John McConnell President and Owner McConnell Golf, LLC John was invited to play at RCC in the summer of 2003 just after returning from a business trip to Pittsburgh where he played the famed Oakmont Country Club.  “I thought to myself, this course could be a mini-Oakmont. It was that good,” he recalled. It was not soon thereafter that McConnell took over ownership of the club, rescuing Donald Ross’s last design. John was born and raised in Abingdon, VA and graduated from Virginia Tech in 1972. John a denizen of the Triangle’s technology community, co-founded Medic Computer Systems, Inc. in the early 1980’s and ran it for 16 years, before selling it to a British Software giant. In spring of 2006, John sold a second company, A4 Healthsystems, a Cary based healthcare information management system, to Chicago based Allscripts, and now fully devoting his time to his passion - the game of golf.   John’s vision for RCC has been inspired by the elite clubs in the state and around the country, but especially by East Lake, a Tom Bindelow design in Atlanta where Bobby Jones was a member.
	Christian Anastasiadis Chief Operating Officer McConnell Golf, LLC At Raleigh Country Club since 2003. Trained in one of Austria’s finest hotel and culinary management schools, The Hotelfachschule in Bad Gleichenberg, Christian graduated with a hotel and restaurant management degree in 1982. For the past 16 years his professional work experience has been solely concentrated in the private club field that also included clubs in the St. Louis and Houston metropolitan area.  A significant component of his work at Raleigh Country Club centers on managing the fundamental values of a private club culture and leadership development that fosters the team achievement concept. Living on the golf course, Christian is community-centered and dedicated to education and excellence in club management. email
	Michael Shoun Director of Agronomy McConnell Golf, LLC Born and raised in the mountains of East Tennessee. After high school, Michael went to East Tennessee State University on a football scholarship and graduated with a BS in Education and Sport Science. Soon thereafter he realized that golf course maintenance was his calling, and attended Walters State to pursue a career in the turfgrass industry. Michael graduated with a horticulture degree specializing in turfgrass management. Michael's first golf course management position was as an assistant superintendent at Warrior's Path golf course in Kingsport, Tennessee. From there he moved to Chapel Hill, N.C. where he started as an assistant superintendent at the Governors Club for two years and then was entrusted with the head superintendent position. In January of 1999,  Michael began his tenure at Raleigh Country Club where he proudly remains. RCC sets a standard unmatched by most golf courses and the challenges of maintaining such standards truly guides his spirit. email
	Brian Kittler, PGA Executive Director of Golf Operations  McConnell Golf, LLC Joined the Raleigh Country Club team in March of 2004. With his ten years experience as a golf professional, Brian brings considerable knowledge of high end customer service from his previous clubs of Old North State Club in New London, N.C., Wethersfield Country Club in Wethersfield, CT, The Emerald Golf Club in New Bern, N.C, and ultimately Raleigh Country Club. Brian is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University. email

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