Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Hillsboro (Fla.) Club, The Tree Farm in New Holland, S.C., Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas, and Stamford (Conn.) Yacht Club; a new Director of Golf at the Governors Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.; and a new Golf Course Superintendent at Whitford Country Club in Exton, Pa.
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Valley Country Club in Aurora, Colo. named Al Jader, Esq. as General Manager/COO. Jader was most recently General Manager/COO at The Evergreen (Colo.) Country Club – Hiwan Golf Club.
Stamford (Conn.) Yacht Club named Erik Rothman as General Manager. Rothman was most recently House Manager at Sharon (Conn.) Country Club.
Cove Club at Cabo Del Sol in San Jose Cabo, Mexico named George Parker, CCM as General Manager. Parker was most recently General Manager Glenwild Golf Club in Park City, Utah.
BraeBurn Country Club in Houston, Texas named Jeffrey L. Strahl, CCM as General Manager. Strahl was most recently General Manager at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Sea Oaks Beach & Tennis Club in Vero Beach, Fla. named Kevin Sibbring, CAM as General Manager/Chief Operating Officer. Sibbring was most recently GM/COO at the Timber Pines Community Association in Timber Pines, Fla. He takes over for Sea Oaks’ long-time, highly regarded General Manager Pamela Dawson, who will be retiring after 37 years of leadership service to SOBTC.
Hillsboro (Fla.) Club named Carl V. Horace as General Manager. Horace was most recently Director of Operations at The Club at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach, Fla.
Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, N.Y. named William R. Ceriello as General Manager/COO. Ceriello was most recently Club Manager at The Clubs of Kingwood (Texas).
Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. named Chad Schultenover, CCM, CCE as General Manager/COO. Schultenover was most recently General Manager/COO at Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla.
Butler’s Golf Course in Elizabeth Township, Pa. named David Martin as General Manager. Martin was most recently at the Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley, Pa.
Winchester (Va.) Country Club named Gregory Smith, PGA as General Manager. Smith has 30 years of high-end private club management experience in New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Virginia.
The Tree Farm in New Holland, S.C. named Eric J. Dietz, CCM, CCE, PGA as General Manager. Dietz was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, Fla.
Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas named Casey S. Newman, CCM as General Manager/COO. Newman was most recently Club Manager at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.
Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee, Mass. named George Bigley as General Manager. Bigley was most recently General Manager at Bookcliff Country Club in Grand Junction, Colo.
Millbrook (N.Y.) Golf & Tennis Club named Andrew Gerbutavich as General Manager/COO. Gerbutavich was most recently General Manager at Hay Harbor Club in Fishers Island, N.Y.
Camelback Resort in Tannersville, Pa. named David Makarsky as Managing Director. Makarsky was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Wright Investments in Memphis, Tenn.
Governors Club in Chapel Hill, N.C. named Jason T. Marciniec as Director of Golf. Marciniec was most recently Director of Golf at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.
Grandfather Golf and Country Club in Linville, N.C. named Jonah Cox, PGA as Director of Golf. Cox was most recently Head Golf Professional at the club.
Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio named Michael Quinteros as Head Golf Professional. Quinteros was previously Senior Assistant Golf Professional at the club.
Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. named A. J. Sikula as Head Golf Professional. Sikula was most recently Head Golf Professional at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Ill. named Ryan McClintock, PGA as Head Golf Professional. McClintock was previously Head Golf Professional at Short Hills Country Club in East Moline, Ill.
Meadow Brook Golf Club in Reading, Mass. named Kevin Franey as Head Golf Professional. Franey most recently served as the Lead Assistant Golf Professional at Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Mass.
Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minn. named Scott Parssinen as PGA Head Golf Professional. Parssinen most recently served as Assistant Golf Professional at Olympic Hills Golf Club in Eden Prairie, Minn.
GrayBull, a David McClay Kidd design set to open in the Nebraska Sandhills in 2024, named Michael Sheely as Director of Agronomy. Sheely served as the Director of Agronomy at Arborlinks in Nebraska City, Neb. since 2016.
Vineyards Country Club in Naples, Fla. Billy Huskins, CGCS as Director of Agronomy. Huskins joined Vineyards Country Club in November 2022 as Project Manager and Interim Director of Agronomy. Huskins previously served as Director of Golf and Grounds at Highland Woods Golf and Country Club in Bonita Springs for nearly 16 years.
Whitford Country Club in Exton, Pa. named Eric Junkins as Golf Course Superintendent. Junkins was most recently Director of Agronomy at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas named Gabriel Maldonado, CEC, CCA as Executive Chef. Maldonado was most recently Executive Chef, Remote Task Force/Consulting at Transformation Hospitality Solutions in Southlake, Texas.
Naples (Fla.) Grande Beach Resort named Jim O’Connor as Executive Chef. O’Connor was previously at The Grove in College Grove, Tenn.
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. named John Beriker as Executive Chef. Beriker previously worked for Wolfgang Puck at the world-famous Restaurant Spago in Hollywood, Calif.
The Denver (Colo.) Athletic Club named Kelly Miller as Banquets & Events Manager. Miller was most recently Event Coordinator at The Country Club at Castle Pines (Colo.).
Wycliffe Golf & Country Club in Wellington, Fla. named Sarah Staley, PHR, SHRM-CP as Director of Human Resources. Staley was most recently Director of Human Resources at Medical Specialists of Palm Beaches, Inc. in Boca Raton, Fla.
Hillsboro Club in Hillsboro Beach, Fla. named Rachel Hieston as Human Resources & Engagement Manager. Hieston was most recently Director of Hotel Operations & Human Resources at TAMEK Group, LLC in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Cleveland Racquet Club in Pepper Pike, Ohio named Carol Ferkovic Mack, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS as Physical Therapist. Mack is the owner of CLE Sports PT & Performance in Cleveland, Ohio and serves as coordinator of Sports Medicine and Performance for Beaumont School Athletics, Physical Therapist for the United States Tennis Association (USTA), and Adjunct Faculty at John Carroll University.
Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace named Marcie Mills, CCM as Search & Consulting Executive. Mills was most recently General Manager/COO at The Mirabel Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace named Lawrence McFadden, CMC as Search & Consulting Executive. He was also named as Executive in Charge of the CLA Food & Beverage Experience Network for the Club Leadership Alliance. McFadden was most recently General Manager/COOat Union Club in Cleveland, Ohio.
KSL Resorts promoted Ian Pullan to Senior Vice President of Asset Performance West. Pullan was most recently the company’s Vice President of Asset Performance West, and also worked as Vice President/General Manager of Monarch Beach Resort.
DENEHY Club Thinking Partners named Mark Sell, CPA as an Executive Vice President. Sell will specialize in recruiting financial leaders for club and resort clients.
The Golf Heritage Society announced the election of two new At-Large Directors, Eric Lucy and Charlene Williams.
In Memoriam
Damon DeVito of Charlottesville, Va., Managing Director for Affinity Management and a board member of NGCOA Mid Atlantic since 2014, passed away Feb. 14. Club + Report Business interviewed DeVito several times through the years—originally in Q&A in 2005 and more recently in an article on Musket Ridge Golf Club in Frederick County, Md.
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