BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2006 … Dan Scavino, whose first job in the golf business was as a caddie and bag room attendant, has been named general manager of the same facility where he started: Trump National Golf Club, Westchester.
Scavino, 30, worked at the Briarcliff Manor club, predecessor to Trump National, while attending Yorktown High School, in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
"I always knew Dan was going to run the club one day," said Donald J. Trump, who purchased the property in the early 1990s and turned it into the world-class club it is today. "Everybody loves him. He practically grew up there and he’s going to be a star."
Scavino graduated from Plattsburgh State University and has worked for Coca-Cola, where he had three promotions in four years, and in the pharmaceutical industry, with Galderma Labs. But he always wanted to return to a career path in golf, so in the winter of 2004 Scavino joined the Trump Organization and has held various positions at Trump National, Westchester.
Scavino has received numerous corporate and community awards, including a Citation of Merit from the New York State Senate for outstanding citizenship, and was recognized for helping former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina with an AmeriCares golf outing at Trump National. Scavino is a member of the Club Managers Association of America, along with the Metropolitan Club Managers Association. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Plattsburgh State University College Foundation.
Scavino lives in Hopewell Junction, N.Y., with his wife Jennifer, employed at Eli Lilly & Company, son Ethan and two Portuguese Water dogs, Duncan and Emma. One of his most memorable moments was meeting Pope John Paul II in Denver, in 1993, and again in New York in 1995.
Trump National Golf Club, Westchester, is one of six golf properties owned by Donald J. Trump and managed by Trump Golf Properties, LLC. Trump Golf properties include:
Trump National Golf Club in Westchester, New York
Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey
Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, California
Trump International Golf Club, Palm Beach County, Florida
Trump International Golf Club on the island of Canouan in the Grenadines
Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, to be built at Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire
Additional information about Trump Golf Properties is available at www.trumpnational.com .
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Hunter Public Relations
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