Program Director and school programming

Phone: 336-608-1418
Email: kbalbright1@gmail.com

Ken’s wife, Stacey, started volunteering with The First Tee of the Triad in 2009. Everyday she would come home so elated with what the program was doing for the kids that he had to try it.  Ken started as an assistant coach in 2010 and has been hooked ever since!

While volunteering, Ken was a Regional Account Director for AT&T’s International Sales division.  His customers were all Non-US based fortune 100 companies, making the job very time consuming and demanding.  During his time at AT&T, Ken used some of the First Tee core values (Honesty, Integrity, Perseverance) to help him have a very successful career.

Program director and school programming

Phone: 336-306-0647
Email: staceyannene@gmail.com

Stacey started with The First Tee of the Triad as a volunteer assistant coach in the fall of 2009 at Winston Lake. She has enjoyed every second of it and truly believes that we are changing the lives of the youth in our communities.

She lives in Walnut Cove with Ken, her husband of 24 years, and two furry cat kids.  Ken also became a volunteer coach shortly after she started, as he saw how much fun she was having with the kids.

Since 2015, Stacey has been the Program Director for our Tanglewood location and also coordinates the National School Program for all of the Elementary schools in Forsyth County.  She coaches the Girls Only programs in the West region and is excited about seeing the girls progress through to the higher levels in the First Tee.

president and ceo

Phone: 336-580-4241
Email: mikebarber@thefirstteetriad.org

Mike Barber is a native of Greensboro.  He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Campbell University and was licensed to practice law in 1992.  He has been part of The First Tee of the Triad team since 2011, and serves as CEO/Executive Director.  He is married to Mitzi and they have two children, Kennedy and Chase.

Senior Program Director, Director of ace, and Volunteer Coordinator

Phone: 336-509-7290
Email: ellen@thefirstteetriad.org

Ellen is the Senior Program Director at The First Tee of the Triad and began her duties in 2014.
She attained her LPGA status in 1996 and is a Class A LPGA Golf Professional, a First Tee
Certified Chapter Trainer and has achieved her status as a Recognized Coach within the First
Tee.

Ellen was introduced to golf at a young age. She played collegiate golf at DePauw University, in
Indiana, and majored in Communication and English. While at DePauw, she earned four varsity
letters as a member of the women’s golf team. She competed in the National Golf Coaches
Association Division III tournament all four years and the Tigers finished in second place her
sophomore year. She earned All-American honors in both her Junior and Senior seasons. She
was inducted into DePauw’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

Some of her duties at The First Tee include being a Program Director for various locations,
directing the ACE program, coordinating volunteers, and coaching various First Tee classes and
camps.

Program Director and Technology Specialist

Email: kelsey@thefirstteetriad.org

Phone: 336-698-5444

Kelsey Evans joined The First Tee of the Triad in May of 2017 and is a Program Director for our chapter. She is also the technology specialist for our chapter, focusing mainly on chapter website, social media platforms, and our communication to participants/volunteers.

Kelsey was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. She loves this town and has been very active in the Greensboro community throughout her entire life. Through her ten years as a swim coach and knowledge in Elementary Education, Kelsey was pleased to implement her skill set in a new way. She loves making a difference in the community and helping impact the lives of children throughout the Triad.

Kelsey currently lives in Jamestown, North Carolina with her boyfriend Jason and their two dogs, Ellie and Oakley.

Administrative assistant and Program Director

Phone: 336-608-1418
Email: katelyn@thefirstteetriad.org