Forest Highlands Mission Statement
Forest Highlands is the finest golf and family-centric community in the Southwest
It is our mission to maintain this tradition by:
- Meeting the challenge of change by anticipating and exceeding the expectations of our membership;
- Supporting the continued professional and personal growth of our employees;
- Encouraging involvement in and support of our greater Flagstaff community;
- Continuing our pursuit of excellence on behalf of our members at Forest Highlands.
Meet Our Team
Patricia Ashbrook, General Manager / COO
Patty Ashbrook,General Manager / COO Patricia was born and raised in Washington State and is the fourth of five children. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to California where she attended the University of Redlands earning a degree in Business...
Kurt Martin, Assistant General Manager
Kurt was born in Colorado but was raised for most of his life here in Flagstaff. He attended Flagstaff High School where he was a varsity athlete in both football and basketball and an overall good student. Kurt attended Northern Arizona University where he received...
Bill Abbey, Director of Agronomy
Having lived in Arizona for all but four years of his life, Bill is proud to consider himself a native Arizonan. Born in Phoenix, raised in Scottsdale, Tucson, Prescott and Pinetop – Lakeside, Bill has seen and loved nearly all of Arizona. Bill graduated from Blue...
Mark Thomas, Director of Food & Beverage
Mark Thomas, Director of Food & Beverage Mark was born and raised in New York State’s Hudson Valley. He began his hospitality career working for a family friend’s German bakery and restaurant. He moved on to serving and managing at a variety of restaurants...
Eddie Matney, Executive Chef
One of the biggest personalities in town and affectionately known as “the most colorful chef” in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Eddie Matney’s approach to New American Cuisine embraces the belief that the “melting pot theory” applies equally well to cooking as to sociology. According to Chef Eddie…
Nicole Chambers, Director of Racquet Sports
Nicole is an Elite Professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association. Her career has spanned over 28 years in the USA. Prior to arriving in the US on a full scholarship at Columbus State University, in Columbus Georgia, Nicole was one of the...
Matt Bailey, Director of Golf
Growing up in Scottsdale, Matt started playing the game of golf at the age of 12. He started working at Coronado Golf Course picking the practice range after school. He played four years on the golf team at Coronado High School and continued to play competitively...
Kim Rushing, Chief Financial Officer
KIM RUSHING Kim was born in Tucson, Arizona and is proud to be an Arizona native! She spent most of her childhood in Tucson until her family moved to Tennessee for a year to be closer to family. Realizing that Arizona was home, they moved back out West in 1980 and...
Joe Gordon, Director of Security
Joe was born in Virginia and at a youthful age, his family sought warmer weather and moved to Arizona. Joe grew up in Mesa and directly after High School enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was a Security Forces member for 14+ years reaching the rank of Technical Sargent before being honorably discharged and separating in 2011….