A golf ball falling into the hole in an undated photo. (Pfc. Ayla Cameron/U.S. Army via Bay City News)

The former executive director of a Stockton-based junior golf nonprofit has been charged with six counts of embezzlement and forgery for allegedly stealing money from the organization, according to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.

Joseph Smith was the executive director of First Tee San Joaquin, which describes itself on its website as an organization that is “empowering kids and teens through golf” via various camps and other programs.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.