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A note from the chapter President…..

The Chapter is starting off strong! We had a wonderful Installation and Charity

Dinner hosted at the Maryland Club. The Board met for our annual retreat at

the Union League in Philadelphia. The Chapter hosted our Chapter Conference

Dinner at Biga on the Banks in San Antonio just off of the famous River-

walk. All this leads us up to just being days away for our annual Trade Show.

The Chapter raised $2,500 for St. Vincent’s Villa at the Installation and Charity

Dinner. This started a yearlong commitment that we made with St. Vincent’s

Villa to help support their endeavors, not just with this donation, but in assist-

ing with some of their activities over the course of the year. We are also plan-

ning on playing a role in their Annual Christmas Toy Drive. Please keep an eye

open for future information on how you can help us help St. Vincent’s.

The Board Retreat is a great way for our Chapter’s officers to get away together with a goal to bond as a board and

share ideas for this year. We also spent a lot of time preparing for the future as well. A special thanks to Joe Fulco,

CCM, CCE for his efforts to schedule the retreat and our host Jeff McFadden, CCM, CCE and his staff at the Union

League.

The CMAA National Conference is a marquee event for our Association. This year’s conference was our association’s

88th annual. The strength of our association was shown once again in the strong attendance. If you have not had a

chance to attend the conference, I would strongly suggest marking your calendar for next year’s conference in San

Diego from February 21st to 25th. Next year’s conference is sure to be a success because of both the wonderful con-

ference and the fabulous location. I would like to thank Nadine Rockwell, CCM for her dedication and efforts in orga-

nizing this year’s Chapter Dinner.

Michael Stott, CCM, CCE and his staff at the Baltimore Country Club are once again hosting our Annual Trade Show

this year. The Trade Show is on Tuesday, March 24th and additional information is available in the newsletter. The

price to attend the Trade Show was reduced this year to FREE, so register yourself and your staff today. Thanks from

the Chapter to Michael Stott, CCM, CCE for hosting the Trade Show and to our Chapter’s Managing Director Tina

Lutzi-Regler for organizing the registration of both the attendees and vendors.

I look forward to seeing you all at the Trade Show and other events throughout the year.

All the best,

Scott Lockwood

GBCMA President

In This Issue:

• Letter from the President

• Welcome to the chapter

• CCM

• Featured Club

• Upcoming events

• Your board busy at work

• Up coming Education


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Welcome to the GBCMA Chapter….

Boris Gradina -

Comes to Maryland Golf and Country Club in Bel Air, Maryland with over 18 years of experi-

ence in private clubs. Prior to joining MGCC, Gradina served as General Manager of Sylvania

Country Club in Toledo, Ohio. Prior to Sylvania he spent thirteen years working at Hershey

Country Club and Lebanon Country Club in Central Pennsylvania.

He possesses numerous professional certifications, with the most notable being Certified Club

Manager (CCM) and CMAA MID (Manager in Development). He is cur-

rently in pursuit of CCE (Certified Chief Executive) designation.

Gradina maintains active involvement in several CMAA Chapters. He has

been involved in chapter leadership since 2007 and most recently served as President of the Toledo

CMAA Chapter. Gradina received his Hotel and Restaurant Management diploma from Penn Foster

School, Scranton, PA. He is married and has two children.

Audrey Ross-

Grew up in Ithaca, NY and lived there until she went to Virginia Tech to study

Hospitality and Tourism Management. She graduated in May of 2014 with a

BS in Business Administration with a Hospitality and Tourism Management

major and a Business Leadership minor.

While in school Audrey worked at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Con-

ference Center in banquets and her student chapter of CMAA helped her find

her summer internships at various clubs. Audrey has interned at Roaring Gap

Club in North Carolina, Chevy Chase Club in Maryland, and Cherokee Town

and Country Club in Georgia. Audrey was very excited to

return to Maryland for the opportunity to be a Food and

Beverage Manager at Baltimore Country Club.

Darlene Jones -

Is a native of Richmond, Virginia and moved to the eastern shore of Maryland in

1983. She worked as an owner/operator in the hotel and restaurant business for

17 years. Having a real estate associate broker’s license as well as being a certified

tax preparer came in handy during her role as Prospect Bay’s comptroller. In No-

vember of 2014 Darlene was promoted to General Manager. Away from work,

she enjoys time with family, doing volunteer work, running and water sports.


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CMAA welcomed 56 new CCMs in 2014 with two from Maryland clubs. If you are getting close to the 300

credits necessary to take the exam I would like to encourage you to do so. If you

don’t know how many credits you have you can find that information on the CMAA

website. The dates for this year’s exams and Review Course are:

Proctored Exam: May 4, August 3 and November 16. To set up a local proctored

exam please contact your local college.

Certification Review Course: November 15 – 19 (Georgia State, Atlanta, GA)

Certification Exam: November 20 (Georgia State, Atlanta, GA)

The Certification Review Course is very beneficial, especially for those managers

who took the BMI courses several years ago. It will cover any new material since

they have taken the courses and will also help all managers in areas of club management that they are not

familiar with. Please take advantage of it if you are able to attend.

Lori Murphy, CCM

Caves Valley Golf Club

410-356-1313

[email protected]

The Certified Club Manager …

In many professions, a successful career is marked by an appropriate de-

gree of professional development, verified by a credible certification pro-

gram and recognized by both the public and one's peers. The Certified Club

Manager (CCM) designation has been the hallmark of professionalism in club man-

agement since 1965 and is the cornerstone of CMAA's member recognition pro-

gram. It is a valuable and widely-respected mark of a manager's commitment to

professional development and the club industry.

Kent Johnson sat for The Certified Club Manager Exam, November of 2014.

