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BRENDAN MCKENNA MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brendan joined ProDreamUSA as Managing Director in January 2018. A talented junior golfer as a member of Cowglen GC, he represented Glasgow county and was awarded a golf scholarship to Clayton State University in 2003, competing in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference, and majoring in Political Science.
On his return to Scotland, Brendan utilized his experience of US college life to start his career with one of the multi-sports scholarship consultancies on 2007, before moving into professional recruitment, working initially for a global firm then onto a leading independent Scottish recruitment consultancy.
He is hugely passionate about the game of golf and well connected within the industry, while still trying to compete as a plus-handicap golfer as often as he is permitted!
LORNE KELLY
FOUNDER
Our founder Lorne Kelly established ProDreamUSA in 2004, the first company dedicated to college golf placement services. One of the leading amateur golfers in Great Britain in the late 90s, Lorne was a golf scholarship recipient at Coastal Carolina University where he majored in Business Administration.
His experience at the highest level of college golf Stateside helped his continued progress in the elite amateur game, going on to win the Scottish Stroke Play Championship and Lytham Trophy. He was selected for the GB&I team which won the Eisenhower Trophy in 1998 and a year later, played in a star-studded Walker Cup team which defeated the USA at Nairn, alongside Paul Casey, Luke Donald and Graeme Storm.
He made his European Tour debut in 2000 and while injury prevented him from making a bigger impact on the professional game, he turned his attentions to a career in business, leading him to start ProDreamUSA in Glasgow. Now recognised as one of the world’s most successful college golf recruiters, Lorne now focuses his time on ensuring ProDreamUSA continues to benefit from his strong links with coaches across the USA.
NICOLA PITTICAS
CLIENT SUPPORT MANAGER
One of the leading Sports Scholarship Consultants in the industry, Nicola is relishing her role as ProDreamUSA’s Client Support Manager. A field hockey scholarship recipient to Michigan State University, Nicola joined a multi-sport scholarship agency after graduating, and went on to manage a team of consultants across a variety of sports.
Since then, Nicola has worked in a number of exciting roles across sport, events and media, including Commercial Consultant for Scottish Hockey and Events Manager for great Big Events. She also runs her own business, ‘Summer in the City’, a successful kids summer camp in the heart of Glasgow and was recently recognised as one of Glasgow’s leading young businesswomen.
Passionate about sport and young people, Nicola is dedicated to providing first class customer service to clients and their parents, and thus a great addition to the ProDreamUSA team.
ELLIE GIVENS
REGIONAL ASSOCIATE
A former English Girls Champion, Ellie joined the ProDreamUSA team as Regional Associate in April 2018. As a client of the company, she gained a scholarship to the University of Denver between 2007 and 2011, majoring in finance.
She represented England at Girls and Women’s level and was a three-time All Conference Team player during her successful college career. She turned professional in 2012, gaining her Ladies European Tour card and finished 106th in the rankings in her rookie season.
Ellie remains a full member of the Tour, combining competing with her role at ProDreamUSA, and enjoyed two top-15 finishes in the 2019 season, ranking 42nd on the LET Order of Merit
HANNAH BURKE
REGIONAL ASSOCIATE
A former ProDreamUSA client, Hannah joined the company as Regional Associate in August 2018. Hailing from Welwyn Garden Coty – the same hometown as Sir Nick Faldo – she started to play golf at the age of 10 and was a two-time winner of the Hertfordshire Girls Championship.
She enjoyed a decorated amateur career, finishing runner-up in both the English and Irish Amateur Opens in 2009, before going one better in Ireland the following year. She represented England at the World Amateur Team Championships in Argentina and was named in the Big 12 Freshman of the Year for women's golf while at Baylor University in Texas.
Following a successful college career, Ellie turned professional and won the Ladies European Tour Czech Masters in 2015, having been runner-up in both the Hero Indian Open and Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open the previous two seasons. She remains a string competitor on the Tour and will combine her playing duties with her ProDreamUSA role of identifying and advising the next generation of college scholarship hopefuls.
ALYSSA HENDERSON
CLIENT SUPPORT TEAM
Alyssa was a golf scholar at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas where she studied Business Management, competing for the team in the NCAA Super Regional 4 Championship. She was a 4-year letter year and a former Newman University athlete of the week. She was part of the Campus Activities Board and Event Assistant during her time at Newman, graduating in 2013.
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A talented county player, she has competed for both Northumberland Ladies and East Lothian Ladies on either side of the border.
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Prior to joining ProDreamUSA, she was the Business Development Manager at The Renaissance Club, venue for the ASI Scottish Open and Ladies Scottish Open, before moving to the role as Events Manager at Archerfield Walled Garden.