The National Club Association announced a new lineup of officers, including Kirk O. Reese, CCM, as NCA Chairman; Philip Kiester as Vice Chairman; Kevin Vitale, CCM, as Treasurer; Ted Benn as Secretary; and Thomas Gaston Jr., CCM, as Immediate Past Chairman.
Following its recent annual board meeting held this past April in San Francisco, the National Club Association has elected new officers and reelected several directors.
The new lineup of officers includes Kirk O. Reese, CCM, representing the Los Angeles Country Club, as the new NCA Chairman, with Philip R. Kiester, of The Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, Va., serving as the new Vice Chairman. Kevin P. Vitale, CCM, of Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., became the new Treasurer, and Ted M. Benn, of the law firm Thompson & Knight LLP in Dallas, was elected as the new Secretary. Thomas E. Gaston, Jr., CCM, of the Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco, will remain on the NCA board as Immediate Past Chairman.
Also reelected to the board of directors for three-year terms were C.J. “Joe” Bendy, CCM, CCE, of the River Oaks Country Club in Houston; Christine R. Pooler, CCM, of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.; Frank J. Vain, of the McMahon Group consulting firm in St. Louis, Mo., Kevin F. Reilly, of the accounting and consulting firm PBMares in Richmond, Va.; and Terra S. H. Waldron, CCM, CCE, of Desert Highlands Association in Scottsdale, Ariz. Newly elected board officers Philip R. Kiester, Kirk O. Reese and Kevin P. Vitale have also been reelected for three-year terms.
“The National Club Association is excited for the many ways our new board leadership will help drive us forward as we continue to educate club leaders and advocate for the rights of our industry,” said Susanne R. Wegrzyn, President & CEO of NCA. “These individuals have all contributed greatly to our organization and we are grateful for their continued support, guidance and active engagement.”
The NCA Foundation, the charitable arm of the National Club Association, also held its annual meeting in San Francisco this past April, where it added several new members to its board of directors.
Newly elected NCA Foundation directors included:
• Kevin Kopanon, President & CEO, MembersFirst, Inc.
• Joe Perdue, Executive Director of Global Hospitality Initiatives, Georgia State University
• Dan Ramella, President, Club & Resort Business
• Arthur M. Scully, III, Vice President, Development & Communications, Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation
The NCA Foundation reelected several of its directors: Jeffrey McFadden, CCM, CCE, of The Union League of Philadelphia; Tammy Tassitano of the audit and consulting firm McGladrey in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and David Voorhees, CCM, of Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, Calif.
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