Our Team

Smith brings with him an extensive background having served in Executive level positions with Hilton Hotels Corporation, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, San Mateo County Event Center, Comstock Mining, along with General Manager roles with several Tribal Casinos. In addition to Smith’s Financial, and Hotel/Casino operations experience he oversaw Golf operations at Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course in Michigan along with financial oversight of Wildcreek and Northgate Golf courses in Reno.

Tim joined Somersett Golf and Country Club in December 2019 bringing 30 years of tourism, gaming, hotel, mining, golf operations and financial executive level experience with superior managerial and operations background coupled with local and multi-state experience and cross sector exposure in tourism, hotel/gaming and government. Tim offers strategic appreciation and vision, able to build and implement sophisticated plans with a proven track record explicitly supporting the business needs of the properties along with outstanding recruitment, employee retention and staff development skills. Self-driven and self-reliant, sets aim and targets and leads by example, collaborative approach with excellent interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and encourage others through change. Highly focused and detailed oriented with a consistent track record of successfully meeting goals in difficult situations on time and within budget. Prior to joining Somersett Golf and Country Club, Tim served as the Chief Accounting Officer-Comstock Mining, COO/CFO-San Mateo County Event Center, VP Finance-Reno/Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, General Manager-Lac View Hotel and Casino, Coyote Valley Casino and Chukchansi Gold Resort.

Tim also held several leadership positions throughout his 20-year tenure with Hilton Hotels Corporation both at the property and corporate level. Tim started his career with Hilton Hotels Corporation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina while attending college. Serving at numerous Hilton properties as Comptroller, Tim’s wide range of experience includes serving at the Palmer House in Chicago, Seattle Airport Hilton, Phoenix Hilton, Chicago Hilton & Towers, and the Reno/Flamingo Hilton. Tim returned to Chicago in a corporate capacity overseeing the first consolidated Finance & Administrative office for Hilton Hotels encompassing 5 major hotels including the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Tim later established a western regional corporate center in Phoenix that consolidated 35 hotels including the famous Fountain Bleu in Miami and the Hilton Hawaiian Village to name a few. After twenty years with Hilton, Tim then capitalized on an opportunity to return to Reno-Tahoe area with Pinnacle Gaming as the Director of Finance to oversee the Boomtown Hotel and Casino Verdi multi-million-dollar expansion.

At the age of 3 Stuart began hitting balls in the backyard of his Los Angeles home. His family moved to Rocklin, California in 1966 into a house located on the 6th hole of Whitney Ranch Golf Club which was undoubtedly the driving force of Stuart’s love for the game. As an only child, he spent endless hours on the golf course and even laid out his own golf course in the backyard. Stuart was active in junior golf. He qualified for two US Junior Amateur Championships (1978, 79) and was the youngest winner of the Roseville City Amateur Championship (1978). Stuart played college golf at UCLA alongside teammates Corey Pavin, Steve Pate, Tom Pernice Jr., Duffy Waldorf, and Jay Delsing where he recorded the lowest round shot by a Bruin at Bel Air Country Club – 64. He went to the Round of 16 in both the Trans-Mississippi Amateur (1980) and the US Amateur (1980). Stuart graduated with a BA in Sociology and turned professional in 1984. His pursuit of the PGA Tour lasted 9 years where he went to the final qualifying stage for the PGA Tour four times (1986, 88, 89, 90) thus earning his playing privileges on the Ben Hogan Tour and Nike Tour – now known as the Nationwide Tour. Stuart played the South African Tour (1985-92) enjoying his best year in 1989 with a win in the Palabora Classic and two third place finishes ending 6th on their money list for the year. Stuart switched gears and became an assistant golf professional at Sierra View Country Club in Roseville, California in 1992. If he wasn’t going to play for a living, he was certainly going to follow his passion for golf. In 1993, he left Sierra View and went across town to a new facility, Granite Bay Golf Club. Stuart spent 13 years at Granite Bay working his way up through the ranks to Director of Golf. In 2007, he moved to Reno taking on the role of Head Golf Professional at Somersett Golf & Country Club where he is currently the Director of Golf.

