Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton, Ga., Dallas (Texas) National Golf Club, and the Westwood Club in Richmond, Va.; a new Head Golf Professional at Burlington (Iowa) Golf Club; a promotion to Club Operations Manager at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.); and a new Organizational Development Manager at Catawba Island Club in Port Clinton, Ohio.
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Here are some of the recent new hires and promotions announced by club and resort properties and other companies in the club industry. Announcements and photos for this regular People on the Move report can be submitted at https://clubandresortbusiness.com/submit-industry-news/.
Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton, Ga. named Jeff Campione, CCM CCE as General Manager. Campione was most recently General Manager of Horseshoe Bend Country Club in Roswell, Ga.
Pinetop (Ariz.) Country Club named Ryan Lanzen as General Manager. Lanzen was most recently General Manager of Torreon Golf Club in Show Low, Ariz.
Gull Lake Country Club in Richland, Mich. named Steven Williams as General Manager. Williams was most recently Interim General Manager at Gull Lake Country Club.
The Westwood Club in Richmond, Va. named Casey Thomas as General Manager. Thomas was most recently Clubhouse Manager at Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, Va.
Dallas (Texas) National Golf Club named Jonathan Ireland as General Manager/COO. Ireland was most recently General Manager at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va.
Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park, Minn. named Joseph “JJ” Wagner as General Manager. Wagner was most recently COO/GM at Escondido Golf and Lake Club in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) Country Club named Bart Wolfe as PGA General Manager. Wolfe was most recently PGA General Manager at The WildeWood Club in Columbia, S.C.
Cove Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico named George Sotelo as Chief Operating Officer. Sotelo was most recently General Manager of Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
The Mid-Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii named Ron Haas as General Manager. Haas was most recently General Manager/COO at Moraga (Calif.) Country Club.
Lookaway Golf Club in Buckingham, Pa. named Chad Fleming as General Manager/COO. Fleming was most recently General Manager/Director of Golf at TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton, N.J.
West Shore Country Club in Camp Hill, Pa. named Scott Acken as Clubhouse Manager. Acken was most recently Director of Food & Beverage at Lake Naomi Club in Pocono Pines, Pa.
The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) promoted Daniela Anastasi to Club Operations Manager. Anastasi will retain her Golf Operations Manager title, as well.
Knollwood Country Club in Lake Forest, Ill. named Andrew Shiakallis as Clubhouse Manager. Shiakallis was most recently Premium Services Experience Liaison at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. named Sean Brown as Assistant General Manager. Brown was most recently Director of Operations Detroit (Mich.) Athletic Club.
Urbana (Ill.) Country Club named L. Scott Little, CCM as Assistant General Manager. Little was most recently Assistant General Manager at Short Hills (N.J.) Club.
Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. named John Collings as Assistant General Manager. Collings was most recently Director of Operations at Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Mass.
Sea Pines Country Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C. named James Swift as Director of Golf. Swift was most recently Director of Golf at Belfair in Bluffton, S.C.
Burlington (Iowa) Golf Club named Matt Baschke as Head Golf Professional. Baschke was most recently the Assistant Golf Professional under Joe Butler, who retired after 29-year years at the club.
Oaks Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. named Derrick Vest, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Vest was most recently Director of Golf at The Patriot Golf Club in Owasso, Okla.
Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Ore. named Wesley Gabrielsen, an 11-Time National Champion, as its first Head Pickleball Professional.
John’s Island Club – West Course in Vero Beach, Fla. named James Germana as Golf Course Superintendent. Germana was most recently Director of Grounds at Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club in Miami, Fla.
St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. named Joseph Ramsey as Director of Golf Course Maintenance. Ramsey was most recently Director of Agronomy at The Club at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach, Fla.
Belle Meade Country Club in Nashville, Tenn. named Joe Callison as Director of Food & Beverage. Callison was most recently Clubhouse Manager/Director F&B at Shadow Glen Golf Club in Olathe, Kan.
James River Country Club in Newport News, Va. named Joseph Martin, CEC as Executive Chef. Martin was most recently Executive Chef and General Manager atThe Sangamo Club in Springfield, Ill.
Spring Lake (Mich.) Country Club named Bruce Christensen, CEC, CCA, AAC as Executive Chef. Christensen was most recently Executive Chef at The Mirabel Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa named Adam Tyler as Director of Food & Beverage. Tyler was most recently with the Kessler Corporation, where he served as Director of Food & Beverage at the Grand Bohemian Charleston.
Catawba Island Club in Port Clinton, Ohio named Stacy Maple as Organizational Development Manager. Maple will oversee a comprehensive development process, enhancing programs, services and amenities for CIC members.
The Club Management Association of America announces the latest CMAA members to have attained the designation of Certified Chief Executive (CCE). C. Bryon Hammock, CCM, CCE, Ranier Golf & Country Club in Seattle, Wash.; W. Chris Hodson, CCM, CCE, Ausable Club in St. Huberts, N.Y.; Robert Maroney, CCM, CCE in Centereach, N.Y.; James Simmons, CCM, CCE, Winchester (Mass.) Country Club; and Jay Wallace, CCM, CCE, Broken Sound Master Association in Boca Raton, Fla. have successfully met all CCE requirements in the last quarter of 2021.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) placed Carol Preisinger, Director of Instruction at the Kiawah Island(S.C.) Club, in the Elite category of the 2022 – 2023 Top 50 LPGA Teachers list. Preisinger has been with the club for 17 years and has been recognized as a top teacher by numerous national publications.
The Golf Course Superintendent Association of America Northern California Chapter (GCSANC) presented Steven Hoying, Superintendent at Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto, Calif., with the 2021 Excellence in Turfgrass Award for Public Courses.
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KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE named Michael Smith, CCM,CCE,ECM as Executive Search Consultant. Smith, the 2019 recipient of The Mead Grady Award through the Excellence in Club Management Awards, was most recently General Manager/Chief Operating Officer at The Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.).
LIV Golf Investments appointed Monica Fee and Lily Kenny as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Partnerships andHead of Strategy, respectively. Fee previously served as a Property Sales Agent at CAA Sports. Kenny joins LIV Golf Investments from Amazon, most recently leading the international expansion strategy and the launch of Amazon’s ad supported video service, IMDb TV, in the United Kingdom.
Quorn Foods USA appointed Kevin Eiden as Vice President Foodservice. Prior to Quorn Foods, Eiden held senior positions with Ferrara Candy Company, Mondelez International and Kraft Foods.
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