Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Manager/COOs at Green Tree Country Club in Midland, Texas, Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, and Delray Beach (Fla.) Club; a new Assistant General Manager at Colonial Country Club in Fort Myers, Fla.; and new Directors of People & Culture at Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C. and Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla.
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/.
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Green Tree Country Club in Midland, Texas named Wes Hardin, CCM as General Manager/COO. Hardin was most recently General Manager/CEO at Country Club of Lincoln (Neb.).
Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio named Joseph T. Furko III as General Manager/COO. Furko was most recently General Manager/COO at Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pa.
Delray Beach (Fla.) Club named Tracy Bradbury as General Manager/COO. Bradbury was most recently Assistant General Manager at Boca Woods Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla.
Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. named Mark Hodgdon as General Manager. Hodgdon most recently served as General Manager at Hilton Atlanta Aiport.
The Players Club Omaha (Neb.) named James T. Rolls, PGA as General Manager/Director of Golf. Rolls was most recently Rolls Director of Golf at The Club at Indian Creek in Elkhorn, Neb.
Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo. named Jerry Eye, PGA as General Manager/COO. Eye was most recently General Manager at Barton Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas.
Colonial Country Club in Fort Myers, Fla. promoted Star Revers to Assistant General Manager and Mario Crespo to Chief Financial Officer. Revers was most recently Director of Administration and HR, while Crespo was most recently Director of Finance.
Westlake Country Club in Austin, Texas named Kelly O’Donnell, PGA as Head Golf Professional. O’Donnell was most recently General Manager of Quail Valley Golf and City Centre in Missouri City, Texas.
Fircrest (Wash.) Golf Club named Isabel Vela as Assistant Golf Professional. Vela was most recently Assistant Golf Professional at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge in Snoqualmie, Wash.
Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C. named Sherri Satterfield as Director of People & Culture. Satterfield was most recently VP of Human Resources at Wingate (N.C.) University.
Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. named Olga C. Follansbee, SPHR, SHRM-SCP as Director of People & Culture. Follansbee was most recently SR. HR Business Partner at PAYCHEX PEO Division in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis. named Dan Crooker as Executive Director of Sales and Julia Ippolito as Director of Events. Crooker was most recently General Manager of The Landmark Resort in Door County Wis., while Ippolito was most recently Assistant Director of Operations at Levy Restaurants at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Country Club named Stefan Smith as Executive Chef. Smith was most recently Corporate Chef at Coeur d’Alene Golf and Spa Resort in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Troon Country Club Executive Chef Carlos Lechuga was named to Club + Resort Chef’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2024. Chef Lechuga’s selection followed a comprehensive nomination process led by industry leaders and peers, with the final selection overseen by Club + Resort Chef and a panel of club chefs.
Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas named Chelsa Harriman as Director of Catering. Harriman wasmost recently Director of Special Events & Catering for the Dallas Cowboys.
NETRESULTS Tennis in Wellesley Hills, Mass. named Geoffrey Jagdfeld as Executive Director. Jagdfeld was most recently General Manager at New Canaan (Conn.) Racquet Club (NCRC) & Halo Fitness.
Concert Golf Partners named Charles Bracher as Chief Financial Officer. Bracher most recently served as EVP, Chief Financial Officer for Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
Landscapes Unlimited named Chad Cose as Program Manager in its Project Development Group. For more than two decades, Cose led the company’s project estimation department.
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