2020 Northwest Regional Conference
We're hopeful about re-scheduling for April 3 - 5, 2022
Speakers:
Ken Batali, President of Batali Associates, has spent more than 25 years in the restaurant industry. During his career, Ken has contributed to the success of a wide variety of food-service organizations including coffee shops, casinos, private clubs and independent restaurants. As the Senior Operations Executive at Restaurants Unlimited, he led a diverse group of high-end, full-service restaurants to peak levels of service and profitability. At Taco Del Mar, a quick-serve franchise organization, he created the training programs and quality-control systems.
Amilcar Davy joined CMAA in 2015 as a Manager of Research, which involves managing CMAA?s research strategy. This includes responding to research requests, designing surveys that benefit the CMAA membership and staff, producing annual survey reports (Finance & Operations and Compensation and Benefits), supporting the educational offerings such as BMI and sessions at the World Conference on Club Management.
Prior to joining CMAA, Amilcar had over 10 years of experience in the Television Research field while working with such companies as Discovery Communications and the National Geographic Channel. Amilcar attended the University of Maryland at College Park where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Sciences and Statistics.
Shannon Herschbach, principal and cofounder of Pipeline Marketing, is a recognized sales and marketing leader in the private club industry and a frequent speaker at worldwide CMAA conferences. She has over two decades of experience in membership, event and hospitality sales and has been recognized as one of the most influential women in the club industry by BoardRoom Magazine.
Derek Johnston is a Partner at GGA where he leads the development of business solutions for GGA's roster of clients, in addition to managing the firm's internal operations. Derek is an expert in club financial and operational analysis and strategy and has had the privilege of serving hundreds of GGA clients around the world.ˇ Prior to joining GGA, Derek led the business solutions division for a global technology provider operating in the club industry and spent a number of years in operations consulting with Arthur Anderson and Deloitte.
Marcus King CCM, CCE, PGA, General Manager of Overlake Golf & Country Club, grew up in Seattle, earned an Evans Scholarship and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science. He avoided law school and entered the United States Peace Corps, serving in Honduras and working as a social worker, small business specialist, and special education teacher.ˇHe then served as the Head Golf Professional at a municipal golf course and private club and then as the General Manager of a resort and three private clubs, experiencing every corner of our industry. He recently served as the Golf Commissioner for the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle.
Michael Phelps, principal and cofounder of Pipeline Marketing, leads the strategy and brand marketing efforts for Pipeline Marketing. He is a 23-year veteran of the club industry including over a dozen years with American Golf where he led all Finance and Technology efforts during their hyper-growth years. Mike has been named one of the 10 Most Innovative People in Marketing by Golf Inc. Magazine.
Gregg Patterson was GM of The Beach Club for 34 years, stepping aside for the next generation in 2016 and becoming a full-time speaker and writer. Gregg has been a featured presenter at club management seminars, assistant manager conferences and hospitality forums around the world; teaches club management courses at BMI-II and BMI-V; was an Adjunct Professor in the Collins School of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly University, Pomona for fourteen years; and is a visiting lecturer at various universities both in the states and around the world.
Gregg also writes for BoardRoom magazine, Club Management magazine, Golf Retailing magazine and The St. Andrews Management Center and is the author of Reflections on the Club Experience, an anthology of essays on club cultures and operations.
In acknowledgement of his efforts as an educator in both the university and the corporate worlds, he was awarded the 2002 Gary Player Private Club Educator of the Year Award by BoardRoom magazine, the Club Executive of the Yearˇby the Club Management Association of America in 2015, the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Asian Pacific Hospitality Summit in 2015 and the 2015 BoardRoom magazine Award of Dedication for his timeless, energetic and dedicated service to the private club industry.
Robyn Stowell is an attorney whose practice focuses on real estate and general business matters with a nationally recognized focus on golf and private club matters. Ms. Stowell helps clubs nationwide update their documents, implement best practices and address the changing legal landscape in a timely and effective manner. She helps buyers, sellers, lenders, clubs and member groups with all matters related to the sale, turnover, finance and operational issues related to golf and private club assets.
Robyn is recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Chambers, and also as a Top Lawyer in Arizona by Arizona Business Magazine. She was one of the ?Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate? by Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine in 2008-2011. Golf Inc. named her to their list of Best Lawyers in the Golf Industry. She was recognized by BoardRoom Magazine as ?One of the Seventeen Most Influential Women in the Golf Club Industry? in 2009 and as recipient of two of its Excellence in Achievement Awards, for Educator of the Year in 2009 and Law Firm of the Year in 2010.
