Jay Manner named general manager of Eagle Landing clubs

Fleming Island, Fla. (November 3, 2005) – Jay Manner has been named general manager of clubs for Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation, the new golf course community in Northern Clay County developed by East West Partners, Inc. As general manager, Manner will have complete responsibility for all aspects of club operations, including golf, swimming, tennis, food and beverage, and landscaping.

Prior to joining Eagle Landing, Manner was general manager and chief operating officer for Roaring Gap Club in Roaring Gap, North Carolina. During his 11-year tenure with Roaring Gap, Manner oversaw operations for the golf club, food and beverage for three restaurants and security. He was also responsible for budget management, capital improvement projects, land development activities, staff recruitment and training, infrastructure renovations and golf course restoration.

“Jay’s broad experience and leadership bring an added dimension to Eagle Landing’s unmatched amenities,” said Roger Arrowsmith, president of East-West Partners. “Our residents’ quality of life at Eagle Landing certainly will be enhanced with his creativity and direction.”

Manner’s first order of business is assembling staff for Eagle Landing’s Clyde Johnston-designed 18-hole championship golf course.

Manner’s 25 years of professional experience include positions as executive chef for Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a 1,200-member private club; executive chef for Newmarket Grille in Charlotte, North Carolina where he planned the kitchen layout, equipment purchase and set up of the new restaurant; estate manager for Payson Enterprises; and executive chef and manager of Jays, a 150-seat restaurant in Winston-Salem. Manner has also worked at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York and Jupiter Island Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Eagle Landing is a 1,320-acre golf course community in northern Clay County adjacent to Cecil Commerce Center and the 24,000-acre Jennings Forest. The community offers more than 1,500 single-family homes with prices ranging from $300,000 to $1 million. Amenities include an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Clyde Johnston, golf clubhouse, swim park, tennis center with 12 Har-Tru (clay) courts, fitness center, full-size gymnasium with indoor track, garden golf, amphitheater, hiking and biking trails, parks and playgrounds and year-round programs, clinics, camps and activities for kids, teens, seniors and families, led by a full-time recreation staff.

For more information on Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation, call 291-7200 or visit www.eaglelandingfl.com. The sales center, located at 1107-1 Oakleaf Plantation Parkway, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.