Staff
Bradley A. Williams
General Manager
Brad grew up at the South Jersey shore and attended Monmouth University on an athletic scholarship in cross country, indoor track and track. He graduated in 1985 with a double major in Management and Marketing. He has spent over 25 years in the Food and Beverage Industry.
Brad’s management career started out in hotels where he grew from Banquet Captain, Convention Services Manager to Restaurant & Beverage Manager. His first club management experience was here at SFCC in 1995 where he was the Assistant Manager. From there his club management and experience grew from being Assistant General Manager at Waynesborough Country Club to the Club Manager at Coatesville Country Club. For the last 8 years he has been the General Manager of the LaMassaria Banquet Facility and The Markley Grille Restaurant at Bella Vista Golf Course.
He has had the opportunity to manage numerous golf outings from the Philadelphia Phillies to the US Marines. Also he managed all of the club activities of the 2000 SEI PGA TOUR that was held at Waynesborough Country Club. Brad also was hired as the General Manager of Coatesville CC and was directly responsible for the supervision of all aspects of the startup of the new clubhouse building, including hiring and staffing, creating of all new menus, contracts and procedures. During his time at Bella Vista Golf Course, he has booked and managed over 350 weddings and ceremonies as well as hundreds of Banquets and Golf Outings.
Brad is glad to be back at SFCC after a 16 year hiatus. Spring Ford has created fond memories for Brad since he was married to his wife, Kharisa, here on June 30th 1996. His first child was born also while working at Spring Ford.
Brad and Kharisa have two children, a sixteen year old son – Tanner, and an eleven year old daughter - Alyssa and live nearby in Sanatoga. Brad enjoys all sports and in his very little free time trains and races road bikes (bicycles). He is a member of the Sunnybrook Racing Team based out of Pottstown.
Christian Hipszer
Executive Chef
Born in Phoenixville, PA and raised in Berks County, Chef Chris Hipszer was always around the kitchen in his younger years. In high school, Chef Chris acquired a job at a local restaurant and the rest was history.
At the age of 18, while working in a local pizzeria, a gentleman walked in with a chef coat on and Chris asked about the jacket. After finding out about the gentleman being a chef, Chris was sold on going to culinary school instantly. He then enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Upon graduation, Chris worked at all three restaurants at South Seas Plantation in Captiva, FL, working with a lot of fresh fish and some great chefs.
Upon leaving Florida, Chris worked at numerous local country clubs including SFCC in 1999. From there, he assisted in the reopening of local Lakeside Inn. After working at the Inn for several years, he decided it was time to make his move to corporate food service. Chris then moved to Wildwood, New Jersey to run the Wildwoods Convention Center Food Service for a Buffalo based company. He then moved to Buffalo to become the Executive Chef at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. Shortly after, he received his Certified Chef de Cuisine Certification in Napa Valley Culinary Institute of America.
When the New York Yankees were opening their new stadium, Chris moved to New York to give his assistance. What an experience it was for him–fifteen kitchens, not a knife, a cook, or an onion. After the successful opening and one season, he moved to Florida for a consulting position with a local Clearwater Hotel. One and a half years later, Chris relocated back to area to spend time with family and close friends and took on the executive chef job again back here at SFCC.