Ms. Stowell graduated with honors from the University of Kansas and earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She served for nine years on the Board of the National Club Association, is a regular speaker for Club Managers Association of America and writes for industry publications.
Amilcar Davy joined CMAA in 2015 as a Manager of Research, which involves managing CMAA?s research strategy. This includes responding to research requests, designing surveys that benefit the CMAA membership and staff, producing annual survey reports (Finance & Operations and Compensation and Benefits), supporting the educational offerings such as BMI and sessions at the World Conference on Club Management.
Prior to joining CMAA, Amilcar had over 10 years of experience in the Television Research field while working with such companies as Discovery Communications and the National Geographic Channel. Amilcar attended the University of Maryland at College Park where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Sciences and Statistics.
Shannon Herschbach, principal and cofounder of Pipeline Marketing, is a recognized sales and marketing leader in the private club industry and a frequent speaker at worldwide CMAA conferences. She has over two decades of experience in membership, event and hospitality sales and has been recognized as one of the most influential women in the club industry by BoardRoom Magazine.
Derek Johnston is a Partner at GGA where he leads the development of business solutions for GGA's roster of clients, in addition to managing the firm's internal operations. Derek is an expert in club financial and operational analysis and strategy and has had the privilege of serving hundreds of GGA clients around the world.ˇ Prior to joining GGA, Derek led the business solutions division for a global technology provider operating in the club industry and spent a number of years in operations consulting with Arthur Anderson and Deloitte.
Marcus King CCM, CCE, PGA, General Manager of Overlake Golf & Country Club, grew up in Seattle, earned an Evans Scholarship and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science. He avoided law school and entered the United States Peace Corps, serving in Honduras and working as a social worker, small business specialist, and special education teacher.ˇHe then served as the Head Golf Professional at a municipal golf course and private club and then as the General Manager of a resort and three private clubs, experiencing every corner of our industry. He recently served as the Golf Commissioner for the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle.
Michael Phelps, principal and cofounder of Pipeline Marketing, leads the strategy and brand marketing efforts for Pipeline Marketing. He is a 23-year veteran of the club industry including over a dozen years with American Golf where he led all Finance and Technology efforts during their hyper-growth years. Mike has been named one of the 10 Most Innovative People in Marketing by Golf Inc. Magazine.
Gregg Patterson was GM of The Beach Club for 34 years, stepping aside for the next generation in 2016 and becoming a full-time speaker and writer. Gregg has been a featured presenter at club management seminars, assistant manager conferences and hospitality forums around the world; teaches club management courses at BMI-II and BMI-V; was an Adjunct Professor in the Collins School of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly University, Pomona for fourteen years; and is a visiting lecturer at various universities both in the states and around the world.
Gregg also writes for BoardRoom magazine, Club Management magazine, Golf Retailing magazine and The St. Andrews Management Center and is the author of Reflections on the Club Experience, an anthology of essays on club cultures and operations.
In acknowledgement of his efforts as an educator in both the university and the corporate worlds, he was awarded the 2002 Gary Player Private Club Educator of the Year Award by BoardRoom magazine, the Club Executive of the Yearˇby the Club Management Association of America in 2015, the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Asian Pacific Hospitality Summit in 2015 and the 2015 BoardRoom magazine Award of Dedication for his timeless, energetic and dedicated service to the private club industry.
Robyn Stowell is an attorney whose practice focuses on real estate and general business matters with a nationally recognized focus on golf and private club matters. Ms. Stowell helps clubs nationwide update their documents, implement best practices and address the changing legal landscape in a timely and effective manner. She helps buyers, sellers, lenders, clubs and member groups with all matters related to the sale, turnover, finance and operational issues related to golf and private club assets.
Robyn is recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Chambers, and also as a Top Lawyer in Arizona by Arizona Business Magazine. She was one of the ?Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate? by Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine in 2008-2011. Golf Inc. named her to their list of Best Lawyers in the Golf Industry. She was recognized by BoardRoom Magazine as ?One of the Seventeen Most Influential Women in the Golf Club Industry? in 2009 and as recipient of two of its Excellence in Achievement Awards, for Educator of the Year in 2009 and Law Firm of the Year in 2010.
Ms. Stowell graduated with honors from the University of Kansas and earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She served for nine years on the Board of the National Club Association, is a regular speaker for Club Managers Association of America and writes for industry publications.
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