Official Board of Directors Election Results

Michael Seabrook, CCM, CCE, to Lead 2023 Board of Directors

The Club Management Association of America announces its official 2023 election results.  Voting was conducted both online in advance of and on site at the 2023 World Conference and Club Business Expo in Orlando, FL; the election results were announced at the Closing Business Session held at the conclusion of the Conference.  

Bylaws Amendments

All five bylaw propositions were  approved by the CMAA Membership.

1. Housekeeping Update
2. Procedural Update to Article VI. Officers
3. Chairman Change to Article IX. Standing and Special Committees
4. Name and Oversight Changes to Article IX. Standing and Special Committees, Specific to the Strategic Planning Committee
5. Name and Oversight Changes to Article IX. Standing and Special Committees, Specific to the Bylaws Committee

2023 Officers and Directors

The 2023 Board will be led by its elected officers:

• Chairman Michael Seabrook, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, TN

• Vice Chairman Joe Mendez, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, NJ
• Secretary–Treasurer Richard LaRocca, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Beechmont Country Club, Cleveland, OH
• Immediate Past Chairman Mitchell Platt, MCM, CCE, General Manager, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC

Newly elected or reelected as Directors are:

• Haissam Baityeh, CCM, CCE, Chief Operating Officer, Country Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC, elected to a three-year term
• Jeff Isbell, CCM, General Manager, Renaissance Golf Club, Haverhill, MA, elected to a one-year term
• Joseph Krenn, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA, reelected to a three-year term
• Kimberly Clark Warren, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, PA, elected to three-year term

Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board are:

• Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA
• Casey Newman, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Lakeside Country Club, Houston, TX
• William Shonk, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Princess Anne Country Club, Virginia Beach, VA
• Jack Slaughter, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, NC
• Michael S. Wheeler, MCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Cherokee Town & Country Club, Atlanta, GA

The CMAA Board of Directors is comprised of 13 club management professionals working collaboratively with the membership, National Committees and Task Forces, Partners, and the National Headquarters team, to advance the profession and the greater industry.