Meet the Club Management

Sarah Tate Stratton | Membership director

Sarah joined the Club at Fairvue, now Tennessee Grasslands, as the Membership Director in 2014 after graduating with a degree in public relations from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). As a Sumner County native, she understands the impact The Club has on the local community, and she knows The Club is nothing without its loyal, supportive members. By portraying The Club's exceptional reputation to the public, Sarah plans to bring in top-notch new members. Sarah lives in Hendersonville with her husband Phillip, and their only baby, a German Shorthaired Pointer, Chief. 
615.575.4310 | sstratton@tngrasslands.com

JORDAN TRAMEL | MEMBER RELATIONS COORDINATOR

Jordan grew up in the heart of Nashville and recently moved to Old Hickory, TN. She lived in Chattanooga for three and a half years while attending school at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After graduating, she moved home and worked as an Events Manager at The Hermitage working mostly with weddings. She is excited to broaden her Events Planning experience at Tennessee Grasslands. She will strive to exceed the Members expectations to make the Club, "The Place to Be". In her free time, Jordan loves spending time with her family and her puppy. 
615.575.4322 | jtramel@tngrasslands.com 

Will Leety | PGA Lead Assistant Golf Professional

Will has been an Assistant Golf Professional at The Club at Fairvue Plantation, now Tennessee Grasslands, since May 2008. Prior to his job at Tennessee Grasslands, he worked at Pelican Marsh in Naples, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Country Club in Plantation, Florida, and Butler Country Club in Butler, Pennsylvania. Will earned his B.S in Accounting at the University of Tennessee in 2002 and received his PGA Membership status in July 2010. He has more than 10 years of teaching experience and teaches golfers of all ages and abilities, which include individual lessons, junior camps, and golf clinics. He is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is an avid fan of all Pittsburgh teams. Will’s goals are to provide the highest quality customer service to our members and provide the best image that makes Tennessee Grasslands the most recognized golf club in all of Middle Tennessee.
615.575.4312 | wleety@tngrasslands.com

 

SHAWN CONKLIN | food & beverage director

Chef Shawn Conklin was introduced to the Culinary Arts at the age of 17 in his small hometown of Hudson, New York. He started his career in the restaurant business as a busser working his way up, where he eventually learned the fundamentals of cooking under 4 star chefs. After moving to Tennessee and graduating with honors from the Art Institute of Nashville, he ventured out on his own as a personal chef for some of the biggest names in country music, including Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Miranda Lambert and Priscilla Presley to name a few. He now hangs his chef hat close to home, here at Tennessee Grasslands, where he brings his unique style of elevating classic comfort food to introducing new and exciting modern Molecular Gastronomy dishes that will entice all your senses. 
615.451.2600 x 101 | shawn@tngrasslands.com

BRYAN WILLETT | FAIRVUE EXECUTIVE CHEF

Bryan was raised in a small farming town in Reisterstown, Maryland.  It is here, where he started working in the restaurant industry as a bus boy and then worked his way back into the kitchen.  Bryan moved to Providence, RI to attend Johnson & Wales University, where he received a degree in both culinary arts and food service management. Bryan cooked in New England for the last 10 years as sous chef and recently moved to Gallatin, TN to be closer to family, with his wife Ciara.
615.575.4309 | bwillett@tngrasslands.com

EMILY GARNER | BANQUETS & SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR

Emily Garner is a recent graduate from Florida State University’s College of Business where she majored in Hospitality Management. She has worked alongside several events coordinators throughout her time in college. Her passion for creating events started when she was a freshman in high school when she joined student government and planned the high school’s events. Since then, it has grown even more.She has recently moved out of her home state of Florida to start a new adventure in Gallatin, Tennessee working as the Events Coordinator at Tennessee Grasslands Golf and Country Club. Here she plans to use everything she has learned and put her own creative twist on planning the perfect events.
615.451.2600 x 124 or 615.575.4307 | emily@tngrasslands.com

Jeff Madsen | Golf Course Superintendent

Jeff grew up in Monroe, Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Turfcare Horticulture. While attending ISU he worked full-time as the Assistant Superintendent at Ames Golf and Country Club. After graduation, he accepted the Assistant Superintendent position at ALVAMAR Country Club in Lawrence, Kansas, which at the time had the highest number of Zoysia grass acres of any course in the United States. He has 27 years of experience in the role of superintendent, with 22 of those years in Tennessee. Jeff has also been hired to consult on two high profile courses in Japan. In 2002, he was hired to finish construction and grow in the course at Fairvue Plantation and later Foxland Harbor. Jeff and his wife Phyllis have a daughter, Jenna.
615.575.4320 | jmadsen@tngrasslands.com