Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at The Fountaingrove Club in Santa Rosa, Calif.; The Golf Club at South River in Edgewater, Md.; and Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas; new Directors of Golf at Circling Raven in Worley, Idaho and Fiddlesticks Country Club Fort Myers, Fla.; and a new Director of Membership & Marketing at Windstar on Naples Bay in Naples, Fla.
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The Fountaingrove Club in Santa Rosa, Calif. named Eric VanderWerff as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. VanderWerff was previously General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The Golf Club at South River in Edgewater, Md. promoted Beth Prensky to General Manager. Prensky was previously Director of Membership and most recently Interim General Manager at the club.
Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas named Casey Newman, CCM as General Manager/COO. Newman was most recently Club Manager at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.
Cabot Cape Breton on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia named Kendall Clancy as General Manager. Clancy most recently served as the Director of Rooms at Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver.
Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club in Abaco, Bahamas named Greg Downer as General Manager. Downer was most recently Club Manager at Playa Grande Golf & Ocean Club in Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic.
Wyndham Destinations announced three new appointments from within the company’s resort operations leadership team for the Club Wyndham and WorldMark by Wyndham brands. Catherine Cupp has moved positions to the General Manager at Club Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas, Nev. Most recently, she served as the Multi-Site General Manager at WorldMark Spencer Street and WorldMark Tropicana. Sushanto Shenai is now the General Manager at Club Wyndham Austin in Austin, Texas. after holding the position of General Manager at WorldMark Seaside. Erica Trailor (Torres) has been promoted to General Manager atWorldMark Tropicana and WorldMark Spencer Street in Las Vegas, Nev. Trailor most recently served as Assistant General Manager at Club Wyndham Grand Desert.
Coeur d’Alene Casino’s Circling Raven in Worley, Idaho named Christopher Runyan, PGA as Director of Golf. Runyan, a U.S. Marine veteran, Runyan serves on leading golf committees including PGA National Special Awards (2022-2023) and PGA National HOPE Committee (2023-2024).
Fiddlesticks Country Club Fort Myers, Fla. named Mike Van Scharrel, PGA as Director of Golf. Van Scharrel was previously Head Golf Professional at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.
Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. named Aaron Karr, PGA, TPI as Head Golf Professional. Karr was most recently Head Golf Professional at The Club at Olde Cypress in Naples, Fla.
Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee, Wis. named Scott Walecki as Head Golf Professional. Walecki was most recently General Manager/Head Golf Professional at Dretzka Park Golf Course in Milwaukee.
Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights, Calif. named Kyle Mendoza, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Mendoza was previously at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. named Monique Thoresz as Director of Instruction. Thoresz was most recently Director of Instruction at The Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.
Joe Hallett, PGA, Director of Instruction at Vanderbilt Legends Golf Course in Franklin, Tenn., has earned PGA Master Professional status. He achieved his designation through Teaching and Coaching.
Bruce Wilkins, PGA, Director of Instruction at Belfair Golf Club in Bluffton, S.C., has earned PGA Master Professional status. He achieved his designation through Teaching & Coaching.
Woodland Country Club in Carmel, Ind. named Jaekob Ham as Assistant Golf Professional. Ham was most recently Assistant Golf Professional at Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery, Ind.
Windstar on Naples Bay in Naples, Fla. named Kelly Rhoades as Director of Membership & Marketing. Rhoades was most recently Clubhouse Manager for The Club at Valencia Bonita in Bonita Springs, Fla.
The PGA of America named Craig Kessler as Chief Operating Officer. Kessler served as COO and Head of Emerging Concepts at Topgolf from 2016-21.
Kevin P. Breen, the Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS) at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, Calif., was re-elected to a one-year term as president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Breen has served as the superintendent at La Rinconada CC since 2011. Prior to that, he served as the director of maintenance at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee, Calif., and as the superintendent at Los Alamos (N.M.) Golf Course.
The Vollrath Company announced that Erik Lampe will join the company in March to assume the position of President, initially, and then take over as CEO in June. President and CEO Paul Bartelt announced his retirement after leading the organization for more than 15 years. Lampe spent the majority of his career working for Oshkosh Corporation and McKinsey & Company, where he served in a variety of strategic leadership roles.
Southworth Development named Eleanor Brown as Director of Sustainability. Brown will ensure all new acquisitions are meeting the brand’s sustainability standards from the start.
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