Eric Hatch

President/Executive Director

Eric Hatch is the President and Executive Director of the Accessible Golf Foundation. With a rich history in adaptive golf dating back to 2009, Eric helped pioneer the manufacturing of SoloRider golf cars at Regal Research & Manufacturing Co., where he dedicated 18 years in various supervisory and management roles in Electro-Mechanical Assembly. His commitment to the adaptive sports community extended further when he served as the CEO/President of St. Andrews Legacy from 2020 to 2023—a registered 501(c)(3) organization aimed at inspiring ill and injured veterans through the transformative power of golf.

An advocate for inclusive golfing experiences, Eric collaborates closely with the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA), the United States Golf Association (USGA), and numerous adaptive golf organizations to advance the game. His passion for making golf accessible continues to drive his work, helping individuals achieve improved health and well-being through the sport.

Monroe Berkman

Board Member

Monroe Berkman is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English. He was involved in management of the family businesses which included radio and television stations as well as building cable television markets and cellular telephone markets in which they were pioneers in both areas of communications.

Monroe served on the Board of Directors for a number of non-profit organizations including The Tampa Museum of Art, The Tampa Marine Institute, the Sybiel B. Berkman Foundation, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and WEDU-TV, the largest PBS Television station in Florida of which he chaired the Board of Directors for 2002 and 2003. Monroe was also a charter member of Bay Cities Bank in Tampa.

In 1952 Monroe was a survivor of Polio and yet a very active golfer. In 2000, when he nearly gave up golf, he discovered a revolutionary golf car, the SoloRider. The SoloRider made it possible for thousands and thousands of disabled people like Monroe to continue playing the game of GOLF and maintain the physical and mental well-being rewarded by the game. Monroe bought the SoloRider Company in 2004 and for the past 25 years, including more than 15 years along with David Windsor, developing ongoing programs for VA Hospitals across the country.  Monroe is still able to play the game he loves because of SoloRider. Monroe wants to continue bringing the game of golf to the many thousands of disabled and those who give up the game due to age or other issues who cannot afford a vehicle like a SoloRider Golf Car to keep them in the game.

Paul Nussbaum

Board Member

Paul Nussbaum began his career in New York as a financial analyst for Newmark and Company Real Estate.  Three years later, he formed and ran Newmark Telecommunications, a division of the real estate company focusing on technology and telecommunications.  In his capacity as Managing Director, Mr. Nussbaum was responsible for negotiating all rooftop and riser contracts relative to the portfolio of properties under Newmark’s control.  His most significant accomplishment was the aggregation of over 110 million square feet of commercial office space which he used as a leveraging tool to negotiate the best terms possible from the providers looking to have access to the buildings.

In 2003, Mr. Nussbaum took his experience and expertise to Pinnacle Towers, where he became Vice President of Managed Sites in Sarasota, Florida.  He was responsible for overseeing a total of 1100 sites consisting of towers and rooftops around the United States and Canada.  The team that he assembled was responsible for negotiating all contracts with third party landlords.  He assisted Pinnacle Tower in its transition to Global Signal which went public in 2004 on the New York Stock Exchange (stock ticker symbol  ”GSL”).

In 2005 Mr. Nussbaum joined Lockard & White, in Houston, Texas.  He was tasked with developing a site management division for the company focusing on broadband over power lines (BPL) as an alternative delivery method for voice and data.  

His most recent position as chief operating officer for SoloRider Management LLC, resulted in the successful transition of the company in the Fall of 2009 to Regal Research and Manufacturing.  During the course of his tenure at SoloRider, Mr. Nussbaum was responsible for the day to day operations of the company and helped negotiate a deal with the United States Military to place single rider golf cars on each of the military bases around the world.

In 2010, PLN Telecom Inc. was created by Mr. Nussbaum for the purposes of consulting clients, investing capital, and managing assets in the area of wireless communications.

Mr. Paul Nussbaum graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maryland Honors Program with a BA in Economics and received his J.D. from the National Law Center at George Washington University in 1995.  

David Windsor

Board Member

David Windsor is a PGA of America “Class A” Member Teaching Professional and considered one of our country’s foremost experts in teaching individuals of any ability or adaptive need. In 1999, David began developing and instructing adaptive golf clinics and lessons on a weekly basis in Sarasota, FL for physically, cognitively and/or sensory impaired individuals. Working alongside physical therapists learning an array of approaches and adaptive techniques for a students’ best potential, Windsor developed the Adaptive Golf Academy™ in 2006 (www.AdaptiveGolfAcademy.com), as the education platform to train fellow PGA/LPGA Teaching Professionals, Physical/Occupational and Recreational Therapists, other Health/Wellness Professionals and volunteer mentors to become comfortable and confident helping anyone of any adaptive need. Hundreds of Professionals each year attend AGA Coach Training Workshops© sharing best practices from coaching to program development where thousands are now using adaptive golf as a means of therapy, accelerating both their recovery and community re-integration. 

David resides in Atlanta, GA proudly serving full-time as the Adaptive Golf Director for the Georgia State Golf Association and as either a board member and/or facilitator with the Adaptive Golf Association, United States Adaptive Golf Alliance and the PGA of America’s HOPE "Helping Our Patriots Everywhere," program serving Military Veterans across the US.

Mike Powell

Board Member

Mike Powell attended Okla. State University and Southern Methodist Univ. and received an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA, from these respective schools.  After graduation, Mike worked for Collins Radio for 4 ½ years as an engineer and then later employed by Electrospace Systems, as the director of manufacturing which was later acquired by Raytheon.  Mike returned to Rockwell Collins Radio as a production manager for 5 years until he and his wife purchased Regal Research and Mfg, a small machine shop in 1985.   From there, they grew the business from 12 to 250 employees as Regal Research became and remains a critical sub-contractor to many Defense and Fortune 500 companies.    Regal Research was introduced to the Solorider golf car back in 2005, (www.SoloRider.com) where it supplied many of the fabricated and machine parts required by the Solorider.  In 2009, the complete turn-key assembly of the Solorider was then moved from Denver, CO to Regal Research in Plano TX where it has been produced ever since.  Regal Research and Mfg. has spent a large amount of time and money, supporting the disabled community by providing the use of Soloriders for tournaments, donating 4 Soloriders to the St. Andrews legacy, in Scotland, England and having Solorider personnel available at disabled events for technical support and maintenance.  Mike and his wife Gayle have now retired in 2022, and the operation of Regal Research and Mfg. Co. has now been passed on to their 4 children.  Mike is now a member of the Solorider board of directors, where he will help to sustain making the Solorider available to individuals with adaptive needs that have a desire to participate in the great game of golf.