The Excellence in Club Management Awards Dinner held at the Music City’s Nashville City Club was filled with tributes to the exemplary leadership and achievements of the 2018 honorees.
CMAA Upper Midwest Chapter Hosts Speaker Series
The speaker roundtable was presented by the Club Managers Association of America in partnership with Club Benchmarking, and was held October 24 at the Minneapolis Club. Speakers included Pat Finlen, CGCS, General Manager, Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.; Steven Freund, Executive Director, The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga.; Brendan Walsh, PGA, Director of Golf, The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.; Luke O’Boyle, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO, Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; and Jeffrey McFadden, CCM, CCE, General Manager, The Union League of Philadelphia.
The Best of the Best
A Q&A with Kevin Vitale, GM/COO of Baltusrol Golf Club and Chairman of the Selection Committee for the Excellence in Club Management Awards, about the process that leads to the industry’s most prestigious recognition.
Union League of Philadelphia Names First Female President
Twenty-four years after Joan Carter made history as one of the first women to be admitted as a member of the Union League of Philadelphia, she has done so again, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The South Jersey businesswoman was elected as the first female president of the 148-year-old private club. Unlike the public…
National Club Association Foundation Elects Two New Board Members
The National Club Association Foundation, Washington, D.C., recently announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Jeffrey McFadden, CCM, CCE, and Tammy Tassitano, CPA, were elected to serve on the NCA Foundation Board through 2011. Jeff McFadden has been the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of The…