2025 Spring Seminar Registration Open Now!

09 December, 2024

The 2025 Spring Seminar is scheduled for March 3rd & 4th at The Derrick G&WC. This will be the third year returning to an in person event and the Education Committee is looking to build off momentum from 2024. Early Bird registration is open Now until Janurary 15th at 4:00pm, don’t miss out on kick starting your 2025 season with the PGA of Alberta Flagship Education Event.

Speaker Announcements

Ben Lorenzen

Ben Lorenzen, CCM, is the Creative Director of Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska, where he leads the industry in innovation and creative club concepts. As a national speaker, Ben focuses on member engagement, technology, creativity, marketing, fitness, and aquatics, sharing his expertise and setting new standards for excellence in the club industry. His dynamic leadership at Champions Run and his influential speaking engagements make him a trailblazer shaping the future of private clubs nationwide.

Terry Eckman

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Dr. Terry Eckmann, is an award-winning presenter, author, and researcher. She presents internationally on topics related to leadership, effects of lifestyle choices on the brain, movement that matters, healthy aging, stress management, worksite wellness and the power of choice.

Eckmann and her daughter, Katie, coauthored “101 Mindfulness and Meditation Practices”. Terry’s other two books are "101 Ways to Age Gracefully” and "101 Brain Boosters" are used in schools and active aging communities nationally. Eckmann hosted the TV segment "Eye on Fitness" in the Minot viewing region for over 25 years.

Terry has served in various leadership roles; Chair of Teacher Education and Kinesiology, Coordinator of Corporate Fitness and Wellness and Master’s in Sports Management at MSU; Director of Marketing, Public Relations, and Community Education at Trinity Medical Center, Director of Wellness at Trinity, and owner of Body by Choice Exercise Studio.

Ryan Holley

Ryan Holley is a PGA of Canada Teaching Professional who’s main area of focus is integration of ground based data in coaching, its role within the golf swing and connecting coaches and players with technology.

In the last 2 and a half years he’s become an integral part of 4x PGA tour winner Nick Taylor’s team, tasked with creating a swing that can compete against a younger, faster group of incoming PGA Tour players.

He’s also been very fortunate to work with players across many different developmental tours, high level amateurs, collegiate champions and recreational players of all skill levels.

Ryan travels with his SwingCatalyst Dual plates bringing technology to clubs and coaches that don’t typically offer that within their teaching environment. While on the road, he also does education events for large groups and teams of teaching professionals.