Behind the Scenes -- Jackie Bouchey

June Casagrande

NAME: Jackie Bouchey

HOME: Huntington Beach

JOB TITLE: Sponsor services chairwoman

SHE IS

The volunteer who keeps sponsors coming back

DAILY DUTIES

Jackie Bouchey works with sponsors to ensure they have an excellent

experience at the tournament. Overseeing a staff of two other volunteers,

Bouchey’s the one who makes sure the sponsors are happy with the food at

their hospitality booths, hands out gifts for sponsors to participate in

the pro-am events, helps coordinate Sponsor Day and does everything she

can to keep sponsors happy.

“I’m here to make sure the sponsors have a good experience; that’s

what it’s all about,” Bouchey said.

On the biggest tour days, Bouchey, owner of Huntington Beach-based

Windows & More By Jackie, walks up and down the course. She stops at all

the hospitality spots, where sponsors and their invited guests gather, to

make sure everyone got the right number of tickets, that their food

arrived on time and that they were able to park their cars.

“The tournament does a really good job of offering all different types

of sponsorship opportunities,” she said. “Some at some hospitality

stations, there may be only about 15 people, whereas at others there can

easily be upward of 100.”

A former manager of the Newport Beach Country Club, Bouchey said it

was an easy transition to the volunteer post she first assumed five years

ago.

“I think it’s important to give back to the community, and when you

look at the fact that the tournament has raised more than $1 million for

charity last year, this is just a great way to give back.”