Private Club Controllers
Jennifer King
Jennifer King is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer and Controller specializing in golf course operations, club finance, and complex multi-entity organizations. She has led comprehensive financial management for multiple golf clubs, including Avery Ranch, Falconhead, and Teravista Golf Clubs. Her experience supports both day-to-day operations and ownership-level strategic decision-making. Her experience includes capital raises, post-close financial integration, and accounting system implementations, frequently in collaboration with attorneys, private equity firms, investment bankers, and tax advisors. She manages high impact full-cycle accounting and GAAP-compliant financial reporting; payroll, benefits administration, and multi-entity consolidation; cash flow management, budgeting, and forecasting aligned with seasonal operations; internal controls, process improvement, and month-end close optimization; and audit preparation.
Ali Mahra
Certified Hotel Accounting Executive
Certified Business Manager
Certified Association Manager
Certified Club Executive
Certified Club Manager
Ali is an outstanding Club and Hospitality Professional with extensive experience. He thrives on analytical and fact-based accounting and is a critical partner in transforming club operations and bolstering revenues with a member and staff-oriented philosophy. He is a strong advocate of the AV principle, “Available and Visible.” After completing degrees in math, accounting, and information technology, he practiced operations analysis and controller positions with the leading brands of major hotels and resorts, including Top Notch Resort & Spa, Stouffers, Marriott, and Sheraton hotels. He was Chief Financial and General Manager (GM), later serving as COO/GM of Lake Sunapee Yacht Club in Sunapee, New Hampshire. Last year, Ali was selected to be part of the Masters Tournament Team at Augusta National Golf Club and has been invited back on the 2025 Team, teaching and supervising volunteers in Food and Beverage Operations for two weeks. He has also served as Assistant General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of the University Club of Boston for five years before moving to Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts, as chief financial officer and assistant general manager. In 2014, he moved to Hyannis Yacht Club in Hyannis, Massachusetts, as General Manager. Ali recently completed Club Advisors assignments at Eastpoint CC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Alto Lakes G&CC in Alto, New Mexico, Country Club of the Hudson, Hudson, Ohio, and Abenaqui Country Club in Rye Beach, New Hampshire.
Jaimie Hambrick
Jaimie began her career in the hospitality industry in Southern California. She has worked with many private and semi-private clubs, including Monterey Country Club (Palm Desert, CA) and five years at the prestigious BIGHORN Golf Club (Palm Desert, CA). She has worked with the leading Golf and Country Club Owners and Management Companies in the World including Troon Golf, Club Corp, and American Golf. She was extremely valuable in opening Escena Golf Club (Palm Springs, CA) and The Classic Club (Palm Desert, CA). After moving to Austin, she joined Bunkhouse Hospitality as the Senior Accountant for Hotel Saint Cecilia (Austin, TX), Hotel Havana (San Antonio, TX), and El Cosmico (Marfa, TX). She has most recently worked as a Senior Manager for a CPA firm in Austin, helping small businesses with all of their bookkeeping and accounting needs. She is an excellent problem solver, excels as a communicator, and is a manager who develops high-performing accounting teams. She takes pride in her ability to successfully manage fast-paced, complex issues and complete all projects above operators' expectations. Jaimie, her husband, and her family have lived their lives in golfing communities, and she takes great pride in assisting with the financial management operations and management of golf and country clubs. Jaimie recently completed an assignment at Greenville Country Club in Greenville, SC, and is currently assisting Hurricane Creek Golf Club in Anna, Texas.
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