Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at The Patterson Club in Fairfield, Conn., Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, N.C., and The Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; a new Assistant General Manager at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill.; and new Head Golf Professionals at Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, Md. and Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, Calif.
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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/.
The Patterson Club in Fairfield, Conn. named Thomas Bartek, CCM, CCE as General Manager/COO. Bartek was most recently General Manager at Montammy Golf Club in Alpine, N.J.
The Washington (Conn.) Club named Paul Andrew Smith III as General Manager. Smith was previously General Manager at Centre Hills Country Club in State College, Pa.
Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, N.C. named Doug Anderson, CCM as General Manager. Anderson was previously General Manager/Chief Operating Officer at Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta, Fla.
The Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada promoted Molly Jagroop, CCM, CPA, CGA to General Manager. Jagroop was most recently Assistant General Manager at the club.
Woodland Golf Club in Auburndale, Mass. named Chad Becker, CCM as General Manager. Becker was most recently General Manager/CEO at Old Westbury (N.Y.) Golf and Country Club.
Conanicut Yacht Club in Jamestown R.I. named Enrico Coppola as General Manager. Coppola was most recently Clubhouse Manager at Cohasset (Mass.) Golf Club.
Bonita National Golf & Country Club in Bonita Springs, Fla. named Peter Serena as General Manager. Serena was most recently General Manager at Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club in Coral Gables, Fla.
Torreon Golf Club in Show Low, Ariz. named Rolland Vaughn as General Manager and promoted James Hildebrand to Assistant General Manager. Hildebrand continues as Director of Food and Beverage. Vaughn was most recently General Manager at Shadow Hills Golf Club in Indio, Calif. Prior to that he was the Head Golf Professional at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Arizona.
Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. named Jon Chapman, PGA as General Manager and Brad Wilson, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Chapman was most recently General Manager at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Wilson was most recently Head Golf Professional at Sutton Bay in Agar, S.D.
Algonquin Golf Club in Saint Louis, Mo. named John C. Welter, CCM as General Manager/COO. Welter was most recently General Manager/COO at Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield, Mo.
River Bend Golf & Country Club in Great Falls, Va. named Lee Mackay as General Manager/COO. Mackay was most recently General Manager at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.
Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago, Ill. named TJ Wydner as General Manager. Wydner began his career at KemperSports as a Pro Shop Assistant and worked his way up to Regional Operations Manager and ultimately the role of General Manager at several daily-fee golf facilities in New Jersey. He was named the 2010 KemperSports Staffer of the Year and has received numerous other awards.
Yuma (Ariz.) Golf & Country Club named TK Matthews as General Manager. Matthews was most recently General Manager at Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, Fla.
Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg, Mass. named Jeremy Jarvis, CCM, CCE as General Manager. Jarvis was most recently Interim Club Manager at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Mass.
Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison, Miss. named Jerome Louie as General Manager/COO. Louie was previously General Manager at Fieldstone Golf Club in Greenville, Del.
Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. named Adam Gartside, CCM as Assistant General Manager. Gartside was most recently Assistant General Manager/Clubhouse Manager at Country Club of Charleston (S.C.)
Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. named Deirdre Keary-Taylor as Assistant General Manager. Keary-Taylor was most recently Director of Restaurants and Bars at University Club of Chicago (Ill.).
The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. recently announced the promotions of several employees, including: Patrick Laxton to Assistant General Manager, Morgan West to Director of Club Operations, Chris Metz to Clubhouse Managerand Greg Henkelman to Assistant Manager.
The Club at Strawberry Creek in Kenosha, Wis. named Steven Kriekard, CEC CCA WCEC CDM CFPP as Clubhouse Manager. Kriekard was most recently Food and Beverage Manager at Forest Lake Club.
The Blind Brook Club in Purchase, N.Y. named Oran Kierans as Clubhouse Manager. Kierans was most recently Director F&B/Operations at The Lotos Club in New York, N.Y.
Algonquin Golf Club in Saint Louis, Mo. named Brett Moomey, PGA as Director of Golf as of April 1. Moomey was most recently Head Golf Professional at Old Hickory Golf Club in St Peters, Mo.
El Camino Country Club in Oceanside, Calif. named Mike Lissebeck, PGA as Director of Golf. Lissebeck was most recently Head Golf Professional at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) Golf Club.
The Country Club of Indianapolis (Ind.) named John Trierweiler as Head Golf Professional and Devon Hensley as First Assistant Golf Professional, effective this month. Trierweiler’s professional experience includes former Head Golf Professional position at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont, Colo., and Assistant Golf Professional posts at Columbine Country Club in Littleton, Colo., Maple Creek Country Club in Indianapolis, and Maryland National Golf Club, Middletown, Md. Hensley previously served as Assistant Golf Professional at Spanish Oaks Golf Club in Bee Cave, Texas, and Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.
Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, Md. named Chris Costantino, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Costantino was most recently Assistant Golf Professional at Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, Md.
Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, Calif. named Leo Lee, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Lee was previously at Spanish Hills Golf & Country Club in Camarillo, Calif.
Barrington Hills Country Club in Barrington, IL. named Sean Gervais as Head Golf Professional. Gervais was previously First Assistant Golf Professional at Glen View Club in Glenview, Ill.
The Hills of Lakeway in Austin, Texas named Tommy Moore, PGA as Director of Golf Operations. Moore was most recently Director of Golf at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Lockwood Folly Country Club in Holden Beach, N.C. named Dean Halterman, PGA as Head Golf Professional andNicholas DiPasquale, PGA as Assistant Golf Professional. Halterman was most recently Senior Assistant Professional at Bidermann Golf Club in Wilmington, Del. DiPasquale was most recently an Assistant Golf Professional at Weymouth Club in Medina, Ohio, and was formerly at Streamsong Resort in Florida.
