About Brad

Brad has extensive experience in Resort and private Club operations (including the Arizona Biltmore, the Hilton El Conquistador, and most recently at Phil Mickelson's Stone Canyon Club in Oro Valley).  He is a graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson.  Brad was born and raised in Tucson, and he and his wife Kate have lived in Phoenix for eight years; they have two children, Charlotte (Charley), 8, and Kennedy, 3, and a chocolate Lab named 'Palmer'.

About Allen

Allen Miller brings over 20 years of Membership Director/Sales experience to Anthem Golf & Country Club with a proven track record of creating membership programs and marketing strategies that consistently meet and exceed sales goals. Prior to joining the Anthem Golf & Country Club team, Miller has served as membership director at Arrowhead CC, Moon Valley CC, The Pinery CC and Toledo CC. Born in Ann Arbor, MI, Allen grew up with a passion for sports. Ice Hockey was his choice and has lived in many cities while he pursued this passion. Ann Arbor, Palo Alto, Waterloo, Flagstaff, Tucson, Toledo, Nashville, Fresno, San Francisco, to name a few. A graduate of University of Arizona via NAU, Allen is married to his wife Elizabeth and their kids Jet & Puck their Black & Yellow Labs.

About Chris

Chef Chris started cooking when he was 15 doing local competitions with his high school and got his first restaurant job as a steward at 16. From there, Chris decided he wanted to pursue a career in the culinary field. He attended CNM, a community college in NM, where he studied culinary arts and later got an associates degree in culinary arts. While attending school, Chris won a national gold medal in a culinary championship for the school. He worked his way up through the ranks of each restaurant/hotel/resort he worked for. At 20 he took his first chef job as a sous for a new hotel opening and after a year Chris was promoted to Executive Sous Chef. Over the years, Chris has continued to grow as a leader in the culinary scene everywhere he’s worked. He has worked for the likes of Hyatt, Hilton, L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, Tempe Buttes, The Scott Resort and, most recently, Enchantment Resort. Chef Castro's passion is to use his craft to create exceptional Member experiences.

About Fred

As an Arizona native, Fred started his Food & Beverage career at The Lakes Club, a Invited fine dining country club. The Lakes Club was a training hub for up-and-coming managers to receive specialized training to manage other clubs acquired by Invited. It was a great experience from which he honed many skills as a Maitre‘d and Service Director. After The Lakes Club, Fred took a position with First Service Residential as the Food & Beverage Director at The Corte Bella Country Club. He really enjoyed his tenure there, made many friends and established great rapports with numerous business professionals. Soon after, he was given an opportunity to expand his horizons with Blue Star and acquired a new director’s position at Trilogy at Vistancia. This, too, was a great experience for Fred where he developed many friendships that he still carries to date. He was able to create numerous exciting events, which were very well received by the residents of Vistancia.

About Travis

Travis, a Pacific Northwest native, has been a PGA Class A Member for 12 years working in the private club sector on the west coast.  During his time in California he was named San Joaquin Valley Chapter (Nor Cal) Golf Professional of the Year and Player of the Year.  He joins us most recently from Broken Top Club in Bend, Oregon where he played a key role in building the membership to record numbers.  His wife, Angie, is also an accomplished golfer and certified Sommelier.  They have a daughter Addison (9) and rescue dog Rocky.  When not playing golf, Travis enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and is looking forward to spending more time with extended family in Arizona. 

About Kyle

Kyle is class A PGA Professional (since 2012) and a graduate of the Professional Golf Management program at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. While attending school he gained valuable experience during his internships at Geneva National Golf Resort in Lake Geneva, WI, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, OR, and The Lakes Country Club in Palm Desert, CA. Kyle has been working in the golf industry since 2007 and started working at Anthem Golf and Country Club in the fall of 2016.  Kyle started playing the game at the age of 7 when his grandmother enrolled him in the junior program at a local country club in his hometown in Wisconsin. Ever since then he has had a love for the game that continues to grow stronger every year. He enjoys staying competitive by playing in Southwest PGA Section Events during the summer months. He is very excited and honored to play a large part in Golf Operations here at Anthem and loves his role as the Director of Player Development.

About Amanda

Amanda has been in the fitness industry since 1987 – Certified in various fitness formats. Amanda is from the beautiful cityof Cape Town South-Africa, and now loves living inthe Valley of the Sun.Amanda’s goals at Anthem Golf and Country Club are to keep improving the level of Customer care, member services and Fitness programming. She will continue to grow various programs within the Fitness Department.

About Chris

Coach Chris has been in the Tennis Industry for more than 20 years with extensive experience as a competitive player and administrator. Before moving to Arizona in 2005, Chris was the Head Professional at Bally Racquet Club in Kansas City, MO and served as Director of Tennis at Valley Oak Racquet Club in Red Bluff, CA. In 2010 and again in 2016 he was honored with the USPTA Southwest Professional of the Year award. In addition, he served on the USPTA Southwest Board for 8 years and on the USPTA National Executive Committee from 2012-2016. Chris played collegially at the University of Northern Colorado where he graduated with a BA in Journalism (1998). He also received his Masters in Organizational Management in 2004 from the University of Phoenix. Previously Chris has served as Director of Tennis at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe, AZ and also as the Tennis Supervisor at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex here in Arizona from 2007 to 2010.  While at STRC the complex was name...

About Dennis

Coach Dennis is a Certified Professional through the Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) the Official Teaching and Certification Partner for USA Pickleball. He is also the local Ambassador for USA Pickleball. Dennis Ayotte is a Sponsored Team Gearbox Player and Authorized Dealer in Anthem. Competitive pickleball drives him with recent Gold Medals in both mens and mixed doubles here in Arizona. Dennis won a Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles 35+ at the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Utah in 2021. He is focused on growing the sport in our community. The Ayotte’s (eye-its) are definitely a pickleball family. Jackson (19 4.5/5.0 player) and Aidan (16 3.5 player) definitely share dad’s passion for the sport. Dana (mom) and daughters Abby (14) and Josie (8) also have fun on the courts. Dennis earned a BA in Exercise Science & Athletic training. He has an extensive background in Sports Medicine.