Alexandria, Virginia, United States: The Club Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced its elected 2024 Officers and Board of Directors.

The CMAA Board of Directors consists of 13 club management professionals who work together with the membership, National Committees and Task Forces, Partners, and the National Headquarters team to advance the profession and the broader industry collaboratively.

The 2024 Board officers are:

• Chairman Joe Mendez, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO, Doylestown Country Club, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
• Vice-Chairman Richard LaRocca, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, St Clair Country Club, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
• Secretary-Treasurer Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Houston Country Club, Houston, Texas
• Immediate Past Chairman Michael Seabrook, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee

The four club management professionals who were newly elected or re-elected as Directors are:

• Judy Higgins, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Valley Lo Club, Glenview, Illinois, elected to a one-year term
• Jeff Isbell, CCM, General Manager, Renaissance, Haverhill, Massachusetts, re-elected to a three-year term
• Charles Johnson, CCM, Executive Manager/CEO, Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, Michigan, elected to a three-year term
• Casey Newman, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Lakeside Country Club, Houston, Texas, re-elected to a three-year term

Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board are:

• Haissam Baityeh, CCM, CCE, Chief Operating Officer, Country Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Joseph Krenn, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Virginia
• William Shonk, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Princess Anne Country Club, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Jack Slaughter, CCM, CCE, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Kimberly Clark Warren, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

CMAA members participated in the elections process both online and in-person. The official election results were announced at the Closing Business Session of CMAA’s 2024 World Conference and Club Business Expo in Las Vegas.