Christopher R. Schiavone

Mr. Schiavone’s experience in operating golf courses began with his family’s decades of experience owning and operating Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, a 54-hole private country club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Mr. Schiavone is also co-founder of Dartcor Food Service, which owns and operates corporate foodservice facilities. The New Jersey Business Magazine rated Dartcor as one of Northern New Jersey’s Top 20 Privately Held Companies. In addition, Chris Schiavone was named Entrepreneur of the Year for the hospitality industry by the Morris County (New Jersey) Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Schiavone received an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.

Mr. Schiavone is involved in philanthropic activities and is a former Chairman of the New Jersey Special Olympics. Mr. Schiavone co-founded the Higgins Classic charity outing at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club more than a decade ago, which has raised more than a million for New Jersey Special Olympics since its inception. In addition, Mr. Schiavone founded the Forsgate Foundation Charity Golf Classic which hosts an annual Pro-Am Skins Golf Tournament to benefit a variety of charities, which have included, Ronald McDonald House, March of Dimes, Make A Wish, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and several central-New Jersey-based charities.