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Every year the CMAA, Club Manager’s Association of America, hosts the Annual National Conference for over 5,000 International Club Managers. This year the Annual CMAA Conference is being held in Orlando, Florida, February 21 - 28. The conference provides opportunities to gain new ideas and insights for our club through more than 65 stellar education sessions. These education sessions provide information across 11 educational competencies; including governance, strategy, human resources, communications, food and beverage, golf, tennis and sports and recreation.

Additionally, the two-day Club Business Expo provides an opportunity to explore products and services offered by more than 200 companies showcasing industry leading trends and innovations.

There is also an Idea Fair with entries on display during the conference. This is where many leaders are inspired and gain new insights for providing the ultimate member experiences by borrowing best practices and creative event ideas from other clubs.

This year, I will again have the opportunity to participate in the Bicycle Chautauqua, led by Gregg Patterson, industry expert and former manager of “The Beach Club” in Santa Monica, California. Chautauquas were developed in the mid-nineteenth century as “mobile universities” that moved across America offering popular talks intended to bring insight and entertainment to rural America. The Bicycle Chautauqua has updated the concept by creating a reflective opportunity for working professionals to escape from the trenches; to bond and connect with ideas and people; and to think deeply about club management in a physically stimulating social setting.

I look forward to bringing back many good ideas from conference to continue to improve upon the culture and experience that Hampton Hall Club provides for its residents in a robust and engaged lifestyle community.

Afterall, we have created our own Chautauqua here in Bluffton.

November 2022 – January 2023

Timothy & Debora Aldridge 82 Wicklow Drive

Stephen & Rita Beckham 103 Glencairn Avenue

Joel & Jennifer Darrah

134 Wicklow Drive

Robert & Cynthia DiLeo

14 Southington Circle

Rhett & Patricia Johnston 31 Sherbrooke Avenue

Paul & Janet Popowski

72 Hampton Hall Boulevard

Mitchell & Elizabeth Reilly 44 Sedgewick Avenue

John & Virginia Sefcik 36 Hampstead Avenue

Paul & Mary Stein

11 Traymore Place

James & Lila Wright

78 Hampton Hall Boulevard