About Kevitt

Kevitt Sale has been a General Manager for over 18 years at several California Private Clubs including Sea Cliff Country Club and Marbella Country Club in Orange County and Serrano Country Club in the Sacramento area. Most recently Kevitt has been working in the commercial real estate industry for Lee & Associates. He is married with two boys, 20 & 23, and lives in Huntington Beach. Kevitt enjoys fishing, golfing, and attending his son’s sporting events. His passion for building strong teams and focus on enhancing the member experience will always be part of his operational efforts

About Gordon

Gordon joined Invited in August 2019. He joins us with a wealth of knowledge in the hospitality industry after working in executive and leadership roles with Disney, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Hawaiian Airlines, Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott. Gordon recently lived in Hawaii and now resides in Aliso Viejo. His passion lies in food and beverage, as well as creating and building an inclusive culture with his teams.

About Suzanna

Suzanna joined our team as the Membership Experience Director in September 2020. She joins Coto de Caza from TravisMathew where she was their Corporate Sales Coordinator. Additionally, she has experience working as the Membership Services Manager at USA Badminton, the Associate of Member Services at the LA Clippers, and was a Writer covering daily stories about Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers at Sports Media 101 and The Sports Daily.Suzanna has a Master’s Degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco, her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from California State University of Northridge and an Associate’s Degree in Visual Communications from FIDM.She strives on creating memorable experiences for members.

About Holly

Holly has been with at Coto de Caza since 2009 where she started out at the Sports Club and now as one of the Clubs’ Membership Directors.Holly’s background is in hospitality, travel and private event production and sales.When she is not at the Club, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cheering on her son at his sporting events, hiking with her dogs, skiing, volunteering and finding time to improve her golf game.

About Jennifer

Jennifer has been in the Private Events world for a little over 10 years.  Prior to coming to Coto, she was the Private Events Director at Marbella Country Club. Jenn has a passion for connecting with people, discovering a client’s event vision, offering suggestions, and utilizing her expertise to make their event vision a reality.  In her off time, she loves to have fun and you will often find Jenn at the beach, on the slopes, exercising, having wine with friends, or hanging out with family.  Jenn has a 4-year-old son named Aiden. 

About Elizabeth

Liz has been at Coto de Caza for 12 years, spending 11 years in food and beverage as both front of the house and upper management. She always had a love for the event side of the operations and was excited when a position opened for her in the Private Events department. She values her relationships with members and clients and loves helping them bring their event vision to life.

About Rick

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Rick has been playing golf since the age of 15 and has been in the golf industry for over 35 years.Rick began his career in golf at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California.  After spending four years at Oakmont, he moved to Rio Hondo Country Club located in Downey, California in 1982. In 1990, he became the director of golf at Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, California.  In 1999, Rick became the director of golf at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club.Rick is married with two children.

About Kyle

Kyle Johnson joined our team as the Food and Beverage Director in November 2021. Kyle has worked in the Club Industry for 12 years with leadership experience from The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida, and SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach. Kyle has a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Kyle looks forward to implementing his knowledge of Food and Beverage, and team development to elevate the Member dining experience.

About Blake

Blake is an integral part of the player development program at Coto de Caza building the first Academy at the facility. Blake is a results based coach that guarantees changes in his students game. With use of many different technologies like Trackman and Video Analysis, Blake develops your skills to becoming more comfortable to shooting low scores on the golf course. Blake is a Top 100 GRAA Teacher in America, Top 50 US Kids Master Teacher and serves on the SCPGA Teaching Committee and Player Development Committee.

About Roger

Roger began his career in Golf Course Maintenance in Iowa. He was exposed to Golf in grade school where his passion for the game of Golf began.  He watched Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player on TV and wanted to be a professional golfer.  As a junior and senior in high school Roger helped build and maintain a local 9-hole golf course.  After high school, he acquired a BS in turf management from Iowa State University while doing an internship at Des Moines Golf & Country Club.   Since College, Roger has worked on several projects in Texas, Thailand, Indonesia, India and China.  He hosted the PGA Tour Shell Houston Open 2004-2008 and has spent time working at a few other Top Golf Clubs in Texas.  Most recently, Roger worked for Shanqin Bay in Hainan China, during his tenure the course became # 39 in the World Top 100 Golf Courses. He has worked with golf Course Architects such as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Desmond Muirhead, Keith Foster, Ken Dye, Dick Phelps, Reese Jones, Pe...

About Greg

Greg is a certified ATP Teaching Professional and played on the Association of Tennis Professional tour (ATP) for eight (8) years reaching a high singles ranking of #22 in the world. Greg Played in all 4 Grand Slams and was a member of the US Davis Cup Team in 1983. Greg was a Semi-finalist at Pilot Penn Classic in La Quinta, Semi-finalist at the Seiko Super Tennis Honolulu, Hawaii and reached the Round of 16 for three (3) straight years at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows. Greg won the NCAA Singles Championships and won the Pan American Singles Championships Gold Medal. Greg’s accolades include being inducted into the University of Utah Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2006, inducted into Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007, and inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame 2009 and received the ITCA/NCAA Head Collegiate Player of the year award in 1983. Greg earned a BA degree from the University of Utah in 1995.

About David

David has spent most of his life in the water, as he has been swimming and coaching for over 30 years. As an athlete, he swam for Santa Barbara Swim Club and then was a scholarship athlete at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. David came to the Coto Golf & Racquet Club in 2015 as the Aquatics Director and Head Coach of the Coto Coyote Swim team. He is a level 4 ASCA Certified Coach and a certified personal trainer. David has a passion for sports and helping all members build the skills and confidence to reach their goals.

About Shelly

Shelly is from Corona, CA and has over 6 years of experience in the fitness industry. He has experience as the Fitness Director for gyms such as EOS Fitness and The Edge Fitness Clubs. Shelly's Almer Mater is Arizona State University (2008 - 2012) where he got a Bachelor's in criminal justice studies. He played professional football for the Miami Dolphins and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian League. He was a linebackers coach at Nebraska University. His hobbies include working out, eating, and traveling. Shelly's wife, Saige is a professor of Biology at Chapman University.