A Message of Thanks from CMAA Director Peter Davies

Dear NECMA Friends,

The dust has settled from all the excitement in San Diego and I would like to thank you all for your tremendous support of my election efforts. It is thrilling to have been elected to a three-year term as a national director and I am especially proud to have this opportunity to represent my Chapter at the national level.

It was just two years ago that I relocated to Cape Cod from Cincinnati and from the Ohio Valley Chapter to NECMA. When I arrived on the Cape I was very appreciative of the calls I received from NECMA managers welcoming me to the Chapter. At the time, I made the decision to focus on my new job and wait until my first season was over before becoming an active participant in NECMA. I must share with you that this was a poor decision and my advice to anyone relocating and transitioning to a new job is to get immediately involved in their CMAA Chapter!

I started attending Chapter meetings in September of my first year in New England and immediately felt more comfortable and confident as I started to interact with my new Chapter friends – a group that I quickly discovered to be wicked smart and willing to share their extensive knowledge of this wonderful corner of the United States.

Little did I know that a few months later I would be nominated by the CMAA Board of Directors to complete the second year of my fellow countryman and Chapter member Stephen Downes three-year term and be asking my new Chapter to support me in running for election for my own three-year term in 2010.

NECMA President Ric Shultz moved fast to put the wheels in motion and before I knew it a committee was formed and Peter Trombetta had generously agreed to contribute his considerable talents as campaign manager. I never felt more fortunate in my life.

I am so grateful to Ric Schultz for getting my campaign so quickly in place and to our 2010 President Barry Stacer for keeping it there. I was truly humbled and appreciative of the encouragement and support of the NECMA Board of Directors and NECMA Past President’s Council. Everyone deserves a special mention but I must give a special thanks to Paul Lazar for creating the campaign slogan "...still learning"… a simple phrase that captured my personal passion for CMAA so well. Drew Ford was the creative one who conceived the collegiate, bespectacled logo and I think just about everyone on the team pushed me into producing the YouTube clips!

It is impossible to express the depth of my gratitude to Peter Trombetta for pulling me into the 21st Century with a truly electronic campaign. Peter provided invaluable help with my Chapter visit schedule and was always available with the best advice and guidance whenever I asked for it! I hope he is not too dismayed that I am chairman of the Technology Committee this year! Thank you Peter!

This first part of the journey has been quite a thrill and it is now time for me to serve our wonderful association in the best way I possibly can. I look forward to hearing from you all and I hope you will always let me know whenever there is something I can do to help.

Thanks again and very best wishes,

Peter

Peter C. Davies, CCM
Wianno Club, Osterville, MA.

PETER DAVIES, CCM ELECTED TO CLUB MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Peter Trombetta
(774)430-9050
Davies4Director@necma.org

PETER DAVIES, CCM ELECTED TO CLUB MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- February 13, 2010 -- Peter C. Davies, CCM, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Wianno Club in Osterville, Massachusetts and Member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) has been elected to a 3-year term as Director of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The election results were announced during the Closing Business Session at CMAA's 83rd World Conference on Club Management in San Diego, California.

The CMAA Board of Directors 2010 elections results are as follows:

For Secretary/Treasurer:

Lawrence "Skip" J. Avery, CCM, CCE
Country Club of Albans, St. Louis, MO

For Director:

For a three-year term:

Tony D'Errico, CCM, CCE
Westwood Country Club, St. Louis, MO

Damon J. DiOrio, CCM, CCE
Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, NC

Peter C. Davies, CCM
Wianno Club, Osterville, MA

For a one-year term:

Three Carpenter, CCM
Dallas Country Club, Dallas, TX

Ronald A. Banaszak, CCM
St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA

Congratulations to all our elected CMAA Board of Directors.

The New England Club Managers Association (NECMA), the original chapter of the Club Managers Association of America, was established in 1914 and has since been a leader in the advancement of opportunities for private club managers, and foremost, students of the culinary and hospitality industries. NECMA has more than 240 members who manage more than 150 private clubs in the New England area. The purposes of the New England Chapter are to provide education to persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character, to promote and encourage efficient and successful club management, and to advance friendly relations among its members. For more information about NECMA, visit our web site at http://www.necma.org.

The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. With close to 7,000 members across all classifications, CMAA manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of its members; to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations. CMAA hosts the World Conference on Club Management and Exposition annually; maintains a highly trafficked Web site - http://www.cmaa.org - containing club industry resources as well as a section for CMAA members only; researches, writes and develops textbooks, manuals and white papers on club management issues; and is involved in numerous industry-wide initiatives that advance the profession of club management and enrich the lives of its members.

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