Youth development and good citizenship skills go hand-in-hand and many believe the teachings should begin early. And this is exactly what is happening in the lives of dozens of female youngsters in Tampa, Florida where a new Junior golf lesson program—given through the Girls On the Green Tee (GOTG-T)—has been designed to encourage girls to learn and play the sport of golf. The program has several components and features various initiatives to prepare girls to live and work in a diverse, rapidly changing world.
At Rogers Park in Tampa (FL) girls are getting an opportunity to learn the game of golf while gaining valuable relationship-building skills.
The youth program is a part of Women of Color Golf, founded by Clemmie Perry, and it is quickly capturing the attention of local residents.
LPGA Teaching Professional Alice Brown (pictured above) played on Tour in 2008-2009 and is lending her expertise to the program to get the girls started on the right track. Brown has a strong background in tournament competition and also runs her own junior golf program along with Alice Brown Golf in Tampa as a certified LPGA/USGTF (Ladies Professional Golf Association / United States Golf Teaching Federation) Level IV Master/Examiner/World Teaching and Club Professional.
Left: Clemmie Perry, Founder, Women of Color Golf
Clemmie Perry is a staunch business executive who worked for two Fortune 500 organizations (Lockheed Martin Corporation and Florida Power & Light Company). There she punctuated her skills serving as the training manager on highly complex and technical projects such as, Smart Grid Technology Modernization, Electrical Distribution Systems, Vault Design and Construction and SAP Financial Systems Implementations. She has also worked at the College level as an Online Adjunct Professor, teaching Instructional System Design Courses to undergraduate students.
Ms. Perry has a penchant for helping women attain success in life and, she believes that beginning with young women and girls is the answer. Perry, is herself very accomplished, she holds a B.S. from Florida A&M University in Business and Retail Management and an M.S. from Nova Southeastern University in Instructional Technology and Distance Education.
An entrepreneur and leader with top management skills, Perry currently owns and operates Educational Training Consultants, Inc. , a Minority-Owned Business which provides training design & development services.
Perry started Women of Color Golf (WOCG) and Girls On the Green (GOTG-T), After leaving Corporate America two years ago. Both programs are designed to increase minority women and girls participation in the sport of Golf and have seen immediate success.
