About Mark

A Private Club General Manager for 37 years, Mark previously served 16 years with ClubCorp, including 4 here at (Haile Plantation), and 8 years with Troon Golf. He has led member-owned, corporate-owned and developer-owned Clubs during that successful tenure, including several of the most prestigious Clubs in America: The University Club - Houston, Windsor in Vero Beach, The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, and Carolina Country Club in Raleigh among them. Prior to returning to Hawkstone in 2022, Mark served as Chief Operating Officer of the Timber Pines Community Association, one of the largest and most active Club Communities in the country, as well as the Heritage Springs Community Association in Trinity, Fl. He is also the recipient of numerous company and industry awards and honors. Originally from Michigan, Mark attended Cranbrook School and then received his B.A. from Michigan State University. Mark and his wife, Maribeth, have been married for 35 years and lived in Alachua County since 2003. Maribeth is a small business owner, an active equestrian, and an alumnus of the University of South Florida. Their daughter, Alexa, is an attorney at Carlton Fields in Tampa, having attended Oak Hall School in Gainesville and receiving her BS, MS and JD all from The University of Florida.

About Harmony

Harmony was the very first Membership Director at Hawkstone (Haile Plantation) and served in that capacity from 1995-1998, where she earned Membership Director of the Year honors multiple times. After Hawkstone, Harmony spent the next 26 years with GlaxoSmithKline as a Senior Executive Pharmaceutical Account Manager & Representative. She is a UF Alum, a long-time Gainesville resident and very connected to our community as a whole. We're extremely happy that Harmony rejoined the Hawkstone Team in 2024.

About Anthony

Anthony was born in New York, but grew up in New Port Richey, FL. He attended the University of West Florida , majoring in Communications. Anthony has worked in the hotel, restaurant and club business for the past 13 years, and been a vital part of the Hawkstone golf operations team since 2017. An avid New York Giants fan, Anthony and his wife, Kayla, reside in Gainesville.

About Justin

Before joining the Hawkstone Team in 2024, Justin was the Executive Chef/ Co-Director of Dining Services at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida for 5 years. For 14 years prior to Oak Hammock, he served as both Director of Food & Beverage and Executive Chef of the Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel. Justin is a Gainesville native, having attended Buchholz High School and Santa Fe College.

About Katie

Katie grew up in New Port Richey, Florida and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from The University of Florida. She has significant experience in Food & Beverage, having served as the General Manager of Bar & Table Restaurant in Gainesville and as Hospitality Manager for the LIV Golf Tour.

About Evan

Evan Walker, our Head Golf Professional since 2018 is a Florida native, and graduate of the University of Florida. Evan has worked in the Golf and Country Club industry for more than 10 years. Evan has been playing golf since the age of ten and has always loved the game. Besides golf, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife, Candice, son, Ryan, and he also enjoys attending Florida Gator sporting events.

About Tyler

Tyler was born in Gainesville and has been a member of our golf staff since 2016. A lifelong Gator, he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Food and Resource Economics. In addition to golf, Tyler is also an avid tennis player. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and attending as many Gator baseball games as possible!

About Joe

Joe Holden is from the Tampa Bay area and has been the Golf Course Superintendent here at Hawkstone Country Club for 30 years. He was involved with the original construction of the golf course. His prior experience was in golf course construction, including the Mean Five Nations Golf Course in Belgium, and was employed for five years with Augusta National. He is a graduate of Gateway College in Lake City with a degree of science and golf course operations. Joe has a total of 45 years combined experience in the industry and continues to volunteer each year at Augusta National at the Masters Tournament.

About Mike

Grew up in Miami Florida and was a top junior tennis player in Florida and the United States. Mike achieved a United States ranking of number 2 in the country when he was 21 years old. Mike graduated from Louisiana State University, where he lettered in tennis and earned all SEC honors as a top collegiate tennis player in the U.S. After graduating, Mike played professional tennis in South America Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the US. He achieved a world ranking on the ATP tour. After his playing days, Mike established the Gainesville Tennis Academy at Westside Park and ran the academy for over 37 years.

About Dave

Dave was a 4-year letterman for the University of Florida Men’s Tennis Team and 1994 SEC Champion. For 21 years, he was a Collegiate Women’s Tennis Coach, spending 19 of those years as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Florida. Along the way, Dave won 5 National Championships, and 12 SEC Championships, coached 8 different players to Individual National Championships, coached 3 doubles teams to National Championships, compiled an overall record of 507-53, a home record of 231-4, and was undefeated at home from 2004-2017. He is a two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year, a four-time Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, and the recipient of the 1996 Presidential Recognition Award as a Student-Athlete.

About Dani

Dani has been in the fitness field for almost 20 years. She has a degree in exercise and sport science from UNC Greensboro and MS in sports/recreation management from NC State. Dani started with us in 2018 and loves her daily water aerobics and workouts!

About Matt

Matt is originally from Naperville, IL but moved to sunny Florida to attend college at the University of Tampa, where he received his BS in Finance. Matt subsequently earned an MBA at UF and then spent 20 years in finance and capital management in Tampa. He recently relocated to Gainesville and resides in Haile Plantation. An avid golfer and longtime member of numerous country clubs, Matt has a thorough understanding of the business and is eager and happy to help members with any questions they may have.