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GGA Partners Reinforces its Commitment to the Club Management Profession
Contact:
Club Management Association of America
Vice President, Communications & Advocacy
Melissa Low, CAE
703-739-9500
goodnews@cmaa.org
Contact:
GGA Partners
Managing Director and Partner
Derek Johnston
905-726-0701
derek.johnston@ggapartners.com
West Palm Beach, FL / Alexandria, VA – The Club Management Association of America (CMAA) and GGA Partners (GGA) are pleased to announce a three-year renewal of their corporate partnership.
Through the CMAA Partnership Network, GGA Partners will continue its longstanding commitment to the club management professional. The new agreement has been designed to further enhance GGA’s contribution to CMAA’s mission with strategic research initiatives and thought leadership.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with CMAA and their members,” commented Derek Johnston, Managing Director and Partner of GGA Partners. “Our new business partnership has been designed to deliver impactful education and industry research in the areas that will be most relevant to club leaders in the years to come.”
As a CMAA Business Partner and presenting sponsor of CMAA’s Business Management Institute (BMI) Leadership Principles, CMAA has enlisted GGA’s support with research and education targeting governance, strategy, membership, and analytics.
The partnership will benefit CMAA members through numerous initiatives, including the GGA Institute Club Perspectives research series, including several different rolling studies, each focused on a targeted group of key stakeholders: club leaders, club employees, club members and club partners. GGA will also deliver educational sessions each year that include a club strategy workshop at CMAA’s World Conference & Club Business Expo, a GGA Institute workshop at CMAA’s Leadership/Legislative Conference, educational support at BMI Leadership Principles, and other webinars, publications, podcasts, and other educational initiatives
“We are excited to launch the next chapter in our partnership with GGA,” noted Jeff Morgan, FASAE, CAE, President & Chief Executive Officer of CMAA. “Their team of professionals are committed to supporting education and research initiatives that promote the professional development of CMAA members, and we are incredibly appreciative of the very positive impact GGA has had on our association and our members over the past 15 years as a partner.”
About CMAA
Founded in 1927, the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) is the largest professional association for managers of membership clubs with more than 8,100 members throughout the US and internationally. Our members contribute to the success of more than 2,600 country, golf, athletic, city, faculty, military, town, and yacht clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote relationships between club management professionals and other similar professions; to encourage the education and advancement of members; and to provide the resources needed for efficient and successful club operations. Under the covenants of professionalism, education, leadership, and community, CMAA continues to extend its reach as the leader in the club management practice. CMAA is headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with 38 professional chapters and 40 current and prospective student chapters. Learn more at cmaa.org.
About GGA Partners
GGA Partners is an international consulting firm and trusted advisor to many of the world’s most successful golf courses, private clubs, resorts, and residential communities. GGA is dedicated to helping owners, asset managers, club and community leaders, investors and real estate developers tackle challenges, achieve objectives, and maximize asset performance.
Established in 1992 as the KPMG Golf Industry Practice, our global team of experienced professionals leverage in-depth business intelligence and proprietary global data to deliver impactful strategic solutions and lasting success. GGA Partners has offices in Toronto, Ontario, West Palm Beach, Florida, Phoenix, Arizona and Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit ggapartners.com.
About GGA Institute
The GGA Institute is GGA Partners’ research hub dedicated to accelerating industry research, delving into emerging market trends, and leveraging proprietary data tools to produce best practice education. GGA Institute offers the deep industry insight and technical know-how to help organizations achieve their goals, whether they are common or unique.
GGA Partners’ Industry PerspectivesTM consists of four areas of research (club leaders, club employees, club members and club partners) to understand what the industry’s key stakeholders currently see and what the future holds for an increasingly complex and exciting area of the hospitality business. To read the 2024 Club Leaders Perspective report, please visit: Club Leaders Perspective - 2024.