Jessica was born in October of 1984 in Red Wing, Minn. She grew up in Cannon Falls, a rural town, 40 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Her Grandfather bought her first set of clubs at the age of 9, and she has been playing ever since.

She competed on her high school varsity golf team from 7th through 12th grade, where she was a five-time letter winner, four-time All-Conference player, and a 3-time Minnesota State High School League participant.

After graduating, she began her college career at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minn., and then transferred to Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where she played on the golf team. Jessica graduated from Augsburg College with a Communications and Marketing degree, with concentrations in Public Relations and Advertising.

Following graduation, she applied for the USGA P.J. Boatwright Internship with the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and was granted a full year paid internship in 2008. At the EWGA, she assisted Tournament Director Stephanie Jennings with the 2008 EWGA Final Championship presented by Callaway Golf, the largest women’s amateur event in the United States. She was also exposed to many different aspects of conducting Championships.

Jessica recently joined The PGA of America team in Palm Beach Gardens, FL as Junior Golf Coordinator. She is very excited to contribute to the Junior Series, Junior PGA Championship, and Junior Ryder Cup.

Mike was born in Barrington, Ill., in July of 1977. In 1984, Mike’s family moved back to the Philadelphia area and settled in Newtown Square, Pa., where Mike attended St. John Neumann Grade School and then Archbishop John Carroll High School. While at Archbishop Carroll, Mike’s Golf Team won two Catholic League Golf Championships.

Mike attended the University of Rhode Island where he was a four-year letterman for the Rams golf team and graduated with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

While at URI, Mike completed a P.J. Boatwright internship with the Golf Association of Philadelphia and in 2000 was hired as a full-time staff member. In 2001, he changed associations, working for the Pennsylvania Golf Association until joining the PGA of America staff in 2007.

Chris was born in October of 1968 in Tulsa, Okla., and moved to Shawnee and later Edmond when he was a youngster. His dad got him started in golf in Shawnee at age 8 by enticing him to come ride on his one-man yellow golf cart and buying him some cool purple golf shoes. When he moved to Edmond, he was guided in his junior golf career by the up-and-coming legendary golf coach, Mike McGraw, who now coaches the men’s team at Oklahoma State University. Mike McGraw has continued to provide valuable advice and guidance to Chris some 30 years later as a coach and junior golf/life mentor.

Chris was an all-conference, all regional and all-state golfer in Edmond, while working at Oak Tree Golf Club, the home course at the time of eight PGA Tour Professionals. After finishing high school in 1987, he played college golf and earned a Marketing/ PGA Golf Management degree at New Mexico State University in 1992. Upon graduation he went to work as a PGA assistant professional at The Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas and then on to Northern Texas PGA Section office where he ran the largest competitive PGA section junior golf competition program in the country.

Chris moved to The PGA of America’s national office in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. in 1996 to start the PGA Junior Series. Within a short time he added responsibilities with the Junior PGA Championship and Junior Ryder Cup as well. To date, he has operated events in 42 states and the United Kingdom, experiencing a variety of golf course, weather and time zone conditions around the country and overseas at public, private, resort, daily fee and university facilities. Chris takes great pride in providing cost effective national exposure to boys and girls ages 13-18 with the various levels of PGA junior competition programming.

Thomas was born in May of 1988 in Naperville, IL and immediately moved to Benicia, CA. However, at the age of nine he returned to Naperville with his parents, Pete and Karla, as well as his older sister Amanda. Shortly after moving back to Naperville he began to play golf due to his fathers love for the game. During his downtime he likes to spend time with friends and family, play different sports as well watch his beloved Chicago sports teams.

Thomas currently is in his junior year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thomas left Chicago to attend the PGA Golf Management Program at the University of Nebraska. After a successful career at Naperville North High School, capped off by winning team MVP honors and being elected to 1st All Dupage Valley Conference Team, Thomas decided he wanted to enter the golf business to become a PGA professional. In high school Thomas was also a member of the lacrosse team as well as other student organizations.

