Vito Berlingeri

Vito is the Marketing Director of the Southwest Section PGA. Managing relationships with Sponsors, growing the game of golf through Play Golf America and Junior Golf, and developing the Southwest Publications, including the SWSPGA Calendar and Magazine are his responsibility. Prior positions include the Director of Operations/Business Development for Hot Stix Golf and the Vice-President of Marketing for Profile Sports-Green Fix Golf. He has held executive positions with AT&T and Lucent Technologies which included managing the Event Marketing and Corporate Sponsorship group which included the PGA Tour, the NBA, and 4 Olympic Games. He holds a BS in Business from Pace University, an MBA from the University of Rhode Island, and a degree in Engineering through AT&T's MBA for Executives program. He is passionate about SWSPGA charities, including the Phoenix Children's Hospital and Special Olympics, and is proud of the first ever Virtual Helicopter Ball Drop with www.givethroughgolf.com.