» Bridal Open House
August 01, 2010
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Management Team
Jamie Lavigne – General Manager
jlavigne@waldencc.com
Jamie joined Walden in October of 2008. He is a member of the Club Manager’s Association of American and graduate of University of New Orleans, with a degree in Business Administration. At UNO, he was a four year letterman on the university’s golf team followed by a brief stint competing as a professional.
His professional career began with Marriott as an Assistant Golf Professional at the Chardonnay Club in Napa Valley, California. Jamie left Marriott to work for American Golf as an Assistant Golf Professional then Assistant Manager in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Now in his 11th year as a club manager, Jamie previously managed Pelican Point Golf Club in Gonzales, Louisiana where he oversaw the construction and management of a 36-hole semi private facility. He entered the private club industry with ClubCorp as the General Manager at Diamante Country Club, in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, then with East West Club Partners at Twin Creeks Country Club in Austin, Texas.
He is married to Babette and they have a 6 year old daughter, Ema. Away from the club, Jamie enjoys coaching Ema’s soccer team, hiking, backyard barbecues and following the LSU Tigers.
Julian Lopez - Head Tennis Pro
jlopez@waldencc.com
Julian joined Walden in March of 2009. He has a wife named Elisabeth and have a baby girl named Isabella. He comes to Walden on Lake Houston from Willow Fork Country Club where he was the Head Tennis Professional. There he was responsible for training the teaching staff for work in one of the strongest junior development programs in the state of Texas.
He has been a tennis professional for 20 years this summer. Julian is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association. He has coached every level of tennis from amateur to professional, college to beginner. He also directed his own programs at the Bear Creek Tennis Center and Copperfield Racquet Club. Growing up Julian had the tremendous advantage of being coached by world ranked tennis professionals, John Holladay (top 20 in the world) and Paul Fineman who also had friendships with greats like Bjorn Borg and Billy Jean King, whom we saw play at our club.
Julian is introducing new programs to Walden on Lake Houston and hopes everyone will give our sports camps and tennis teaching skills a try.
Kurt Plankenhorn– Executive Chef & Food and Beverage Director
kplankenhorn@waldencc.com
Kurt joined Walden in January of 2009. He came to Walden from Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Parks, TX as the Executive Chef. His wife, Laurel, is a pastry chef. Kurt grew up in Arkansas where he gained experience from working at Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs as the Food & Beverage Director, and the Peabody Hotel in Memphis as the Sous Chef for Master Chef Jose Gutierrez. He is looking forward to bringing new and exciting things to Walden Country Club.
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Eli Salazar – Facility Engineer
esalazar@waldencc.com
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