Wells Fargo Championship

The official site of the PGA TOUR’s Wells Fargo Championship.

Champions for Education

Champions for Education, based in Charlotte, NC, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation created when the tournament was founded by Wells Fargo.

About Champions for Education

Champions for Education, based in Charlotte, NC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation created when the tournament was founded by Wells Fargo, Quail Hollow Club and the PGA TOUR in 2002. The Wells Fargo Championship serves as the principal fundraiser for the organization’s efforts to support local and regional charitable organizations.

The creation of a non-profit organization to operate a PGA TOUR event is not unusual. Most of the PGA TOUR events are structured to provide a flow-through organization where money is contributed to charity after each tournament. Once the tournament is complete and the operational expenses are paid, the board of Champions for Education can determine how much charitable donations it can make within the community. To date, Champions for Education has donated over $27 million to local charitable foundations in Charlotte, Wilmington (site of the 2017 tournament) and the DC area (site of the 2022 tournament).

Charitable Partners

Augustine Literacy Project

Carolina Youth Coalition

City of Charlotte

CMS Foundation

The First Tee Greater Charlotte

Heart Math Tutoring

John Crosland School

Levine Children’s Hospital

Promising Pages

Ronald McDonald House

Teach for America

YMCA of Greater Charlotte

Young Black Leadership Alliance

Board of Directors

Kendall Alley
Champions For Education
General Chairman
Armando Chardiet
Atrium Health Foundation
President
Jay Coleman
Wells Fargo
VP of Brand and Sponsorships
Rich Davies
Pavilion Development Company
CEO
Luke Kissam
Champions For Education

Board Member
Derek Flowers
Wells Fargo
Chief Risk Officer
John W. Harris
Lincoln Harris
CEO and Chairman
Johno Harris
Lincoln Harris
President
Stephanie Rivera
Champions For Education

Board Member
Felix Sabates
Champions For Education
Board Member
Robert Stevanovski
ACN
Chairman & Co-Founder
Eric Steigerwalt
Brighthouse Financial
President and CEO

Tournament Staff

Hollis Cavner
Executive Director
Tracy West
Assistant Executive Director
Gary Sobba
Tournament Director
Keri Kansagor
Assistant Tournament Director
Tony Schuster
Director of Operations
Martha Overaker
Director of Volunteers, Charity & Events
Lee Patterson
Media/Communications Director
Cameron Wells
Tournament and Pro-Am Manager
Gina Spears
Tournament Accountant
Sam Reedy
Director of Ticketing and Fan Engagement
Scott Auker
Corporate Partnerships Director
Chad Walser
Corporate Partnerships Associate
Carly Kennerly
Tournament & Social Media Coordinator
Bryan Robinson
Partnerships Associate/Fulfillment Coordinator