AZ GOLF Announces New Executive Director, Catherine Carmignani

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – AZ GOLF welcomes Mass Golf’s outgoing Assistant Executive Director, Catherine Carmignani, as their new Executive Director. Serving as a valuable team member of Mass Golf for over five years in the areas of marketing and communications, strategic initiatives and operational leadership, Carmignani will head west and fill the Arizona role mid-August. 

"It is truly an honor to have been selected for this prominent role with AZ GOLF. The Association is well-regarded amongst its peers across the country and, thanks to the hard work and dedication by the team there, is positioned for continued growth and future success. I look forward to building off this momentum with them and am thrilled to lead the organization through this exciting new chapter in golf" said Carmignani. "I'd like to extend my appreciation to Tim Brown, and the rest of the Search Committee, for providing me with this opportunity after a thoughtful and engaging interview process, and also to the Executive Committee for their trust and support."

The AZ GOLF Search Committee held interviews throughout the last several months following the departure of previous Executive Director, Joe Foley. Interim internal leadership was facilitated by Alex Tsakiris (AZ GOLF Assistant Executive Director & Head of Stakeholder Relations) and Daniel Shoup (AZ GOLF Head of Finance & Administration). 

“The Executive Committee and I thank both Alex Tsakiris and Daniel Shoup for their leadership throughout this period of transition. We look forward to the continued health of AZ GOLF and our ability to support golfers of all playing styles and skill types. Furthermore, we welcome the new perspective Catherine will bring to our association and look forward to further innovation of sport and value to the AZ GOLF membership”, says Tim Brown, President of the AZ GOLF Executive Committee.

About AZ GOLF: We exist to connect golfers with the greatest game on this green earth. As the governing body of Arizona golf, we continuously strive to elevate sport and unlock access for all levels of players - embracing the beginners' road to refinement while celebrating competition amongst champions.

For more information, please reach out to Preston McFarland (preston@azgolf.org) or visit azgolf.org. Let’s play some golf.