Meet the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) Staff

Mario Conte

FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mario Conte serves as the Executive Director and founder of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Mario started the HJGT back in 2007 due to his passion for junior golf and turned it into the largest junior tour in the country. In 2017 Mario announced one of the biggest partnerships in the history of junior golf bringing the Nexus group on board as a new partner of the HJGT. Lead partners in Nexus include Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake, and the Tavistock Group.

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Mike Barbato

Chief Operating Officer

Mike joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as the Chief Operating Officer in March of 2018 based out of Orlando FL. In this role Mike is responsible for designing and implementing the day to day business operations of the tour, including establishing policies that promote company culture and vision, as well as drive performance and growth.

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Dan F. Crowther

DIRECTOR OF Business Development

Dan joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as the Director of Marketing in March of 2013. Originally from the New York area Dan is a graduate of Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY.

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Chip Hoch

SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER

Chip joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in January of 2017 as a Tournament Director based out of Orlando.

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Collin Elphic

Course Scheduling and Events Manager

Collin joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as an intern in the fall of 2017 and is now the head of Human Resources, Course Scheduling Manager, and Director of Sponsorship's.

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Sam Harris

Manager of Hospitality and Logistics

Sam joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as a Marketing intern in August of 2017 before being brought on full-time as a Marketing Manager in December.

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Chris Grillo

Manager of Business Development

Chris joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in January of 2008 after being the first Tournament Operations Intern in 2007. He was born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut and attended Norwalk High School. Chris graduated from Saint Leo University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

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Thomas Byrne

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Thomas joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in 2015 as a Tournament Director based in Los Angeles and focused on the west coast of the United States .Thomas is now the Director of Operations for the HJGT and oversees all full time tournament directors and all 275 events from coast to coast.

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Stephanie Bosdosh

Tournament Director

Stephanie joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in February of 2018 as a Tournament Director based out of Atlanta.

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Aaron Westlake

Tournament Director

Aaron joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in February of 2018 as a Tournament Director based out of Orlando, Fl. Born and raised in a small town in Pennsylvania, Aaron was a multi-sport athlete which included basketball, soccer, and motocross.

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Shena Yang

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Shena joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in February of 2017 as a Tournament Director based out of Jacksonville. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida.

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Alex Scitti

Tournament Director

Alex joined with the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in the spring of 2018 as an operations intern based out of Atlanta. Hired full time in May 2018 as a tournament Director. Alex was born and raised in State College, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lock Haven University with a bachelors degree in sports administration.

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Chris Mari

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Chris joined the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in August of 2018 as a Tournament Director based out of Orlando, FL. Growing up in Southwest Florida, Chris has been around golf his entire life. He graduated from The University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Human Communications.

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Brian Chafin

KENTUCKY DIRECTOR

After forty years in college athletics Brian Chafin retired from Centre College as the Director of Athletics and Director of Golf. Brian joined the HJGT in 2011.

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