Jesse Valdez was named the head men's golf coach at MSUB on Aug. 23, 2006.
Valdez was a pro shop assistant at The Briarwood Golf Course, the home course of the MSU Billings golf teams. The previous three years he was a groundskeeper at The Briarwood. For the past two summers he has also worked as a demo specialist for Acushnet Company, maker of Titleist and Cobra golf equipment.
Valdez is a native of Gary, Indiana. He graduated from Calumet High School in 1970. For 30 years Valdez was a supervisor at the Conoco Refinery in Billings. During his tenure with Conoco he oversaw the construction and startup of a new refinery in Malaysia.
