About Us

Ben first joined The First Tee of Greater Seattle in 2013 and has a true passion for playing and teaching the game of golf. What could be better than working at a golf course and sharing the game with the future leaders of our world? Ben started playing golf at age 2, when his dad cut down some clubs to his size. He played 4 years of varsity golf at Federal Way High School, and went on to study chemical engineering at Arizona State University. When not at the course you can usually find him walking his dog, Cacao, who was rescued from the beaches of Costa Rica. More than anything, Ben loves to spend time on the golf course with friends, family, and the wonderful students of The First Tee of Greater Seattle. Coach Ben is looking to get 150 rounds of in during 2018, so look for him at the course!

Evan started volunteering with The First Tee of Greater Seattle in 2009, and has been the Program Director since 2012. Evan is a Level 3 PGA Associate with the Pacific Northwest Section and a Recognized Coach and National Trainer with the First Tee. He grew up in Sammamish, WA and attended Skyline High School prior to enrolling at Claremont McKenna College, where he was golf team captain, an All-American Scholar and competed in the Division 3 National Championship. Evan loves hiking, paddling, and the outdoors, but his greatest passion is fulfilling The First Tee mission to positively impact the lives of youth through the great game of golf.

Kishan is currently completing his Masters in Public Administration at the University of Washington and graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Integrative Biology and a minor in Global Poverty. Over the past few years Kishan has worked with a wide range of youth as an academic and test prep tutor and was a program manager for an NGO that does work in Haiti. International development work is close to his heart and in the last 5 years, Kishan has worked for nonprofits in Tanzania, India, and Haiti. If he isn’t working on his game or traveling around the world, this avid sports fan can be found watching just about any sport with a ball!

Bronte has been with First Tee since she was 8 years old as a participant, she loved learning all the life skills and golf skills taught by Coach Cal and Coach Shelby. She began volunteering as a junior coach in Summer 2013 and moved up the ranks to Lead Coach of Girls’ Golf in 2017. She loves teaching the nine core values and golf skills to young kids, she empowers all the kids by telling them that they can do anything and to dream big.

She attended Interlake High School and played on the Girls’ Golf Varsity Team for all four years of high school, going to State during Junior and Senior year. She attended Bellevue College, while playing for their Girls’ Golf Team for one year.

Bronte enjoys playing golf at Crossroads working on her short game and being outdoors in all-weather conditions.

Stella started volunteering with The First Tee of Seattle at Jefferson Park in 2018, and soon after joined the staff as the Office Coordinator and Coach in 2019. Stella’s love for golf first began as a child, at the driving range at Jefferson Park, where her father brought her rain or shine! Throughout her life, she’s played golf for fun and relished the quality time spent with friends and family in the great outdoors. Stella’s a local, who went to Newport High School and the University of Washington.

She loves all sports, but spends most of her time playing Golf and Tennis with her husband Mike. After many years of working in the corporate world, she has found her ideal new home with the First Tee of Seattle, where she is making a positive impact with the kids in the program in the community she loves.