The Courtyard in North Hill is owned and operated by Terri Machtel, a Certified Wedding Planner and Events Coordinator. A Native of Pensacola, she has been a Chapter Director for the National League of Junior Cotillions since 1998.

Mrs. Machtel has over 20 years of experience in public relations, the culinary arts and foreign protocol.  In her years as an International Flight Attendant, she met many foreign dignitaries such as Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Celebrities like Bob Hope, former President George H.W. Bush and numerous other people of renown.