MEET OUR TEAM

  • FOUNDER + CEO

    John is a seasoned coach, athletics program consultant, and management consultant with a passion for bringing the love of sports to all young people. Over the last 30 years, John has had a successful history of developing and managing sports facilities and programs, especially those that reach young people in underserved communities.

    Though John has been involved in many worthwhile endeavors, he is especially proud of his work with the National First Tee Golf Program, which he created in conjunction with the PGA Tour in 1997. John helped raise more than $100 million in the first two years to develop 100 golf facilities for children in inner-city and low-income communities who would not otherwise have access to such athletic opportunities. John’s tenure with First Tee developed in him the conviction that all children everywhere have a right to participate in athletics and belong to a community of athletes.

    John was also a three-time team coach for the United States World Junior Golf Cup team that competed and won at the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland from 1994-1996. These teams included many current PGA Tour players. In 1996, he received Golf Digest’s Best Junior Golf Program National Award.

    During his long history of working to make the world of sports accessible to all, John has worked with and enjoyed friendships with some of the most popular sports and political figures in the United States, including George H.W. Bush, Arnold Palmer, Tiger and Earl Woods, Hugh Green, and Tod Leiweke.

  • ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

    Michael is an attorney and engineer with several decades of success at the confluence of labor and employment areas, safety and health law, and business in the mining and energy sectors.

    As a trusted advisor and confidante to the members of the executive leadership team, Michael used extensive legal experience, facilitation skills, and strong ethics to guide public companies, private companies, and startups.

    Michael’s parents were both schoolteachers and his father coached high school athletics his entire career. Michael learned early on the type of persistent leadership it takes to create a culture of curiosity and learning and opportunity. Michael transferred these experiences into management competencies guiding him to produce results and solve problems addressing a multitude of business situations. He brings that same tenacity and understanding to every opportunity and challenge by collaborating with diverse stakeholders and inspiring the development of innovative solutions.

  • ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

    Tom Calloway, AIA, joined CJMW Architecture in 1971, becoming a principal in 1974. As CJMW’s CEO, Tom oversees the firm’s operations and financial performance. He also provides executive leadership for some of the firm’s most high-profile projects, including the Truist Leadership Institute and the new Forsyth County Hall of Justice. In 2022, Tom was named to Business North Carolina magazine’s Power List, an annual report on the state’s most influential leaders.

    Tom has led the design and development of multiple large scale and award-winning projects throughout North Carolina and beyond. Throughout the past 40 years, Calloway played a large role in the development of Winston-Salem.

    Tom feels it is a privilege to be able to leverage his architectural and design expertise to support Possibilities Park’s mission to build an inclusive community of athletes. His aim is to produce a facility explicitly designed to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities.

  • ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

    Ralph Stringer is the president of Neostar Sports & Entertainment, a full-service marketing firm headquartered in Plantation, FL. Mr. Stringer serves as the exclusive marketing representative for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and 2006 NFL Defensive MVP and Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor. Mr. Stringer broke into the sports marketing and representation industry with Advantage International (Octagon), one of the world’s top sports marketing firms, and served as the president of FIRSTPLUS Sports Marketing before forming Neostar. On a corporate level, Mr. Stringer has worked with numerous iconic brands to create and manage high-level marketing programs.

    Driven by the desire to empower young people to reach their full potential, Mr. Stringer has a long history of using his marketing and athletic expertise to support healthy communities and provide opportunities to young athletes.

    Mr. Stringer partnered with Dan Marino in 2017 to launch Stay Healthy Zone, LLC, a digital health and wellness company focused on increasing lifestyle changes in healthcare professionals and corporate employees. He also developed the first Diversity Internship Programs for both the PGA Tour and NASCAR. Mr. Stringer currently sits on the boards of the Dan Marino and Jason Taylor Foundations and has served on the boards of the NFL Quarterback Club and the Urban League of Broward County.

    Mr. Stringer was born and raised in Warren, Ohio and graduated from North Carolina State University where he earned All-America honors as a defensive back and kick returner. Mr. Stringer is a father of four and resides in Plantation, FL.

  • Bruce has enjoyed perhaps one of the most accomplished resumes in golf. He not only won more than 40 events around the world, but also was the inspiration behind the movie Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner. Bruce is one of only 4 players to ever record a double eagle in the Masters and came ever so close to capturing the rare “Texas Grand Slam” on the PGA tour.

    After retiring from the PGA tour, Bruce designed more than 150 golf courses around the world, while being a highly popular commentator covering all the tours for ESPN and NBC.

    Bruce has enjoyed friendships with players spanning Ben Hogan to the current players on all the tours. Bruce has captured pod casts of 90 of the 144 men & women’s hall of fame careers that will be archived with the USGA, PGA tour & LPGA.

    Bruce is a trusted PP advisor and will be the designer of the 100 hole PP Mega Golf play experience which will honor 100 golf hall of fame members. PP is proud to welcome Bruce, the real “Tin Cup”, to the PP team !

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Frank retired from Wachovia Corporation in May of 2002 as a Senior Vice President/Group Executive and Manager of the Financial Institutions Group. This group specialized in operational, credit and consulting services to downstream banks, savings & loans and credit unions. In total, he worked for Wachovia for 35 years in various Retail and corporate banking roles.

    In 1983, Frank left Wachovia to become Executive Vice President of first National Bank of Gainesville, GA, a $300 million asset bank, and the lead bank of First National Bancorp.

    Frank has been active in community service organizations throughout his career, serving as a member of Rotary clubs in both GA and in NC. He also served as a Trustee of Home Moravian Church and as President of Forsyth Country Club, both in Winston Salem, NC.

    Frank is Possibilities Park tennis guru, being a former D1 tennis player at Davidson. He enjoyed friendships with many of the legendary championship players. We are proud to have Frank on the team.