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, our 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; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.

The Florida Chapter is the largest of CMAA’s chapters around the World. Our membership is made up of close to 700 members at 350 clubs throughout the state. While we recognize Florida as one large chapter, our members meet on a monthly basis for education and networking events in five geographic regions around the state: Everglades, Gator, North, Seminole and Sunshine.

Club Facts and Figures

Club Type

  • 80 percent of CMAA members' clubs are golf and country clubs
  • 11 percent of CMAA members' clubs are city clubs
  • 4 percent of CMAA members' clubs are yacht clubs
  • 71 percent of CMAA members' clubs are IRS classified tax-exempt 501(c)(7) organizations

Club Income

  • Gross revenues equaled $13 billion for all clubs in 2008.
  • Food and beverage revenues equal $3.8 billion.
  • The average club’s gross income is $5.5 million.

Club Outreach Programs

  • Clubs raised $385 million for charities in 2008.
  • In 2008, clubs distributed $7.6 million in student scholarships.
  • Most of CMAA’s 46 chapters sponsor scholarship funds.

Economic Impact of Golf and clubs in Florida

  • The game of golf generates $170 million annually in tourism.
  • Clubs spend $2.9 billion within their state as a whole.
  • Clubs as a whole paid $351 million in real-estate taxes, $708 million in payroll taxes, $528 million in sales tax and $218 million in other taxes (i.e., liquor, excise, occupancy and school).

David Kemp
General Manager
Isleworth Golf & Country Club
6100 Payne Stewart Drive
Windermere, FL 34786
B: 407-876-5432
dkemp@isleworth.com 

Donald “Chip” Misch, CCM 
General Manager/COO
Quail Ridge Country Club
3715 Golf Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
B: 561-737-5100
cmisch@quailridgecc.com 

 
Membership Qualifications
Membership in the association is open to individuals who are in a management position at a membership based club. New members, otherwise known as Provisional members receive all CMAA member benefits except the right to vote and hold elected office. Provisional members qualify for active status after 12 months of membership in the Association and the accumulation of 15 CMAA Education credits (CMI & Chapter Education).

Club professionals start the membership process with their local CMAA chapter. Once elected into chapter membership, the individual simultaneously becomes a member of the national organization (this is a requirement of the Association’s bylaws.)

Interested in learning more about membership? Contact the Florida Chapter office at 561.691.6849 or via email at info@flcmaa.org.  
 

Membership applications and dues payments should be forwarded to the Florida Chapter office for processing. Interested in learning more about membership? Contact our office at 561.691.6849 or via email at info@flcmaa.org.  
     

 
Benefits of CMAA and FLCMAA Membership
 
Professional Development
Remaining steadfast to our mission, CMAA strives to fulfill the educational needs of our members in everything we do. Each of CMAA’s courses is developed using the highest academic standards and is reviewed and refined continuously to ensure that our members are receiving current information delivered in an appropriate method. CMAA’s Lifetime Professional Development Program prepares our members to lead, succeed, innovate, stretch boundaries, expand expertise and create a thriving club environment.
  
 
Education and Networking Opportunities
 
  
  FLCMAA Summer Conference Series 
Each Summer, the Florida Chapter hosts a series of three Summer    
Conferences in June, August and September. Our conferences 
are family friendly with ample time for professional development and
networking. While members participate in education sessions, 
spouses and families have the option to participate in planned              social and educational opportunities. We welcome you to join us for our    2010 Conference Series – click here for more information. 

Florida Mid Management Tours 
The Florida Chapter hosts two Mid Management Tours in January and August with motivational leadership speakers who travel throughout to four locations throughout the state. This is an ideal opportunity for your Mid Management staff to participate in a high performance education program and network with area managers. Click here for more information about our next Mid Management Tour.

Florida Regional Education & Business Meetings
Each year, more than 100 hours of education events are held throughout the state at local monthly meetings in your area. Our regional education chairs compile an outstanding slate of speakers and offerings and with our discounted Florida Education Club, we invite you to participate as often as your schedule allows. Log on to our chapter calendar for the latest meetings in your area.

CMAA’s World Conference on Club Management
The World Conference on Club Management is the Association’s most visible event of the year. Over the past several years, audiences of nearly 4,000 have attended CMAA’s conference and show, which is held in major cities throughout the United States. Members benefit from the variety of opportunities available at the World Conference, which includes more than 90 education programs with hands-on advice that can be easily put into practice. The 2011 World Conference on Club Management will be held in Orlando, February 25 – March 1, 2011.  
 
  
Certification Program
CMAA takes great pride in its voluntary certification program. Since its inception in 1965, it has become recognized as the hospitality industry’s most respected certification program. Eligibility and registration details can be found online.
 
  
  Certified Club Manager (CCM)
The CCM designation is known as the hallmark of professionalism in club management. It is a valuable and widely respected mark of a manager’s commitment to professional development and the club industry.

Certified Chief Executive (CCE)
The CCE designation was developed to recognize managers who have shown the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club. While the CCM designation is still the “hallmark of professionalism” within the club industry, the CCE designation is meant to augment the CCM designation, not replace it.

Master Club Manager (MCM)
The MCM designation is a certification and recognition program for a special group of professionals who have made extraordinary and long-lasting contributions to the club industry. 
 
  
Career Services
CMAA’s Career Services Department provides the best assistance for members in need of new positions and for clubs in need of professional management. The department’s Web site, ClubCareers, provides online access to the best career counseling, job opportunity listings and employment services available in the club industry.

Florida Clubs are welcome to post open job opportunities free of charge on the Florida Chapter website. Click here for more information. Should you be looking for a new career opporunity, contact the chapter office  and we will keep you updated with any new job openings in our area.
 
 
Corporate Partners
These companies have demonstrated their leadership role in the club industry by committing long-term support to the Association and its members. Their financial support assists in funding CMAA professional development and networking events. Click here to access a list of our 2009-2010 Corporate Partners and Advertisers.
 
 
Research and Publications
CMAA offers members the most current and useful information available on club operations and management. Through various resources and publications such as the bi-monthly magazine, the newsletters and the Online Research Archives, CMAA continues to provide the widest range of club industry resources found anywhere.  
 
  
Industry and Legislative Resources
The Industry and Legislative Resources Department identifies legislative and regulatory issues on the state and federal levels that affect clubs; educates and informs Association members of the issues; works in cooperation with allied associations to deal with legislation of mutual interest; and creates awareness of CMAA as a key information resource. 
 
  
Premier Club Services®
CMAA’s Premier Club Services (PCS) serves as a one-stop resource center for club industry professionals who would like to accelerate the operating efficiency of their staff, board and management team. A PCS subscription provides club management professionals with the most innovative programs, products and support services available in the industry today.
 
  
Web Site
CMAA's Web site is diverse and contains a wealth of industry information. Accessed more than two million times per month, the Web site allows members to communicate with one another, national staff and other industry organizations as well as to take advantage of the multitude of CMAA services. The Florida Chapter site is just as active. We encourage you to log on often to keep in touch with chapter happenings, access our private membership directory and more.
 
   
   
 

  



























































       
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