Thomas has grown up spending time working at a variety of courses. While in high school Thomas caddied at a local club where he developed a strong interest for the golf business. Over the past two years he has the privilege to intern at Medinah C.C. and Congressional C.C. and this summer will have the opportunity to intern with the Junior Series.

Greg Fischer was born in March of 1989 in Buffalo, NY. He has lived in Hamburg, NY since then and started his golfing career when he picked up his dad’s lefty club at their annual garage sale at the age of 7; he later switched to the other side of the club and is now a righty. His summers consisted of playing golf while his winters consisted of shoveling endless amounts of snow!

Greg is currently a junior in the PGA Golf Management Program at Methodist University located in Fayetteville, NC. He is a student leader in a few of their campus ministries groups at Methodist. He enjoys singing and playing other sports such as basketball and volleyball.

Greg has worked at a few golf courses in the last couple years and they have been spread out across the country. He commenced his career at a small semi-private golf course in Hamburg, NY at Brierwood Country Club. He then proceeded to work at a big private club in Birmingham, AL called The Country Club of Birmingham. Most recently, he worked in Sacramento, CA at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. His experiences have been great and have ranged from teaching junior golf, disabled golfers, and running tournaments at each location. He was also able to volunteer at the 61st U.S. Junior Amateur Championship while he was in Alabama. He is excited about the opportunities his schooling has set in front of him and the endless opportunities the PGA of America has for him.

Thomas Hutton was born in June of 1988 in Ridgewood, NJ and has lived in the same house his entire life. He started playing golf when he was five in Myrtle Beach, SC and has not stopped since. Some childhood memories that will last with him forever were: playing catch with Willie Randolph on Yankee Stadium’s field and being a foster brother to over twenty children all the way until he went to college.

Thomas is entering his final internship requirement for the PGA Golf Management Program at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC and will be receiving his undergraduate degree in December of 2010. He was the Student Government President his senior year, a Methodist University Tour Guide, and a certified FIFA and High School soccer referee.

This is Thomas’ second summer with the PGA Junior Series and is excited to be back to make this summer even better than last summer. His goal for the summer is to make sure all parties involved realize the great benefit it is to playing the PGA Junior Series and making sure the juniors have fun. He has worked at numerous golf courses and events throughout his young professional career. He has worked at private courses such as Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, NJ, Morris County Golf Club in Convent Station, NJ, and Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix, AZ. He has also had the privilege to volunteer at the PGA Tour Verizon Heritage for the past three years working in the main merchandise tent.

Michael was born in June of 1988 in Charlotte, NC to Chris and Susan Woods. He has one younger brother, Brian, who currently attends Georgetown University. He and his family have moved multiple times but finally settled "home" in 2004 in Louisville, Kentucky where most of their extended family lives. During his down time he enjoys hanging out with friends, exercising, and, when he’s home, spending all his time with his family.

Growing up, Michael played many junior golf tours while playing other sports. However, after winning three events in eighth grade he quit everything else and switched exclusively to golf. It was then that his passion for the game took off. He played varsity his freshman year at Bishop Kelley High School in Oklahoma, and then JV and varsity the next three years at Trinity High School in Louisville. As a senior, he was part of his school’s second consecutive regional title championship team, and was also named to Kentucky’s 1st Academic All-State Golf Team.

Michael is currently earning his Marketing/PGA Golf Management degree at Eastern Kentucky University, hoping to pursue a career in tournament administration. Although he’s worked in different areas of golf, he first got his start in tournaments in summer 2007 as a field intern for the Kentucky Section’s Pepsi Junior Golf Tour. He is currently the Tournament Director for the EKU Golf Management Program responsible for managing the weekly events. Michael is very optimistic and excited about working for The PGA Junior Series. His goals this summer are to meet as many people as he can, learn as much as he can, and have a little fun in-between!!