National Links Trust
Matthew Shank currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at National Links Trust since February 2024. Previously held the role of President at Marymount University from 2011 to 2018 and subsequently became President Emeritus in July 2018. Additionally, Matthew Shank was President of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges from January 2019 until February 2024 and had an interim leadership position at the World Affairs Council - Washington, DC during 2018. Earlier in their career, Matthew Shank served as Dean of the School of Business at the University of Dayton from 2008 to 2011 and spent 16 years at Northern Kentucky University as a Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing. Matthew Shank's academic contributions also include a fellowship with the American Council on Education at Vanderbilt University in 2003-2004. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wyoming.
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National Links Trust
The National Links Trust is dedicated to positively impacting our community and changing lives through affordable and accessible municipal golf. Our first project will focus on the incredible opportunity to improve the facilities of our nation’s capital’s three municipal golf courses, East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek. Each one of these sites has a rich and storied history, but none of them are currently living up to their potential. The National Park Service has awarded National Links Trust a fifty year lease to operate all three golf courses starting October 5, 2020. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and the NLT’s goal is to ensure that the proper course of action is taken to improve and ultimately protect these national treasures. For the three golf courses, NLT will: -Provide affordable opportunities to golf at East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek golf courses. -Expand opportunities for underserved communities, including seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities and those new to golf. -Promote youth education and support youth golf programs in collaboration with local and national youth golf organizations. -Share the history of the three golf courses. -Restore historically and architecturally significant elements of the properties. -Enhance and provide additional access to the natural environment to benefit both golfers and the general community. -Provide new full-time, seasonal and youth-specific employment opportunities. -Address deferred maintenance needs across all three courses..