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 Chief Financial Officer
John entered the golf business with the acquisition of Deep Cliff Golf Course in Cupertino, California in 1992. The course suffered from serious deferred maintenance problems and a comprehensive $800,000 remodeling of the clubhouse was accomplished in the first two years. Under the direct management of CourseCo, Inc, the course now operates at near capacity, produces an excellent return on investment, and provides a good example of a successful turn-around situation. In 1993 John purchased Mallard Lake Golf Course in Yuba City, California. Under CourseCo’s management, operations were reorganized and a substantial upgrading of the facility, including construction of a new driving range, was completed in 1993. A rebuilt mini-golf course designed by CourseCo and constructed as a community project with Teen Challenge and Yuba City High School, was completed in 1994. Following a successful operational and financial turnaround, Mr. Telischak sold the Mallard Lake Golf Center in May 1997. He has made a significant commitment to investing in the golf industry and is looking forward to continuing that commitment.
John has been active in real estate investment, development, finance, and management since 1968. After working for IBM in both finance and real estate at their headquarters in New York, he joined Kidder Peabody Realty Corporation on Wall Street and was active in financing a wide variety of real estate transactions nationally. He is currently president of Telischak & Company, his principle investment and development entity. Formed in 1975, Telischak & Company directly, or through its affiliates, has developed, purchased, sold, and/or financed over 50 properties totaling in excess of $300 million. He became a partner in CourseCo in January 1998.
Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, John earned a BA in economics from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and an MBA from the Stanford Business School with a specialty in finance.
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