March 22, 2024
Professional Development
Educate Your Board Members This April
CMAA's symposiums bring together the GM/CEO/COO and their club’s elected leaders for cooperative and interactive education on governance best practices and industry trends. Invite your Board members to CMAA’s Governance & Leadership Symposium, April 14-15, at Bel-Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, CA. The Symposium will begin on the evening of April 14 and will continue April 15 with a full day of education.
Prepare your club’s elected leadership for success with focused information on relevant strategic governance topics, including:
- Governance and Leadership—informed leadership, strategic stewardship, empowered management and staff, and compelling Member Experience
- The Political Climate and the Impact on Clubs—presented by the President and CEO of the National Club Association, Joe Trauger
- Club Trends—change and adaptation in the post-COVID world
These highly rated Summits are presented in partnership with KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE, a CMAA Business Partner.
Registration ends April 8.
Membership and Member Benefits
President and CEO’s Perspective: State of the Association
President & CEO Jeff Morgan, FASAE, CAE, shares the state of the Association, where CMAA has been, and what’s coming next in his vlog, recorded at the recent 2024 CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo. Check out more in the 2023 Annual Report and look ahead with the recently released 2024-2028 CMAA Strategic Plan.
Call to Serve: CMAA Board of Directors
CMAA is currently receiving nominations for those interested in running for the National Board of Directors. Professional members (in good standing and with at least 10 years of CMAA membership)—here is your chance to help lead the Association dedicated to furthering the club management profession.
The benefits are many:
- A role in advancing the club management profession;
- An opportunity to enhance the value of CMAA to the industry;
- A part in directing information about the opportunities and challenges facing club management professionals; and
- A chance to exchange ideas and perspectives with other volunteer leaders.
CMAA’s Nominating Committee has identified qualifications criteria as well as several desired attributes that are part of the selection process for new and incumbent Board members. Interested members should consult the Board Service webpage for specific information or contact Kim Pasquale regarding particulars or questions. Nominations for Board service are due by May 31. Thank you!
World Conference Recap: The Club Foundation
Club Love 5K: Title Sponsorship was provided by Colbalt Software for this year’s Club Love 5K, which traveled up and down the iconic Las Vegas Strip on the morning of March 7. There were 171 individuals who signed up to participate. Thank you to our t-shirt sponsors this year: ChefTec and miha bodytec. Congratulations to all those who participated!
| Category | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place Men’s | Lloyd Gillespie, CCM, CCE | 20:51 |
| 2nd place Men’s | Samuel Frisbie | 21:06 |
| 3rd place Men’s | Greg Hurst, CCM | 21:41 |
| 1st place Women’s | Lindsay Colucci | 25:47 |
| 2nd place Women’s | Becky Reyhons | 25:58 |
| 3rd place Women’s | Alison Gasser | 26:22 |
The Club Foundation Golf Tournament: This year’s golf tournament players had a great time, despite the wind chill in Las Vegas on March 3. The Club Foundation is very grateful to this year’s Title Sponsor for the event, Nicklaus Design. Huge thanks to all those at Bear’s Best Las Vegas for the use of their gorgeous course and facility, and for taking great care of all those participating. Special thanks to US Marine Corps, Vietnam Veteran, Len Erickson and President & Executive Director of Tee It Up For The Troops (TIUFTT), Tim Wegscheid for being a part of the event. Many, many thanks to all those individuals who volunteered to support the event!
Here are the results of the event:
| Foursome Winners | 1st Place: Lee Douglas, Eric Johnson, Mark Petzing, CCM, CCE; 2nd Place: Matt Conte, Jeff DeKruif, CCM; Aaron Grant, CCM; Ed Winiecki, CCM, PGA |
| Closest to the Pin | Marc Possidento and Joey Wheeler, CCM |
| Longest Drive | Milissa Johnston |
| Beat The Pro | Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE |
Thank you to our sponsors:
| Contest Sponsors | miha bodytec, Nicklaus Design, Whoosh |
| Reception Sponsor | PigOut Roasters |
| Hole Sponsors | The Bado Family, Ball Aluminum Cup, Beam Suntory, Bogey for Stogies, Kobrand, miha bodytec, Nicklaus Design, Pepsi Co., Power2Golf, The Comms Guys, Whoosh |
| Ball Launcher | Provided by Tee It Up For The Troops |
Donations: During Conference, The Club Foundation also offered an opportunity to send direct donations in support of future scholarships and grants. If you didn’t get a chance to donate during the conference, please join the thousands of individuals who donated to support the Foundation last year by texting “CLUBS” to 41444 or making a one-time donation online. Please also consider making your contribution a monthly gift, to help Fuel the Future of our industry.
