Spring 2025

128 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 5 A Driving Force Fir st Tee Encourages Monterey County Students to Take Big Swings B Y R ENE E B R I NCK S N ICK N ELSON ’ S WORKDAYS MIGHT INVOLVE MODELING A GREAT GOLF SWING , MENTORING YOUNGSTERS OR TAKING STUDENTS TO P EBBLE B EACH , WHERE SOME ENJOY THEIR FIRST - EVER GLIMPSE OF THE OCEAN . A S CEO OF F IRST T EE – M ONTEREY C OUNTY , HE OVERSEES A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANI - ZATION THAT PROMOTES LIFE SKILLS , HEALTHY HABITS AND CORE VALUES — THINGS LIKE HONESTY , INTEGRITY , CONFIDENCE , RESPECT AND PERSEVERANCE — THROUGH THE GAME OF GOLF .