David Southworth, President & CEO, brings extensive and unique experience in hospitality development and management. Mr. Southworth is recognized as a leader in the industry by both the standards he sets for service and design and the creative amenities he utilizes. Upon graduating from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, David’s career took him to San Francisco with Hyatt Hotels and to The Pompano Beach Club in Bermuda. He joined Willowbend Development at its inception in 1992 as President & CEO and ultimately founded Southworth Development (visit the Southworth Development Story). During his career, Mr. Southworth has developed over $1 billion in golf and hospitality projects.
Greg Sherwood, Partner & President of Southworth Golf Construction, joined the company (formerly Willowbend Golf Construction) in 1996. Since that time, Greg has construction managed some of the industry's most noted projects, including The Liberty National Golf Club on New York Bay, in Jersey City, NJ. In addition to Greg’s accomplished record of building golf courses and golf communities, he began his golf career serving in various Golf Professional capacities at the Hyatt Cerromar Beach, Hyatt Dorado Beach, Berwind Country Club, El Conquistador and the Rio Mar Country Club all located in Puerto Rico. He was also at the Carambola Golf Course located in St. Croix, USVI. Greg is a Class A Member of the PGA & an active member of the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America.
Timothy W. Cole, President of Southworth Golf Management, first teamed with David Southworth in 1996 as Vice President and General Manager of the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. In early 1998, Tim was re-assigned to the Willowbend Development corporate office as Asset Manager for the company’s expanding real estate investments. Tim brings a unique blend of operations experience and financial management skills to Southworth Golf Management. Previous positions held by Mr. Cole include Vice President and Director of Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF) Consulting’s Atlanta Office, Principal and Chief Financial Officer for a group of Atlanta-based restaurant and consulting companies; Regional Director of Food and Beverage/Corporate Director of Food and Beverage Control for Days Inns Management Company, Inc.; and Visiting Lecturer in Accounting & Finance at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Tim is a graduate of Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and received an MBA from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. He currently serves as a Trustee of the Cornell Hotel Society Foundation.
Peter A. Alpert, Executive Vice President, Director of Development joined Southworth Development in 2006. Prior to Southworth, Peter worked with David Southworth as Executive Vice President, General Counsel for Willowbend Development. While at Willowbend, Peter's primary area of responsibility related to the development of new projects including Liberty National GC and Starr Pass Country Club & Spa. Before joining Willowbend, Peter spent 12 years focused on development activities with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, owner of the Sheraton, Westin, St. Regis, Four Points and W Hotel brands, and its predecessor, ITT Sheraton Corporation, leaving with the position of Vice President, Associate General Counsel. Peter started his career in the real estate group of the Boston law firm now known as Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge. Peter is a graduate of Brown University and earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an L.L.M. in taxation from Boston University.
Chris Duprey, Project Executive, is responsible for new project development. Chris joined the company in 1997 and was responsible for the development of the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. Chris has a history rich in real estate and golf development. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a major in real estate and business, Chris entered the commercial real estate brokerage business with Coldwell Banker in Pennsylvania. In 1984, Chris assumed partnership responsibility in a real estate development, management and general contracting firm where he supervised the development of over 750 housing units and a variety of commercial projects. He joined Golf Real Estate Advisors in 1992 (which was later acquired by Willowbend Development) where he was a senior executive involved in a wide variety of golf course assignments throughout the country including Steele Canyon in Jamul, CA.
Ron Rosenberg, joined Southworth Golf Management in 2005 as Controller. Prior to Southworth, Ron spent 5 years as the Controller of The Ritz Carlton Boston Common. Ron's hospitality career began with 10 years of service with Hyatt Hotels as Credit Manager at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and Assistant Controller at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. Ron then moved to the Four Season's Hotel Boston and on to Fine Hotels, Inc as Hotel Controller prior to becoming the Controller of The Ritz Carlton Boston Common. Ron is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant & Travel Administration.
Kyle Biedenbach, Marketing Director joined Southworth in 2005. Kyle is responsible for creating membership sales, public relations, brand development, promotional activities, internet marketing strategies and advertising initiatives. Kyle has experience selling and marketing upscale resort and daily fee golf facilities in a number of international destination markets. Prior to Southworth, Kyle held positions at Sun Life Financial, ESPN Winter X-Games, Bose Corporation and Longwood Cricket Club. Kyle is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in Marketing / Sports Management.
Nancy Powers, Public Relations Projects, has over 14 years of public relations experience. Nancy began her career as Event Coordinator for O'Connell Brothers, developers for Marina Bay in Quincy, MA. In additional to her work at the time with Peter O'Connell, Nancy coordinated the JFK Regatta at Marina Bay, a two-day sailing event hosted by Senator Edward Kennedy and the Friends of the Kennedy Library. Nancy's career with David Southworth began as Director of Public Relations for Willowbend Development and Coordinator of the Willowbend Children's Charity Pro-Am in 1996. Nancy is a graduate of Suffolk University.
Cathy Chauvin, returned to Southworth Development as Controller after two years of working at the Bay Club in Mattapoisett as their Controller. Cathy began working for the Willowbend/Southworth team in 1994. Prior to that she worked as the Controller for the Peters-Hartel Group, a real estate development company in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Cathy has a strong background in both golf operations and development accounting. She attended Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.
