About Andrew

Andrew Wright is a true Florida native. Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Andrew graduated from Bloomingdale High School and attended the University of Central Florida, where he obtained two degrees, Finance and Marketing. After graduating, Andrew began his hotel and restaurant sales career at the Hyatt Place in Lake Mary, Florida. After excelling in his first year, Andrew moved to Daytona Beach, where he was the opening Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Place Daytona Beach Oceanfront. This is also where he met his wife, Ashley. Since then, Andrew has helped open three additional Hotels in multiple states and has worked with numerous brands along the way, including Hyatt, Hilton, and Margaritaville. Most recently, Andrew was the Director of Sales and Revenue Management at the Compass Hotel by Margaritaville in Anna Maria Island, Florida. Although most of his career has been in the Hotel industry, his true passion has always been golf. For the past 15 years, he has run a local non-profit that hosts a charity scramble where the proceeds help provide nursing scholarships to HCC. He and his wife Ashley welcomed a new addition to the family in February 2023. Andrew cannot wait to spend afternoons on the course playing the game he loves most with his daughter. A new dad, an avid golfer, and a true leader in Hospitality, Andrew is excited to join the Tampa Palms family.

About Mallory

In September of 2022, Mallory joined the team as our new Event Sales Director with 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry spanning the private Club, hotel, restaurant, and hospitality sales industries. Most recently, Mallory worked as an Event Sales Manager for McKibbon Hospitality, taking part on the opening team of the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lakeland where she was entrusted with selling a 126-room conference hotel with over 7,000 sq feet of event space. Prior to her role with McKibbon Hospitality, Mallory was instrumental in the reopening and rebranding of the 100-year-old Lakeland Country Club, formally known as the Lakeland Yacht Club, where she was hired on as their Director of Banquets and Private Events.

About Kevin

Kevin Kenny is a native-born Floridian, in Pensacola and was raised in Tallahassee. He attended the University of South Florida and graduated with honors in 1989 with a double major in Finance and Marketing. KK has been a PGA Member for 22 years now. In 2014, he was voted North Florida PGA / West Conference Chapter Teacher of the year and currently teaches PGA Tour Member, George McNeill. He has also previously been the North Florida PGA Player of the Year.Kevin’s goal is to make the golf experience the best it can possibly be at Tampa Palms for every level of golfer through the professional implementation of teaching programs and varied tournament activities.

About William

William has been a Head Tennis Professional in Florida and Kentucky for over 30 years. He was a nationally ranked junior and played collegiately and professionally. He has worked with numerous pros and high-ranked juniors, as well as a world-ranked wheelchair professional. William has also developed and coached many Adult USTA teams who have won their State and Sectional championships, taking many teams to playoffs at the National level. William is certified in PTR, PPR, USRSA, and CPR. He won USTA Professional of the Year in 2008 and numerous Professional of the year awards for Kswiss and Prince Racquet Sports. He has won over 150 state titles, is a Florida State Highschool Champion, and won the Florida Double State Title in 1987. He is excited to be a part of the Tampa Palms Tennis Program!

About Kat

Kat is an LPGA Class A Teaching Professional and comes to Tampa Palms from Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Orange County, CA. Before joining the Invited Clubs family in 2020, she was the Head Golf Professional at The Loma Club in San Diego for over 7 years. Kat’s role at Coto de Caza was not only to teach golf to their Members, but more importantly, to engage with them. She really enjoyed the social features the Club offers and meeting and mingling with the Members after golf. One of Kat’s passions is growing golf among the ladies. Helping ladies feel comfortable playing golf is one of her goals as a teacher. She has also helped men of all skill levels lower their handicaps and become better players. Kat has also become extremely involved in junior golf, from LPGA Girls Golf, PGA Jr League, as well as Crush It; she teaches young golfers this great sport and gets them excited to play throughout life. Besides teaching golf, she enjoys spending time with her family, fishing, boating and visiting the beach with her husband, Brandon, and three dogs, which are sproodles; Par, Birdee & Caddie.

About Patrick

Patrick Daciek, maintained an ATP Ranking and played on tour for ten years. Following his playing career, he had the opportunity to coach players in all four Grand Slams. Patrick, originally from Maryland, grew up through the USTA system, he was the #1 junior in the Mid-Atlantic and in the top 20 juniors nationally. Patrick played collegiate tennis at Virginia Tech, where he became the #1 singles and #1 doubles player. He currently has over a 12 UTR and a USTA rating of 7.0. Since leaving the tour, Patrick has developed a reputation as one of the premier coaches developing many junior players into college and ultimately into the professional level. He coached and traveled with two top 10 WTA players - Caroline Garcia and Gaby Dabrowski. While working with Patrick, Caroline Garcia reached a career high of #4 in WTA singles and #1 in WTA doubles. Gaby Dabrowski reached a career high of #7 in WTA doubles, including being a finalist in Wimbledon and making 2 Year End Finals (WTA Finals).

About Kim

Kimberly Howey joined the Invited family in 2013. She started at Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club as an afterschool supervisor and pro shop attendant. Then, recently served as the Office Manager at Centre Club in downtown Tampa. Kimberly has received her director's license and school-age credentials while working with our Florida state-licensed afterschool program at Tampa Palms. She has received Invited's national award in 2015 for Team Work as well as the 2017 and 2018 Super Star awards presented at Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club. Kimberly and her husband, Mark, have homeschooled their five children for twenty-two consecutive years. Her favorite past-time is traveling with her family and enjoying the Florida backroads on her scooter.

About Liz

Liz grew up near the Fox River in the small town of Geneva, Illinois. She and her husband, Tom, were high school sweethearts and have been married for 32 years. They have three amazing boys whom all attended the University of Florida. Her home cheers on the Gators, but her loyalty is with the Iowa Hawkeyes! Aside from sports, Liz loves a great cup of black, dark roast coffee and warm chats with friends and family. Liz graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree specializing in Therapeutic Recreation. As a specialist, Liz worked at a physical rehabilitation center in Melbourne, Florida, primarily with stroke and brain injury patients. She transitioned to the food and beverage industry and joined us at Tampa Palms back in 2003 and has worn multiple hats since, including server, beverage cart, banquet, and service captain. She joined the accounting team as an assistant in 2015 and has now assumed the role of Office Manager. Liz has a wonderful relationship with many Members due to her years of service at the Club and looks forward to all that the future holds!