Before moving to Colorado, Collins worked for the Houston Texans in Community Development and Texas Legends in Game Day Operations and Community Engagement. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Dallas Christian College, where he also played basketball. Collins was a four-year Academic All-American and was voted team captain during his senior season. That season, his team made a run to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Division II National Tournament, where they finished fifth in the nation. Collins graduated Cum Laude and received the Lucille L. Perkins Award, given to the most well-prepared student within the Business Department. Following DCC, Collins spent two seasons as a Graduate Assistant for the Dallas Baptist University Men’s Basketball program, while simultaneously earning his MBA in Project Management.

Growing up playing basketball and participating in youth camps planted the roots for Collins’ passion for community development and outreach. He believes his purpose in life is to give back to communities in a similar way as others did for him in his youth.

Collins shared that his journey with basketball changed his life and allowed him to pursue an MBA. The same life-changing effects can happen here in Colorado through our formative Junior Golf Programs. Golf can shape and transform lives for the better, for generations to come.

In 2021, Elizabeth Whan was hired as the first-ever PGA WORKS Fellow of PGA REACH Colorado. Elizabeth certainly took advantage of this grant program, which is fully funded by the charitable arm of the Colorado PGA Section, as she has since been hired on as a full-time employee of the Colorado PGA as the Communications and Digital Content Coordinator.  

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