RMGA Staff

 

Benjamin Hood

Ben earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina in 2003 and then spent three years working as a civil servant at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC.  He returned to North Carolina and earned a Master of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University in 2010.

Ben worked as a Design Associate at JMP Golf Design Group in Chapel Hill, NC for two years and before that, spent two years at NewCourse Golf Inc. in Carthage, NC, while still in graduate school.  Ben is a Design Associate at RMGA and adds a great dimension with his education and his experience.  He is also an accomplished golfer.

 


Gary Strohl

After retiring from a successful career in sales and management, Gary Strohl relocated from his home state of Ohio to Pinehurst, North Carolina, in order to better pursue his life-long passion for the game of golf.  He is a member of the Pinehurst Country Club and, during the rare moments when he is not actually on the course, he frequently works to support the golf community as a volunteer at professional and amateur tournaments.   He is President of the Board of Directors of the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives in Pinehurst and is a member of the Tin Whistles.

Gary came out of retirement in order to assist RMGA on the business side.  Formerly, he was a Senior Account Manager and Director at SBC Communications (now AT & T) and brings extensive experience in sales, marketing and account management to our team.  His expertise will be focused on Business Development, freeing our design team to focus on what they do best: designing challenging and memorable golf courses. 



Robert D. Rauch

Robert provides civil engineering and project management services for Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973 and began his engineering career with a Maryland-based civil engineering and survey firm followed by six years with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. While working for DNR, Bob was involved in the development of statewide stormwater management standards and watershed modeling of streams and tidal rivers in Maryland.

 In 1978, Bob became a Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia and the state’s youngest county engineer for Talbot County, Maryland. Bob served on the County Engineers Association of Maryland (CEAM) Board of Directors and was CEAM President in 1983.  Bob is a member of NSPE, ASCE and American MENSA. 



Qing Huang

Qing graduated from both East China Jiao Tong University and Troy University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design through a five year Dual Degree Program. Qing also graduated from Auburn University in 2009 with a Master of Landscape Architecture and in 2011 with a Master of Community Planning. Qing also completed the Auburn Abroad in Italy program. During this period, Qing was awarded Graduate Tuition Fellowship, and several other scholastic awards or scholarships.

Qing has also worked as a Research Assistant under the Auburn University Landscape Architecture Professor Charlene LeBleu, P. Michael Robinson, the Community Planning Program Chair, John Pittari and Professor Michael J. Clay at  the School of Architecture and Urban Modeling Lab for three and half years. Qing learned and started to play golf at Auburn University in 2008, and discovered his passion is in Golf Course Architecture and he is displaying that passion while learning and working at Richard Mandell Golf Architecture. Qing is a member of ASLA and APA.