Stuart still enjoys being competitive and was Northern California PGA Player of the Year in 2004 earning him a spot in the 2005 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Stuart was named Sierra Nevada Junior Golf Leader (2007) and Sierra Nevada Chapter Player of the Year (2009,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016). In 2010 Stuart was recognized by the Northern California Section PGA as Junior Golf Leader of the Year. Stuart qualified for and participated the 2011 PGA Championship @ Atlanta Athletic Club, 2013 PGA Championship @ Oak Hill Country Club, 2013 Senior PGA Championship @ Bellerive Country Club and the 2014 & 2016 Senior PGA Championship @ Harbor Shores Golf Club. Stuart made the cut palyiong all four rounds of the 2014,2016 Senior PGA Championship finishing T70 and T60. Stuart will look to better those finishes in the 2018 Senior PGA Championship again at Harbor Shores.

In 2016 Stuart received the highest honor a professional can have in his/her PGA Section – Professional of the Year. It is quite an honor to be recognized by his peers as the best of the best.

Stuart is a highly regarded teacher and is one of 150 Certified AimPoint Green Reading Instructors in the US.

Sean Gamble has been a Nevada resident for more than 40 years. She has worked in all aspects of sales, marketing and hospitality throughout the state, as well as enjoying a 20-year stint as a statewide lobbyist. Prior to joining Somersett, she had her own lobbying practice where she served a variety of business industries since 2001 in government relations through the legislative, executive and local branches of government. Prior to lobbying, and shortly after graduating from the University of Nevada, Sean worked for the Reno News Bureau, and as sales executive for the Reno Convention and Visitors Authority until 1989. She moved to Las Vegas to work for Dunn Reber Glenn Marz, and later with Faiss, Foley, Warren as a public relations account executive to consult for a number of businesses in Las Vegas and Reno, including Howard Hughes Corporation, Summerlin, Pardee Homes of Nevada, Silver Legacy Resort and multiple restaurants who were opening in Las Vegas during the boom of the nineties.

As a Northern Nevada native and University of Nevada graduate, Stefanie has 13 years of progressive accounting experience.  Stefanie’s experience includes providing assurance and related tax services to a variety of industries including gaming, nonprofit, benefits plan, and construction. Stefanie began her professional career with IGT during her undergraduate and upon graduation accepted a position with Eide Bailly formerly Muckel Anderson CPAs.   Stefanie rounded out her public accounting experience at Cory Wright, CPA. Stefanie enjoys spending time her husband, son, daughter and goldendoodle during her free time and enjoying everything that makes Northern Nevada the best place to live.

Robert has been a Class A Golf Course Superintendent for 20 years. He has been the Superintendent at Somersett Golf & Country Club since it’s inception where he worked directly with the golf course designers at KBR Design overseeing construction and the responsiblity for grow-in and opening of all 27 holes. Robert also performed the grow-in of Arrowcreek Golf Course where he opened that course and was course superintendent of ArrowCreek’s 36 holes. Robert also was the Regional Superintendent for a major golf management company in Northern Nevada and Northern California. Other previous positions include Spyglass Hill, Newport Beach CC, and Palm Valley CC.

Thomas brings over 30 years of Food and Beverage experience having served in multimillion-dollar operations in key positions with SSP America (nine high volume restaurants located at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport), BJ’s Brew House in Reno along with managing numerous T.G.I. Fridays directing large teams, growing revenues and increasing profits. Thomas is focused on customer service, training and providing our members with a first-class dining experience.

Kevin brings over 10 years of culinary experience having recently served 5 years as the Executive Chef at the Club at Arrowcreek where he directed the opening of the new pool deck venue, established new and exciting menus and worked closely with the members addressing catering and special dietary needs. Kevin also served in executive positions with the Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe, Sienna Hotel and the Whitney Peak Hotel.