Carolinas PGA Welcomes Brad Coleman as Director of Development

GREENSBORO, NC (March 20, 2023) –?The Carolinas PGA is excited to announce the hire of Brad Coleman as its new PGA REACH Carolinas Director of Development.

Brad will be responsible for managing and coordinating fundraising efforts while building relationships with PGA professionals, donors, golf facilities and allied associations. He will be working closely with the Carolinas PGA staff and Board of Directors to serve as the key strategist for PGA REACH Carolinas fundraising.

Brad was born in Columbia, South Carolina and grew up in the Piedmont-Triad area of North Carolina.??Brad attended East Carolina University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.

Upon graduating, Brad interned for the famed Richard Petty and Petty Enterprises before returning to his alma mater to work in marketing for ECU Athletics.?

Brad comes to the Carolinas PGA after serving as the Associate Director, Corporate Development for the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), a non-profit which helps disabled Veterans regain their independence after injury or diagnosis.?Brad has been with the PVA since 2015, where he helped oversee corporate fundraising efforts that included management of?cause marketing,?sports properties and programmatic sponsorship sales.

Brad currently resides in Greenville, NC with his wife Kristen and their three children Luke (7), Blakely (3) and Brooke (2).?Brad’s hobbies include golf, spending time at the beach and attending/watching sporting events.?

This is a very exciting hire for the Carolinas PGA as it will allow the Section to focus on fundraising efforts to grow the?Carolinas PGA REACH Trustee Program?to create more opportunities to grow the game within the three pillars of youth, military, and diversity and inclusion. Brad will begin his time with the Section the week of April 3rd.

About Carolinas Section of the PGA of America:

Since its inception in 1923, the Carolinas PGA Section has been committed to nurturing and improving the quality of the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities.?Now the largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association boasts over 2,000 professional members and represents more than 700 golf facilities within North and South Carolina as well as portions of southern Virginia. Carolinas PGA Website:?https://carolinas.pga.com

About PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation

The PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation was founded in 2003 as a 501(C) 3 charitable organization to provide character building experiences to children of every race, creed, gender and socio-economic background.?The foundation provides assistance to PGA Junior League, the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship and numerous local junior events and tournaments.?In addition to a focus on youth, the foundation supports diversity & inclusion and the military through its 21 PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Chapters.?For more information visit:?https://carolinas.pga.com/pga-reach/

Media Contact

Jess Hanson, Director of Marketing, Carolinas PGA Section, (336) 398-2675, [email protected]