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Jabir Bilal represents District 3 In PGA LEAD Emerging Leaders
District 4 – Michelle Murphy,
PGA
District 5 – Ryan Reynolds,
PGA
District 6 – Josue Reyes, PGA
District 7 – Archer Logan, PGA
District 8 – Dawn Neujahr, PGA
District 9 – Alice Plain, PGA
District 10 – Megan Padua,
PGA/LPGA
District 11 – Robert Rescipio,
PGA
District 12 – Jorge Diaz, PGA
District 13 – Anthony Stepney,
PGA
District 14 – Howie Pruitt, PGA
Unaffiliated – Jeffrey Gutierrez,
PGA
Jabir Bilal with Renee
Powell, the daughter of Bill
Powell, the only African
American to build, design
and own a golf course
in the U.S. Renee is the
second African American
woman who played on
the LPGA Tour.
Jabir Bilal attended the
PGA
Merchandising
Show in January. He
is pictured here with
other golf professionals
at the event. From left,
Rashad Wilson, Certified
PGA Assistant Golf
Professional at Reynolds
Plantation, Don Cook,
PGA Instructor, Kendall
Murphy, Certified PGA
Professional, Bilal, and Earl
Cooper, PGA Assistant
Golf Professional at
Wilimington Golf Club.
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The PGA of America is pleased
to announce that the following PGA
Professionals have been chosen to
participate in the PGA LEAD class
of 2016-2017.
District 1 – Kori Doring, PGA
District 2 – Earl Cooper, PGA
District 3 – Jabir Bilal, PGA
PGA LEAD was created by the
PGA of America and its National
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
in an effort to identify, mentor and
progress a dedicated group of PGA
members from diverse backgrounds,
who aspire to leadership roles within
the Association, along a guided
path. Integrating diversity and its
vast array of personal dimensions
into our leadership ranks will help
position the PGA for success, as we
embark on our next 100 years. The
ultimate goal of PGA LEAD is to
establish a deep bench of diverse
PGA members who are prepared to
ascend to and through the volunteer
leadership ranks of the Association.
In addition, PGA LEAD will assist
in developing PGA members who
desire to serve and make an impact
on nonprofit boards within the
communities where they work and
live.
“I am very honored to have
been chosen for this program,” Bilal
said. “This game has done a lot for
me, and I want to help provide
these opportunities to others. The
program was made to help reflect
the landscape of the PGA of
America, and it allows me to act as
a role model for others.”
Bilal said that he will be working
at the national level to help develop
leaders in the PGA of America.
From Backspin staff and special
reports.