Southeastern Classic Brochure

Kim Israel, Paula Savignano, & Karen Bartlett
Kim Israel has been the Director of Membership at Druid Hills Golf Club for the past
twenty-two years. Having been in the Club business for nearly 30 years she got her
start in the Club business at Horseshoe Bend Country Club in Roswell, Georgia. She
earned her Bachelor’s degree in marketing from AIU, Atlanta. She is a native of Atlanta
and resides with her husband and two children in the Lakeside area.
Paula Savignano attended Georgia State University where she earned a degree in
Hospitality Administration from the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality. Paula joined
Ansley Golf Club in 1991 where over her 27 year career she has held the positions
of Director of Catering, Assistant Manager, and currently serves as Director of
Membership. Paula resides in Lawrenceville with her husband, Neil, and their
three children; Harrison (21), Courtney (18), and Anna Grace (15).
Karen grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. After graduating from St. Olaf College in Northfield,
MN with a B.A. in English, she was an Assistant Golf Professional at Oakmont
Country Club. Karen transitioned into Golf Shop Merchandiser and Manager at
various clubs including Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club, Merion Golf Club, The
Brookside Club and Old Sandwich Golf Club. In 2009, she and her family moved to
Atlanta and she became the Membership Director at Cherokee Town and Country
Club.
Her husband, Dwight, is the Caddiemaster and Outside Service Manager at Cherokee
Town and Country Club and her son, Cameron, will be a freshman at UGA in
the fall.