October 20, 2023
Professional Development
Mark Your Calendars for the Mid-Management Webinar Series
Kick off the Mid-Management Webinar Series (MMWS) on October 25 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. with Patrick Laxton, CCM, Assistant General Manager at The Country Club in MA, who will be discussing Leadership: Peers & Mentoring/Growing as a Leader.
In this informative webinar, Patrick will cover:
- What is Mentorship?
- Finding the right mentor for you.
- Becoming a mentor.
- And the importance of the AGM/GM relationship and how to succeed in that role.
Membership and Member Benefits
President & CEO’s Perspective: The 2023 Progress Report
In this month's Vlog, Jeff Morgan, FASAE, CAE, provides a progress report on the 2023 year and shares a preview of our 2024 goals.
Showcase Your Club’s Most Successful Ideas in the Idea Fair
The CMAA Idea Fair, presented at the 2024 World Conference and Club Business Expo, gives you the opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas. With 22 categories, we are sure that you have something to enter. All information including categories and entry instructions are now available. You simply submit your entries electronically and CMAA will print them for you!
This year there will be three overall award winners: the “Most Innovative Idea Award,” the “Showstopper Award,” and the “Chairman’s Award” that will be given out by the judging committee. Make sure your ideas stand out from the rest to be considered for these exciting awards!
Please contact Erica Benjamin with any questions. We look forward to seeing your ideas in Las Vegas, NV!
Did You Know? Sally Burns Rambo Scholarship Awardees Announced
This year’s Sally Burns Rambo Scholarship awardees were notified in early October that they had been chosen by the Club Foundation Allocation Committee (CFAC) to receive one of this year’s awards. Congratulations to these nine amazing women who are excelling in our industry and will receive funding for a BMI course of their choice and accompanying travel funds:
- Erin Brooks, General Manager, Bentwinds Country Club, Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Kelly Caro, CCM, Assistant General Manager, Pittsburgh Field Club, Pittsburgh, PA
- Keri Driggers, Director of Clubhouse Operations, The Amelia Island Club, Amelia Island, FL
- Jennifer Garrott, Assistant Manager—Clubhouse Operations, Princess Anne Country Club, Virginia Beach, VA
- Mihaela Hillhouse, Senior Food & Beverage Operations Manager, Big Canoe POA, Jasper, GA
- Missi Johnson, Clubhouse Manager, Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA
- Audrey Karas, Food & Beverage Manager, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, MD
- Alexandria LaRocca, Director of Member Engagement, Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck, NY
- Julia Mary Rush, Director of Catering, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC
Many thanks to our dedicated CFAC team of industry leaders who diligently and carefully evaluate applications throughout the scholarship season. They are critical to the success of scholarship programming from The Club Foundation!
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Resources
Students: Utilize Your CMAA Resources
Have questions about certain awards programs or need information about internships or conferences? Be sure to visit the Student Section of the CMAA website to learn more and maximize your membership.
Also available as a resource is your Manager of Student Development, Sumayah Arcusa. If you can’t find answers online or from your faculty advisor, Sumayah is always available to help. You can also access CMAA Connect and the Contemporary Club Management textbook by using your username and password when logging in to your account on cmaa.org.
Thank You to Our Partners!
CMAA would like to extend a big thank you to our corporate partners who joined us in San Antonio last month for the Leadership/Legislative Conference. CMAA’s Partners are fully woven into the fabric of CMAA and play a key role in fulfilling CMAA’s mission—we can’t thank them enough!
Participate in the 2023 Finance & Operations Survey & Get the Data You Need
Data gathering for the 2023 Finance & Operations Survey is now underway, and we encourage you to support this important research through your club’s participation and get the data you need for informed decision making.
CMAA recently announced a collaboration with Club Benchmarking, a CMAA Business Partner, to power CMAA’s annual surveys.
All CMAA members submitting complete 2022 fiscal-year-end data prior to the November 10, 2023, deadline will receive:
- A complimentary copy of the 2023 Finance & Operations Report for their club;
- A Universal Key Club Performance Indicators Report; and
- An invitation to schedule a Benchmark Review session with a Club Benchmarking analyst to review their club’s individual results.
Confidentiality of all data is guaranteed. Data will only be presented in an aggregated format.
In addition to overseeing data gathering and analysis, the Club Benchmarking Data Management Team is committed to providing full support to assist you with your data submissions. You’ll find instructions on the link below. Thank you in advance for your support!
If you have any questions, please contact Amilcar Davy, CMAA's Director of Research, at 703-739-9500.
Trends and News
First Half FY2024 H-2B Visas Exhausted
As of October 11, US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to exhaust the supply of 33,000 H-2B visas allocated for the first half of Fiscal Year 2024. Last year, this same allotment of visas was exhausted on September 16, 2022.