b'Coming soon to a championship near youThe PNGA has a new championship trailer, and in 2021 you will see it traveling the highways of the Pacific Northwest, the symbol of quality championships for the regions golf community. Pacific Northwest Section PGA hires new CEOFRANK TALARICOhas been selected as the fifth Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA. Talarico will take the helm of the Section beginning September 1, 2020 following the retirement of Jeff Ellison, after Jeffs 30 years of service to the Section.Talarico has a long history in non-profit management. He holds a Masters of Arts Left: Along with being the current president of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA, Fredrickson was named the Sections PGAdegree, Applied Communications from Professional of the Year in 2019.Right: A spontaneous memorial for Fredrickson has already begun outside the Pro Shop atCal-State Fullerton. He has held positions Oswego Lake Country Club. of President/CEO of Goodwill of Orange County, Chairman and Executive Director PNWPGA President Sean Fredricksonof the Southern California PGA Section Foundation and most recently Managing tragically gone too soon Partner of Talarico Advisors LLC. Talarico will now lead the Pacific SEAN FREDRICKSON, president of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA, wasNorthwest Section, which has 21 employees killed on Sunday, July 5, when two small planes collided in mid-air severaland more than 1,100 PGA Professionals.The Pacific Northwest PGA Section is hundred feet above Powderhorn Bay on Lake Coeur dAlene in northerna not-for-profit corporation and is one of Idaho. Both planes then fell into the lake. Fredrickson was 48.41 geographical regions of the Professional Others killed in the crash were Fredricksons son Hayden, 16, and hisGolfers Association of America. The stepchildren Sofie Olsen, 15, and Quinn Olsen, 11. They were on a sight- Section, with its office in Tumwater, Wash., includes the states of Washington, Oregon, seeing excursion in one of the small planes. and Alaska, as well as Northern Idaho Along with being president of the PGA Section, Fredrickson was the PGAand Western Montana. It is the largest Head Professional at Oswego Lake Country Club in Lake Oswego, Ore. Hegeographic section of the PGA of America. was awarded the PGA Professional of the Year honor in 2019 by the PacificVisit PNWPGA.com for more Northwest Section PGA.information. SEPT 2020 |PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER9'