His group was the first offered to take the exam electronically. The Certifi-

cation Review Course was a great tool and greatly helped him prepare for

the viragos test, “Definitely take advantage of the review course, especially

if the BMI classes have been taken over several years.” It’s a great honor to

be recognized as one of the 56 new CCM’s.

M. Kent Johnson, CCM

General Manager/COO

Elkridge Club


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Featured Club…. The Center Club

Non-Member Invitation ….

Members and Non-members were invited to the Open House on January 31, 2015. This event was promoted

through the Club’s newsletters and social media. Special event incentives and membership promotions were of-

fered.

See the Club like you’ve never seen it before! Tour our beautiful event spaces, styled and designed by Baltimore’s top

event vendors. Meet our Catering Team and learn about hosting an event at the Club within your budget. Get ideas

for your next event. The Center Club has private rooms

ideal for Weddings and Rehearsal Dinners, Business

Meetings, Corporate Receptions, Galas, and Bar/Bat

Mitzvahs.

Feature your Club next month. Send your article to-

[email protected]


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March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Trade

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Don’t forget to mark your calendar

April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Upcoming Education-

March 24th – Tuesday

Annual Trade Show –

Baltimore Country Club – 5pm

April 7th – Tuesday

Employment Law Seminar –

Annapolis Yacht Club - 8am

May 19th – Tuesday

General Managers Round Table

Caves Valley – 9am

June 16th – Tuesday

Whitney Reid; Team Building /

Staff Development – Elkridge

Country Club – 9am

July 27th – Monday

Annual Golf Outing – Hillendale

Country Club – 10:30am


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Your board busy at work...

Save the Date:

Golf Outing Hillendale Country Club Monday, July 27th

Greater Baltimore Chapter offers Club Managers opportunity, growth, net-

working, peer to peer help, and new opportunities. Working the chapter will

certainly expand your career within the Club industry. As you become active

within the chapter, you’ll find that it opens up whole new worlds for you to

wonderful people, experiences and causes. After a few years, dedicating your

time and energy to worthy causes and initiatives just becomes part of who

you are, and what you do.

Topics the Board actively discusses-

• Chapter budget and bylaws

• Education ideas and topics

• Social networking event

• Website and newsletter

• Charity Events

• Current membership, Welcoming New Members

• Peer-to-Peer help

Its important to hear from our members, share with us -

• Education ideas

• Your Club events and new projects

• Interesting articles and topics

GBCMA 2015 Board Retreat, Monday, February 9th


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SAVE THE DATE:

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR CLUB MANAGEMENT: FROM HIRING TO FIRING....AND WHAT HAPPENS IN

BETWEEN

TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB

Join us on Tuesday, April 7th for dynamic education sessions on Employment for Club Management provided by Bracewell &

Giuliani LLP employment law attorneys James H. Kizziar, AYC Member and Nancy O'Connor.

8AM-8:30AM REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30AM-9:15AM SESSION 1- Lawful Hiring Practices

9:15AM -10:15AM SESSION 2-Conducting Lawful Evaluations, Discipline & Terminations

10:15AM - 10:45AM SESSION 3-Preventing and Responding to Workplace Harrasment

Q&A UNTIL 11AM

James H. Kizziar Bio Nancy O'Connor Bio

Don't miss out...sign up today online at www.gbcma.org or please contact Tina Lutzi-Regler, CCM,CCE at

[email protected] or 410-592-8011x247.


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Neighboring Chapter Upcoming Education:

April 13th—Monday

Denehy Club Thinking Partners

River Bend Golf & Country Club

May 18th—Monday

Annual Golf Outing

June 8th—Monday

The Affordable Care Act

The Cosmos Club

We look forward to seeing

you and your team soon!

Mark you Calendars for up-

coming educations, send your

team and invite a friend.

Write to us about what inter-

est, news articles, education

ideas, innovated and fun

ideas!

Gregg Patterson &

Norm Spitzig

Hermitage Country Club

Monday, April 13, 2015 8:00

AM - 1:00 PM

Universal Life Lessons in the

Wonderful World of Private

Clubs by Gregg Patterson &

Norm Spitzig


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The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce its 2015 Officers and Board of

Directors. CMAA members had the opportunity to cast their ballots online prior to or in-person at the 88th

World Conference on Club Management and Club Business Expo in San Antonio, TX. The election results

have been tabulated electronically by the voting software and were announced today at the Awards and

Conference Finale.

The 2015 CMAA Officers are:

President Tony D’Errico, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of Westwood Country Club, St. Louis,

MO;

Vice President Jill R. Philmon, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of Ballantyne Country Club, Char-

lotte, NC;

Secretary – Treasurer Robert C. James, CCM, CCE, CHE, Chief Operating Officer of Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY;

and

Immediate Past President Damon J. DiOrio, CCM, CCE, Chief Executive Officer of Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte,

NC.

Newly elected or re-elected as Directors are:

Brian R. Kroh, CCM, General Manager of John’s Island Club, Vero Beach, FL (Elected to a Three-Year Term);

William E. Langley, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of Quail Ridge Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL

(Re-elected to a Three-Year Term);

Todd D. Marsh, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, IL (Re-elected to a Two-Year

Term); and

Christina A. Toups, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Ridglea Country Club, Fort Worth, TX (Elected to a Three-Year

Term).

Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board include:

Mark A. Bado, MCM, CCE, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of The Kansas City Country Club, Mission Hills,

KS;

Robert J. "Bobby" Crifasi, CCM, CCE, CPA, General Manager of New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans, LA;

Peter C. Davies, CCM, General Manager of Moraine Country Club, Kettering, OH;

Randall J. Ruder, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck, NY; and

Richard D. Spurlin, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Eugene Country Club, Eugene, OR.

Lastly, the Bylaws Propositions were approved by the CMAA Membership.


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