Judd combines his love for design and passion for the restaurant business by applying his creative genius to countless restaurant projects. He’s known for merging a mixture of new and classic materials to deliver imaginative design solutions that excite his clients.

In his professional life, Judd finds satisfaction in making clients through creative, yet effective, design. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Arizona State University and A.S.I.D. NCIDQ IIDA professional affiliations.

Judd balances his profession by dedicating time to his family and church. His grandchildren are the light his life and help inspire his favorite hobbies, including worldwide travel, landscape and event design, and enjoying football. 

In addition to his role as CEO, Brian serves as the Director of Hospitality Design. He has a reputation for the design and management of complex projects that require the coordination of many consultants and government agency approvals.  

Brian handles programming, initial master planning, approvals, design, and oversight of new facilities, major remodels, and replacement clubhouses for the firm’s developer, municipal, and member-owned clubs.  

An avid golfer, Brian is passionate about planning and designing golf club facilities that are functional, attractive, unique, and memorable. In fact, he’s led the Peacock + Lewis team in the creation of notable clubhouses and club amenity projects worldwide.  

With more than 30 years of architectural experience and operational knowledge of clubs, Brians serves as a guest lecturer on clubhouse design and renovation for the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), Club Spa Fitness Association (CSFA), and National Club Strategies Summit.  

He has also written a chapter on Clubhouse Master Planning for the National Golf Foundation’s Managers’ Handbook, a case study for the Club Managers Association of America “Club Facilities and Amenities Series,” and articles on the Master Planning Process for Boardroom and Club Management magazines. 

Based in the firm’s Toronto office since joining GGA in 2008, Derek has had the privilege of helping hundreds of GGA clients across North America and around the world develop and implement a game plan for success with their golf and club related business assets. Derek is known for his ability to find innovative and strategic solutions to clients’ needs.

GGA clients benefit from Derek’s expertise in: strategic planning, corporate governance, project management, market analysis, pricing strategy, marketing tactics, financial analysis, complex modelling, feasibility studies and business valuations, operational and performance analysis, professional information systems, business process engineering, and organizational risk management.

Prior to joining GGA, Derek gained two years of valuable experience with a global technology firm managing their business solutions division. In this role, Derek was responsible for consulting with owners and operators of golf clubs to develop business requirements for golf operations and accounting software.

Derek is an avid golfer, hockey player and skier and thoroughly enjoys traveling and learning about different cultures the world-over.

As the Managing Partner, Dale handles overseeing all aspects of operations. This includes sourcing and executing new transactions. Plus, the management and value creation efforts within Tidewater’s investments.  

Prior to joining Tidewater Capital Group, Dale served in various operating partner roles for Palm Beach Capital. This was after he moved to Florida from New York where he was a Vice President at Medley Capital.  

Dale graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and is a CFA charter holder. 

Shaun has nearly twenty years of private equity as well as mergers and acquisitions experience. Since co-founding Palm Beach Capital, he’s been involved in the fundraising, investment, and portfolio management processes.  

Shaun has led many successful investments at the firm and has extensive experience working with middle market companies primarily in the healthcare, logistics, and business service sectors.  

Prior to Palm Beach Capital, Shaun served as Vice President of Finance at Workflow Management (Nasdaq: WORK) where he oversaw acquisitions. In just three years, the company grew from $330 million to $650 million in revenues through the completion of more than 30 acquisitions. 

Shaun is a board member of several of Palm Beach Capital portfolio companies. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from James Madison University and an MBA at University of Richmond.  

Craig Johnston is a Partner based in the firm’s Toronto office and is the Head of GGA’s Transaction Advisory practice. Craig specializes in the development of informed and goal-oriented business strategies that help GGA clients achieve specific operating and investment objectives.

Craig is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) who brings a deep understanding of complex finance and accounting to every assignment. Craig’s knowledge and experience helps GGA clients to maximize both short and long-term profit. GGA clients benefit from Craig’s knowledge in financing, business valuations, financial analysis, market assessment, corporate governance and business strategy.

Craig was most recently an Associate Director in Scotia Capital’s Equity Research Division, where he was a ranked analyst in his sector. Craig’s research team, which utilized in-depth, bottom-up financial analysis, was ranked #1 by Greenwich Associates from 2015 to 2017 in the small/mid-cap gold and precious minerals sector. Craig was also recognized in 2016 by Thomson Reuters as the #1 earnings estimator in his sector.

Craig grew up with the game of golf, worked at a golf course in his youth and interned at GGA while in University. Craig remains an avid golfer and hockey player.

Kyle Ragsdale is the Chief Executive Officer of Buffalo Groupe, responsible for the development and execution of the vision and strategy of the company. With nearly 30 years of sports marketing experience, he recognized the power of golf as a marketing platform and led the spinout of Buffalo from Billy Casper Golf into a stand-alone company with a blue-chip list of clients and investors, including NBC Sports and top tier pro athletes. The California native, who grew up in a small town in Southwest Missouri, currently lives near Washington D.C. with his wife, two children, a demanding French Bulldog, and a horse named Paul

Emily Clark is the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Buffalo Groupe. Emily leads and inspires the Herd, both creatively and strategically, while heading up client strategy and overseeing operations, and leads teams responsible for marketing and branding Sun Mountain, OrthoLite and Troon, among others. The UVA alum lives in Northern Virginia with husband Shawn, three boys, and one dog, where she enjoys yoga, spending time with family, and the water.
“If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in water” —Loren Eiseley

Howard designs and solves complex challenges for clients around the globe with projects that are defined by elegance, innovation and authenticity. Howard graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BSAS, M.Arch) with multiple design honors. He is NCARB certified, a registered Architect in over 15 states, member of the American Institute of Architects, elected board member for AIA Atlanta, a panelist for Club Leaders Forum (Platinum Clubs), and a frequent juror / guest speaker at several universities. Raised in Blacksburg, Virginia, Howard’s interests range from golf to vintage cars to horology where he owns 4 U.S. design patents. 

As a next-generation golf clubhouse and club designer, Mark specializes in partnering with owners on the design, placemaking and creation of amenities for golf and resort communities domestically and internationally.  Mark graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BSAS, M.Arch and MS in Construction Management. He holds architecture registrations in Georgia and several other states, and he serves as Vice Chair of the Recreational Development Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  In his spare time, Mark enjoys traveling to Europe, fly fishing, and of course, golf.