Jason Sheffield
Executive, Shangri-La Golf Club, Resort & Marina
President, Gibbs Christian Education Foundation
Jason Sheffield is the Executive Chairman of Shangri-La Golf Club, Resort & Marina on Grand Lake in Northeast Oklahoma. A native of Owasso, Oklahoma, Jason excelled to the top of his class in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma where he earned a degree in Management Information Systems. He returned to Owasso where he worked with a diversified operation that handled management of varied enterprises including real estate development, home building, real estate law and title insurance. He managed partnerships for multiple building and real estate operations, while also heading up a home building company of his own.
In January 2010, Jason partnered with Eddy Gibbs to purchase the storied Shangri-La Resort where he took over as General Manager and oversaw the redevelopment of the historic property. Under his supervision, Shangri-La Resort has re-energized the entire Grand Lake tourism and business economy. The resort now includes a 119-room resort hotel and conference center, a 27-hole Top Five golf course, three restaurants, four bar areas, 8,000 square feet of conference space, a full-service marina, and multiple residential real estate developments.
Jason and his wife, Brenda, live near Monkey Island on Grand Lake with their three children, Nora, Isaac and Katie Rae.