Chapter of the Year Winners Announced at Conference
Outstanding chapters were honored at CMAA’s World Conference & Club Business Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The Chapter of the Year (COY) award competition recognizes outstanding work, participation, and accomplishments by CMAA Chapters. Many chapters worked hard to fill the top spots, a fact that was reflected in the extremely close races in each of the chapter size categories. Top honors went to:
Small Chapters:
First Place: Oregon Chapter
Second Place: Nebraska Chapter
Third Place: Utah Chapter
Medium Chapters:
First Place: Wisconsin Badger Chapter
Second Place: Pittsburgh Chapter
Third Place: Upper Midwest Chapter
Large Chapters:
First Place: Florida Chapter
Second Place: Golden State Chapter
Third Place: Greater Chicago Chapter
Congratulations to these chapters on this time-honored achievement. To reward the winning Chapters’ efforts, each first-place Chapter is eligible to receive a $3,000 Education Grant; second-place Chapters are eligible to receive $2,000 Education Grant; and third-place Chapters are eligible to receive a $1,000 Education Grant, all sponsored by The Club Foundation.
Impressive accomplishments were abundant—all CMAA members should be proud of the level of excellence that exists within the Association’s chapter system. Thank you to Chapter of the Year Co-Chairs Joanna Brewer, Erica Gilly, CCM, and Joe Nicaj and the panel of judges: Caitlin English, CCM, Ben Lorenzen, CCM, Jeffrey Orkus, CCM, Geoffrey Piva, CCM, Jorge Rivera, CCM, Robert Tibbetts, CCM, and Gena Zak.
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Resources
Register for 2024 National Golf Day
It’s time to advocate for our industry! More than 200 industry professionals will head to Capitol Hill this May to advocate for the industry and educate lawmakers in Washington, DC. National Golf Day serves as the pinnacle advocacy event of the year for the American Golf Industry Coalition, formerly known as We Are Golf.
The 16th annual National Golf Day will take place on Thursday, May 9, with advocacy training and education on May 8, and volunteer opportunities available on May 10. There is no cost to register.
Join CMAA’s Advocacy Committee and Legislative Chairmen in this important opportunity to make your voice heard on issues impacting our industry. We are seeking to have representation from every state represented in CMAA.
Registration is now open through April 16. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Low, CAE, CMAA’s Vice President, Communications & Advocacy.
Earn a $100 Amazon Gift Card: Participate in the Club Employee Demographic Assessment
The Club Management Association of America designed the Club Employee Demographic Assessment (CEDA) to help evaluate the degree to which your club follows leading practices in diversity and inclusion throughout your workforce. CEDA represents a comprehensive and confidential tool for clubs to assess and benchmark themselves against other clubs. The Club Foundation and CMAA have collaborated on a survey that will provide valuable information on the second year of a journey toward understanding the demographics related to the private club employees. This survey takes about 10-15 minutes and only needs one submission per club. Find out more information about the project and to participate.
To encourage participation, we are offering a $100 Amazon gift card to 10 clubs that complete our survey by April 12. Ten clubs will be selected randomly after the deadline and the gift cards will be delivered via email. To be eligible for the gift card drawing, your club must complete all the necessary sections. If selected, your club will be emailed the $100 Amazon eGift card code that can be used towards your staff.
Diversity in the workplace means employing people of different ages, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, and education levels. Through the four components of CEDA (Workplace, Workforce, Marketplace, Supplier & Community), we hope to help each club identify their own areas of improvement, build, and update practices, and implement positive changes in their day-to-day operations.
Please take a moment to participate and help your club take steps toward adding value to your staff. Questions? Contact Amilcar Davy, Director, Research Initiatives.
Trends and News
Second Half FY2024 H-2B Visas Exhausted, Supplemental Available March 22
As of March 7, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to exhaust the standard supply of 33,000 H-2B visas for the second half of FY2024.
Now, the supplemental FY2024 visas will become available beginning March 22.
For clubs seeking nationals of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, USCIS will begin accepting petitions requesting an employment start date from April 1 to September 30.
For clubs seeking workers for the early second half of FY2024 (April 1 to May 14), USCIS will begin accepting petitions for the additional 19,000 visas made available to returning workers regardless of country of nationality.
An additional 5,000 visas will become available on April 22 for the late second half of FY2024. Read more.