Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C., Detroit (Mich.) Golf Club and Bocaire Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla.; new Directors of Racquets at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. and Silver Spring Country Club in Ridgefield, Conn.; and a new Director of Fitness & Wellness at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga.
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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Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C. named Robert A. Sereci, CCM, ECM as Chief Executive Officer. Sereci was most recently General Manager/COO at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club.
Detroit (Mich.) Golf Club named Donald Byerly III, CCM as General Manager/COO. Byerly was most recently General Manager/COO at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Bocaire Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. named Loraine Ellis Vienne, CCM, CCE, CAM as General Manager. Vienne was most recently General Manager/COO of Hampton Hall Club in Bluffton, S.C.
Inverness (Ill.) Golf Club named Charles Merriman as General Manager/COO. Merriman was most recently Director of Guest, Member, and Community Relations at La Jolla (Calif.) Beach and Tennis Club.
Norwalk (Conn.) Yacht Club named Eduardo R. Altamirano as General Manager. Altamirano was most recently Assistant Manager at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn.
Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. named Michael Nyerges, CCM as General Manager/COO. Nyerges was most recently Assistant General Manager at Baltimore (Md.) Country Club.
Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn. named Daniel Jones as General Manager. Jones was most recently Clubhouse Manager at Silver Spring Country Club in Ridgefield, Conn.
Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills, Ill. named Stefan Sperlich as General Manager. Sperlich was previously Director of Clubs at Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick, S.C.
Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho named Nolan Halterman, CCM, PGA as General Manager/COO. Halterman was most recently General Manager/COO at Hidden Valley Country Club in Sandy, Utah.
Wing & Barrel Ranch in Sonoma, Calif. named Joseph Travaglio, CCM as General Manager. Travaglio was most recently General Manager/COO at SouthShore Country Club in Henderson, Nev.
The Ocean Club in Sosua, Dominican Republic, part of the Marriott International’s portfolio, named Ane Echeverria as General Manager. Echeverria has held management roles in rooms division, sales & marketing and most recently as director of operations of a luxury resort in Mexico.
Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club named Joseph Espinosa as Assistant General Manager. Espinosa was most recently Assistant Clubhouse Manager at Austin (Texas) Country Club.
Talking Rock in Prescott, Ariz. named Shawn Scott as Director of Golf and John Cannon as Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction. Scott most recently served as Director of Golf at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz. Cannon most recently served as the First Assistant Golf Professional at Talking Rock.
Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood, Colo. named Alan Palmer as Head Golf Professional. Palmer was most recently Head Golf Professional at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ron Dumas, Assistant Professional at Avon Fields Golf Course in Cincinnati, Ohio, has received the Jefferson Award from the American Institute of Public Service through the Cincinnati Rotary Club. The Jefferson Award, the Nobel Prize for public service, was created in 1972 by Cincinnati’s own U.S. Senator Robert Taft and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Blake Jirges, Director of Player Development at Coto de Caza (Calif.) Golf & Racquet Club, has been named winner of the 2022 Southern California PGA section Teacher of the Year award. This award is based on a professional’s overall performance in teaching – promotion of golf, use of teaching aids, involvement in junior golf activities, teaching techniques, and articles published are some of the criteria considered.
Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. named Jeffrey Rightnour as Director of Racquets. Rightnour was most recently Director of Paddle and Pickleball at Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pa.
Silver Spring Country Club in Ridgefield, Conn. named Roberto Bianco as Director of Racquets. Bianco was most recently Director of Racquet Sports at Country Club of York (Pa.).
The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga. named Dawn Maclellan as Director of Fitness & Wellness. Maclellan was most recently Director of Wellness, Fitness, Aquatics, Spa & Salon at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla.
Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C. named Christian A. Monchâtre as Director of Culinary. Monchâtre was most recently Vice President of Culinary Operations at Heritage Hotels & Resorts in Albuquerque, N.M.
San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, Calif. promoted Marisa Espinoza to Director of Food and Beverage. Espinoza was perviously Food and Beverage Manager at the club.
The Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.) named Jeremy Leinen, CEC as Executive Chef. Leinen was most recently Executive Chef at Park Ridge (Ill.) Country Club.
Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. named Lorcan O’Connell as Executive Chef. O’Connell was most recently Executive Chef at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y.
Mizner Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla. named Mark Langlais as Director of Finance. Langlais has had financial management positions with Trump International, The Mar-a-Largo Club and Fiddlesticks Country Club. Most recently, he was Director of Finance for Premier Private Jets.
The TradeWinds Island Resorts – the Island Grand Resort and RumFish Beach Resort – on the island of St. Pete Beach, Fla., named Karleen Johnson as Director of Sales. Johnson began her 22-year career with TradeWinds as Catering Sales and Convention Services Manager and was soon promoted to Senior Sales Manager.
RATIONAL USA promoted Chef Billy Buck to Vice President of Culinary (US). Buck was previously National Corporate Chef for the company.
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