Our Team


Ben Derauf
General Manager
Serving since 2021


Jherad LeMier
Club Manager
Serving since 2022
About Jherad
Jherad LeMier is a Spring, Tx native who has held varying Food & Beverage managerial roles in the Houston/Dallas market and who has worked in the Private Club industry for the past 18 years. He has been married to his wife Taylor for the past 7 years and has two young children, Dominic (5) and Layla (2). Jherad is extremely passionate about all things Craft Cocktail, Craft Beer, and Fine Wine related. He also loves venturing around the state of Texas with his wife Taylor trying all the great local food offerings and local taps. He is a die hard sports fan who cheers on all the teams out of Chicago. When he is not spending time at the Club or with his Family he enjoys working out, experimenting with cocktail ideas, and enjoying anything outdoors related.


Terry Nelson
Membership Sales Director
Serving since 2021
281-715-9513
About Terry
Terry Nelson is a sales professional with 24 years of experience in the golf and private club industry. He has a successful track record of getting results in his past roles working for three of the largest Golf Management Companies in the world. He has also been successful at leading and supporting sales teams to reach and exceed their goals while serving as a coach and mentor. Terry started his career with American Golf Corporation right after graduate school. Starting as a Group Sales Manager he worked his way up to a Regional Sales Director over his 10 years there. He moved on to Sequoia Golf in 2006 and helped to lead the membership and group sales areas to great success and was an integral part of the companies growth from 7 golf courses to over 50 from 2006 to 2014. When Sequoia was purchased by Invited in 2014 Terry stayed on and served in leadership roles with Invited. Terry attributes his past success to many factors and personal strengths he possesses.


Lori Becknell
Membership Sales Director
Serving since 1979
832-654-6039


Jordan Wingate
Event Sales Director
Serving since 2023
346-229-1223
About Jordan
Jordan is a Houston native with over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from the Conrad N. Hilton College at the University of Houston. After she graduated, she started her career as the Sales & Events Manager at the Hilton Garden Inn located in the Galleria, executing corporate meetings and private social events. She continued to build her passion for directing events as the Events Manager at Houston Press where she executed 25 anural large scale social events such as The Taste Makers Menu of Menus. Jordan and her husband relocated to the Middle East for four years where she dedicated her time to philanthropic roles and starting her family. Jordan now lives in Houston with her husband and two children and is proud to call The Clubs of Kingwood home, as the Sales and Events Director.


Ally Clark
Event Sales Manager
Serving since 2022
About Ally
Ally Clark is a native of Houston who graduated from the University of Houston in the winter of 2022 with a Marketing and Sales degree. Having completed the Program for Excellence in Selling at UofH, Ally was introduced to the Clubs of Kingwood after seeking an internship in Event Sales. Before this, Ally had interned with an event planning company that did many weddings at places like the Corinthians, River Oaks, and Houstonian. Through that, she discovered her love for events and decided to follow that career path.