The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass. named J.P. Connelly, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Connelly was previously Head Golf Professional at Cohasset (Mass.) Golf Club.
The University of Notre Dame’s Warren and Burke Golf Courses in South Bend, Ind. named Kyle Lynne Demeter as Head Golf Professional. Demeter takes on the role after serving 18 years on Notre Dame’s women’s golf staff, first as an Assistant and then as Associate Head Coach.
South Hills Country Club in West Covina, Calif. named Cortney Shrout, PGA as Head Golf Professional. Shrout was most recently Assistant Golf Professional at North Ranch Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md. named Zach Fox, CCM as Golf Services Manager. Fox was most recently Clubhouse Manager at Mount Vernon Country Club in Alexandria, Va.
Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga. named Madison Holmes as Director of Member Dining. Holmes was most recently Food and Beverage Manager at the club.
The Camargo Club in Cincinnati, Ohio named Matthew Blazey as Executive Chef. Blazey is currently Executive Chef at Lexington (Ky.) Country Club.
Milwaukee Country Club in River Hills, Wis. named David Wolfe as Executive Chef. Wolfe previously served as Executive Chef for Joey Gerard’s – A Bartolotta Supper Club, in the village of Greendale outside of Milwaukee, Wis.
Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. named Donald Young as Executive Chef. Young was previously Area Executive Chef at Noble House Hotels & Resorts.
The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club named Kaci Mlinar as Food and Beverage Manager. Mlinar was most recently Assistant Food and Beverage Manager at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.
Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. named Jason Salazar as Food & Beverage Manager. Salazar was most recently Food & Beverage Supervisor at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club in Palo Alto, Calif.
Lake Geneva (Wis.) Country Club named Danica Horner as Dining Room Manager. Horner was previously Manager at Bon Appetit Management Company at Beloit College.
The Club Management Association of America (CMAA) announced its elected 2022 Officers and Board of Directors. The 2022 Board will be led by the Executive Committee including: Chairman Mitchell Platt, MCM, CCE, General Manager, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC; Vice Chairman Michael Seabrook, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, TN; Secretary–Treasurer Joe Mendez, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, NJ; and Immediate Past Chairman Brian Kroh, CCM, General Manager, John’s Island Club, Vero Beach, FL. Newly elected or re-elected as Directors are: Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO, Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA; John Dorman, CCM, General Manager, The University Club, New York, NY; William Shonk, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Princess Anne Country Club, Virginia Beach, VA; and Jack Slaughter, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, NC. Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board are: Eric Dietz, CCM, CCE, PGA, Chief Operating Officer, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales, FL; Joseph Krenn, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA; Richard LaRocca, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Beechmont Country Club, Cleveland, OH; Casey Newman, CCM, Club Manager, River Oaks Country Club, Houston, TX; and Michael S. Wheeler, MCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Cherokee Town & Country Club, Atlanta, GA.
The PGA of America is expanding the PGA Career Services Department by adding four new Recruitment Specialists: Kate Drimel, PGA, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Caleb Hung, PGA, of Seattle; Leila Mackie, PGA, of Philadelphia; and Dylan Gladney, MBA, of Dallas.
Supplier News
KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE named Paul K. Levy, PGA as a Search & Consulting Executive. Levy, a former President of the PGA of America, has most recently been President and CEO at PKL Golf Management and Club Services.
Rain Bird’s Golf Division named Jeff Lawson as Marketing Manager, Tony Whelan as National Sales Manager for the U.S. and Canada, and Mohan Subramanian as International Sales Manager. Lawson has been with Rain Bird Golf for four years, initially serving as Western regional manager and, more recently, as national sales manager for the U.S. and Canada. Whelan began his career with Rain Bird in 1997 in Canada. In 2012, Whelan left the company to pursue other interests and returned in 2021. Subramanian has held various international sales roles for Rain Bird Golf before moving to the U.S. in 2018.
Golf Course Architect John Sanford, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), has formed a new partnership with longtime design associate David Ferris. The new Jupiter, Florida-based firm is now called Sanford Ferris Golf Course Design.
Landscapes Unlimited promoted Tom O’Connor to Project Manager in its South Region. An eight-year member of the Landscapes Unlimited team, O’Connor is responsible for cost estimating and budget development, activity and resource planning, contract management, financial forecasting, talent management, and ultimately realizing client satisfaction.
In Memoriam
Donna Otis, CCM, CCE, Chief Executive/General Manager of The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) passed away February 22, 2022. Otis started her career in hotels and was introduced to private clubs in 1994 as the Director of Food and Beverage at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Calif. As a consultant, she assisted Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, Calif. in 1998, then officially joined the Lake Merced team as the Director of Food and Beverage in 2000. Promoted to General Manager in 2007, Otis served Lake Merced and Bay Area communities for nearly 20 years.
In late 2017, Donna relocated to Southern California, and became the first female Chief Executive and General Manager of The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe. She volunteered her time with ProKids/First Tee San Diego, and was honored by having a scholarship named after her. In 2019, the Club Management Association of America recognized Donna with its inaugural Fellow Award. In 2021, she received the Nate Thurmond Award from the Good Tidings Foundation for her dedication to mentoring and raising funds for youth from underserved communities, and in 2022 the Foundation created a scholarship in her honor.
Paul Dunn passed away February 25 at the age of 93. Dunn, a retired marketing executive, was a former historian for the Newcomers Club of Pinehurst, N.C. and later spent five years as the Pinehurst Golf and Country Club, now Pinehurst Resort, historian. He and his wife B.J. published their first compendium of Donald Ross-designed courses that are open to the public in 2001: “Great Donald Ross Courses You Can Play.”
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