Carolyn Kepcher (born January 30, 1969) is an American businesswoman who was one of the judges on the NBC television program The Apprentice. She was formerly the Executive Vice President, chief operating officer, for the Trump Golf Properties. Before her career with Trump ended in August 2006,[1] she monitored the progress of the contestants on the program and assisted Donald Trump in determining who should be fired.
Early life
Born and raised in New Rochelle, NY. During High School, Kepcher sold Avon Products door-to-door. While studying marketing on a volleyball scholarship at Mercy College, she took a job as a manager at a Manhattan restaurant.
Career
On graduation, in 1992, Kepcher secured a position as sales and marketing director of a golf club outside New York City. Her primary responsibility was to prepare the property for bank auction, where it was eventually sold to Donald Trump. Kepcher's ideas on how best to use the property impressed him, and he hired her as director of sales and marketing in 1994.