction, buy them golf equipment, show them how to respect a private golf
course, sign them up for golf school, engrave the golf game into their every day lives, one on one golf lesson, show them
a golf tip or two, mini golf tournament, each jr has their own golf bad, how to play with other golfers, each Jr. has the
own golf balls, junior-golf caddy program, getting them read for tournaments, look for golf resources, new lessons ever 6
months, professional instructions, repetitious golf programs, special tanning and coaching for handicap, develop the youngsters
bodies, cut clubs down, learn golf etiquette, teach how to live a good life and the best part of it, it’s free.
Favorite Quote: Let’s put CLUBS not GUNS in the hands of our youth!
Name:
Isaac Del Rosario
Title:
Vice President and Director of Development
Occupation:
Golf Background:
Philosophy:
What you want to contribute to the Program:
Favorite Quote:
Name: Sam Avila
Occupation: Mortgage Banker
Golf Background: Intermediate
Philosophy: To make a positive impact to those around me.
What you want to contribute to the Program: I want
to be a mentor, a resource to the Junior Gap program.
Favorite Quote:
Many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.... PURSUE THOSE.
Name: Adam Lax
Title: Director of Nutrition
Occupation: Registered Diettian/Diet
Designer President/Owner Rd4U, Inc.
Golf Background: Love the game. Have been playing for 12 yrs and "getting better each round". Handicap-17.
Philosophy: Remain balanced in the "face
of change."
What
I want to contribute to the Program: Facilitating and educating youth to achieve healthy nutritional lifestyles by following
"a simple set of directions", one meal at a time.
Favorite Quote: When going gets tough, the tough get going!!! Coach
Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers.
Name: Jamie Fordyce
Title: Director
of Golf
Occupation:
PGA Professional of America
Golf
Background:
Philosophy:
What you want to contribute to the Program:
Favorite Quote:
Name: Carl Taylor
Title: Treasurer
Occupation: General Manager of The Extended Stay Hotel
Golf Background:
Philosophy:
What you want to contribute to the Program:
Favorite Quote:
Name: Elana Gerling Crespo Title: Executive Director
Occupation: Owner
of Aleer Arts & Craft business
Golf Background: Two year assistant to
Executive Director of ICYG of West Palm Beach
Philosophy:
What you want to contribute to the Program:
Favorite Quote:
Name: Trevor Gale Higgins
Title:
Equipment Coordinator
Occupation: Director/Identity Theft Analyst with Pre-Paid Legal Services,
Inc.
Golf Background: Golf Professional for 12 years, Golf Equipment Technician
on a Tour Van for Eagle Flight Golf for 4 years.
Philosophy: Once in a lifetime
an opportunity comes along which changes your life forever. Once in a lifetime you are in the right place at the right moment
to take control of your destiny. All you have to do is place yourself in the path of success. All you need to do is act!
Favorite Quote: If I hit it right it is a hook. If I hit it left it is a slice.
If I hit it straight it is a miracle.
