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About Us The Municipal Golf Association San Antonio (MGASA) is a non-profit corporation that has partnered with the City of San Antonio to operate the City’s seven golf facilities and be stewards of municipal golf. In May 2007, City Council approved a ten-year management agreement with the MGASA to improve the golf facilities and to manage their operation. The Board consists of interested citizens who have shown a keen interest in public golf and/or have been appointed by Council to represent the City in this endeavor. These individuals have volunteered their time and efforts to help municipal golf in San Antonio flourish. Board of Directors EX OFFICIO (VOTING MEMBERS) Appointed by San Antonio City Manager Pat DiGiovanni, Deputy City Manager Ben Gorzell, Finance Director CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES Representatives of Citizens George Fernandez, Siemans Corporation 2nd-Vice-Chairman Henry Galindo, University of the Incarnate Word Lou Miller, Community Leader/Insurance Executive Louis Terrazas, Tele Communications Ricardo Villasenor, Investment Banker ELECTED AND FOUNDING MEMBERS Reid Meyers, Attorney, Mediator Chairman Paul Perry, Certified Public Accountant Vice-Chairman Cindy Jorgensen, CFO Southwest Business Corporation Treasurer Pat McMahan, President, Alamo Isurance Group Secretary Thomas Aguillon, Time Warner Cable & Pan American Golf Lee Niles, Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. Mikal Harn, AT&T Marketing Executive NON-VOTING ADVISORS Chip Haass, Former San Antonio City Councilman Tony Piazzi, CEO of Golf San Antonio Early in calendar year 2007, the City of San Antonio transferred the operations of the golf course from the Parks Department, to a separate City department reporting directly to the City Manager’s office. PGA Professional Jim Roschek and GCGSA Superintendent Brad Fryrear were hired as temporary City employees to oversee the existing operations and to pave the way for the MGASA to gradually assume the seven City facilities. The City not only entrusted the MGASA to operate its golf courses, it funded the organization with $9.4 million to renovate and improve the courses that had lacked the resources over the past decade to make needed improvements. The MGASA, in turn, pledged to borrow an additional $3.3 million to give all the golf courses a needed face lift. Cedar Creek was the first facility to matriculate to the MGASA on October 1, 2007. The MGASA gained management of Olmos Basin and San Pedro Driving Range and Par 3 on March 1st of this year. On October 1st, Brackenridge and Riverside will join the MGASA umbrella. By spring of 2009, all seven City of San Antonio facilities will be managed by the MGASA. |
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