Mr. Gasper has 20 years of hospitality operations and real estate development experience. After receiving his Bachelor and Master degrees from The Ohio State University, John managed golf course operations at several high-end private country clubs including Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. While at Oak Tree, Mr. Gasper initiated a Master Improvement Plan and was involved in the development of Oak Tree Estates, a high-end real estate community. John then worked for a partnership entity of Nationwide Realty Investors where he played an important and integral role in the planning, permitting, entitlement, construction and development of The Hideaway Golf Club, a 36-hole recreational real estate community located in La Quinta, California. The Hideaway, developed by Discovery Land, is rated as one of the top golf communities in the United States by Travel and Leisure magazine. Mr. Gasper then spent five years in Tokyo, Japan working as a Director with Goldman Sachs/Troon Golf overseeing Goldman’s Asian golf hospitality platform that consisted of over 100 facilities located across Japan. While at Goldman, Mr. Gasper’s asset management team managed the acquisition of nearly $1.0 billion in golf, hotel and real estate assets, and formed Accordia Golf Ltd.; the management and holding company, which was successfully listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Woodside Partners in 2006 as Principal and Managing Director, John was involved in numerous real estate projects in the Western United States including several large developments in Eastern Washington.

A few of Mr. Gasper's successful projects include:

• Oak Tree Golf Club
• The Hideaway
• Accordia Golf