About Dean

Dean joined The National & Deuce Golf Clubs of Kansas City as the new General Manager in November 2023. Dean is a Kansas City area native and an industry veteran with over 23 years of experience in golf, country club, and hospitality operations. Dean’s experience includes being Chief Operating Officer and General Manager at Lake Quivira Country Club and 18 years with KemperSports management. During his time with KemperSports, Dean served as General Manager at Falcon Ridge Golf Course in Lenexa, Kansas, General Manager at Harborside International Golf Course in Chicago, Illinois, and Vice President of Operations with oversight over multiple courses throughout the Great Lake region. Dean resides in Shawnee, Kansas, with his wife, Hether. He enjoys all things KC sports-related and spending time with his family, including Ryan and Adison, both local college students, and his son Daniel, a high school teacher in Gainesville, Florida.

About Nic

Nic joined The National Golf Club first serving as Head Golf Professional from 2013-2015, progressed to Director of Golf from 2016 – 2023, and is now in his current role as Club Manager. He is originally from northern Michigan, where he completed the Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State University and has been a Class A PGA Professional since 2008. Throughout Nic’s career, he has spent time in northern New Jersey at Hamilton Farm Golf Club as well as Naples, Florida at Naples Grande Golf Club and The Club at Mediterra. As a member of the Midwest Section PGA, Nic has honorably been awarded Golf Professional of The Year in 2023, the Patriot Award in 2021, and the Merchandiser of the Year – Private in 2017. Nic resides in Riverside, Missouri with his wife, LaNette, and their three sons, Anderson, Cohen, and Morgan.