Our Team
Jay Walkinshaw
General Manager
Serving since 2019
About Jay
Prior to his role at Firestone, Jay served as the General Manager/Chief Operating Officer at Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. His industry experience spans more than 30 years primarily with private clubs which includes serving as Executive Director at The National Golf Club of Canada and General Manager/Chief Operating Officer at Pasatiempo Golf Club. Jay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, is a Life Member of The PGA of America and is an active member of the Club Management Association of America. Jay and his wife, Katrina, have three grown children and enjoy the outdoors, traveling and spending time with family.
Kendle Deaderick
Club Manager
Serving since 2021
Angela Sheen
Director of Membership
Serving since 2015
330-245-3206
About Angela
Having an extensive background in commercial real estate, I began my career working for Cleveland-based developer, Stark Enterprises. I continued my career abroad working as a Partner for Johnson Fellows, a property consultancy company in the United Kingdom. Here I managed large portfolios of commercial property for national retailers, pension funds and high wealth private individuals.After 17 years working in commercial property and living in England for nearly 10 years, I decided to change direction. With golf as my passion, upon returning to Northeast Ohio in 2015, I began working for Invited as the Membership Director at Silver Lake Country Club. For 3 years I worked at growing the membership and fostering relationships with new members.
Caroline Fagan
Director of Member Experience
Serving since 2017
330-245-3227
About Caroline
I joined Invited in the Spring of 2017 as a Golf Shop Assistant at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. After filling in for the Private Events & Member Relations Director for several months at Diamond Run, I was fortunate enough to begin my own role as the Member Relations Coordinator at Firestone in the Spring of 2018. I graduated with my Master of Arts degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Duquesne University and received my Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Elizabethtown College. In my free time, I love spending time outdoors hiking, camping, and canoeing!
Dick Robbins
Member Service Manager
Serving since 2019
Maurell Martinez
Director of Guest Services
Serving since 2020
Airenne Grega
Director of Administration
Serving since 2019
Kari Pekar
Director of Private Events
Serving since 2021
About Kari
I am excited to join the team here at Firestone CC and Invited. I have spent the better part of my career in the hospitality industry, more specifically hotel sales and marketing. I did take a year long hiatus from the industry to try my hand at retail leasing marketing and events. I most recently opened the DoubleTree by Hilton Canton Downtown, a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village. When I am not working, I am the current Chair of Community Harvest, the prepared meal rescue program of the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank, the President of Promway Dog Rescue, and an Ambassador for the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. I am married with three stepsons who keep my “free” time filled up with sports and band. I am also fur mom to three wonderful rescue dogs.
Diona Roberts
Director of Private Events
Serving since 2020
Jayme Hancock
Sales Coordinator
Serving since 2019
Tyson Podolski
Executive Chef
Serving since 2021
Thomas Moore
Director of Golf
Serving since 2020
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About Thomas
Tommy is a PGA Certified Golf Professional in Golf Operations. Tommy brings a unique and distinctive style to his golf operations, club leadership, staff management and golf instruction. He has developed a solid reputation as one who incorporates the highest level of visibility, integrity and character. Tommy leads by example demonstrating his energetic and enthusiastic approach as well as his "servant's heart" daily.When Tommy is not at the Club he enjoys spending time at home with his wife, grilling, craft beer and spending time with his two boys Chance Palmer 22 & Hunter Jones 21 who attend Michigan State University.
Larry Napora
Director of Golf Operations
Serving since 1992
About Larry
I have been the Director of Golf Course Operations at Firestone Country Club since 2008. I have been a part of the Invited family for the past 25 years. Prior to Firestone, I worked at Treesdale Golf and Country Club, a 27-hole Arnold Palmer Design Invited facility in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania where I served as the Director of Greens and Grounds and as Invited’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of Agronomy. Early in my career I was the Superintendent at Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania and at Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.I received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Westminster College in Business Administration and a Turfgrass Management Certificate at The Pennsylvania State University. My beautiful wife, Bonnie, and I have two amazing children, Adam and Keriann.
Adam Seib
Retail Director
Serving since 1994