CMAA Announces New Certified Chief Executives

The Club Managers Association of America is proud to announce that it has named 30 new Certified Chief Executives. The Certified Chief Executive (CCE) designation was developed to recognize those managers who have shown the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club.

The Club Managers Association of America is proud to announce that it has named 30 new Certified Chief Executives. The Certified Chief Executive (CCE) designation was developed to recognize those managers who have shown the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club.

Meant to augment the Certified Club Manager designation, seen as the “hallmark of professionalism” in the club industry, the CCE requires managers to maintain Professional or Retired Professional membership status in the Association, to have achieved the CCM designation, to have obtained Honor Society status, to have successfully completed Business Management Institutes IV and V, and to have served as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years.

The following members successfully met all CCE requirements:

  • George W. Arnold, CCM, CCE, West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY
  • Dave E. Bachman, CCM, CCE, Spring Brook Country Club, Morristown, NJ
  • Anthony C. Chelena, CCM, CCE, Hendersonville Country Club, Hendersonville, NC
  • Albert Costantini, CCM, CCE, Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, NJ
  • Paul Craven, CCM, CCE, Jacksonville Golf & Country Club, Jacksonville, FL
  • Russ Curtis Jr., CCM, CCE, Mac Gregor Downs Country Club, Cary, NC
  • Cindy R. Davis, CCM, CCE, Athens Country Club, Athens, TX
  • Michael C. Davis, CCM, CCE, Park City Club, Dallas, TX
  • Michael R. Feil, CCM, CCE, Jupiter Island Club, Hobe Sound, FL
  • David Gourlay, CCM, CCE, Lakewood Country Club, Westlake, OH
  • Christophe Granger, CCM, CCE, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Douglas J. Holtz, CCM, CCE, Phoenix, AZ
  • Gary D. Kamenicky, CCM, CCE, The Club, Inc., Birmingham, AL
  • Kenneth P. Kinka, CCM, CCE, North Ridge Country Club, Raleigh, NC
  • Mitchell P. Krach, CCM, CCE, Big Cypress Golf & Country Club, Lakeland, FL
  • David L. Main, CCM, CCE, Oceanside Country Club, Ormond Beach, FL
  • Edward Noroian, CCM, CCE, Grand Blanc, MI
  • Carlos Perez, CCM, CCE, High Ridge Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL
  • Bryan E. Richardson, CCM, CCE, Sunol Valley Golf Club, Sunol, CA
  • Bryan Roe, CCM, CCE, Naples Lakes Country Club, Naples, FL
  • Neil Rooney, CCM, CCE, Scarboro Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Brian J. Schultz, CCM, CCE, West Bay Beach & Golf Club, Estero, FL
  • Richard G. Shaughnessy Jr., CCM, CCE, Wollaston Golf Club, Milton, MA
  • Brian Straight, CCM, CCE, Pinnacle Peak Country Club, Scottsdale, AZ
  • James F. Sutton, CCM, CCE, River Hills Country Club, Lake Wylie, SC
  • Dale G. Telford, CCM, CCE, Corpus Christi Country Club, Corpus Christi, TX
  • Christian Thon, CCM, CCE, Menlo Circus Club, Atherton, CA
  • Henry R. Waddington, CCM, CCE, Okatee, SC
  • Jeffrey L. Williams, CCM, CCE, Grande Oaks Golf Club, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • James Williamsen, CCM, CCE, Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, NE

The Club Managers Association of America would like to extend sincere congratulations to its newly certified members and encourage them to continue their professional development in the future. For more information on the CCE designation and requirements, please visit www.cmaa.org/Certification.aspx