CMAA Elects 2020 Board of Directors
The 2020 CMAA Officers are:
- Chairman Mark Bado, MCM, CCE, General Manager, Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte, NC;
- Vice Chairman Brian Kroh, CCM, General Manager, John’s Island Club, Vero Beach, FL;
- Secretary–Treasurer Mitchell Platt, MCM, CCE, General Manager, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC; and
- Immediate Past Chairman Randy Ruder, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck, NY.
Newly elected or re-elected as Directors are:
- Eric Dietz, CCM, CCE, PGA, Chief Operating Officer, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales, FL;
- Joseph Krenn, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA;
- Joe Mendez, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, NJ; and
- William Shonk, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Princess Anne Country Club, Virginia Beach, VA.
Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board are:
- Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO, Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne, PA;
- Richard LaRocca, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Beechmont Country Club, Cleveland, OH;
- Michael Seabrook, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, TN;
- Christina Toups, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Ridglea Country Club, Fort Worth, TX; and
- Michael S. Wheeler, MCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Cherokee Town & Country Club, Atlanta, GA.
Voting for officers and directors was conducted online prior to and in-person at CMAA’s 2020 World Conference and Club Business Session in Grapevine, TX. The election results were announced at the event’s Closing Business Session.
About CMAA
Founded in 1927, the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) is the largest professional association for managers of membership clubs with 6,800 members throughout the US and internationally. Our members contribute to the success of more than 2,500 country, golf, athletic, city, faculty, military, town, and yacht clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote relationships between club management professionals and other similar professions; to encourage the education and advancement of members; and to provide the resources needed for efficient and successful club operations. Under the covenants of professionalism, education, leadership, and community, CMAA continues to extend its reach as the leader in the club management practice. CMAA is headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with 42 professional chapters and more than 40 student chapters and colonies. Learn more at cmaa.org.
Media Contact:
Melissa Low
melissa.low@cmaa.org
