Norton, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/08/2012 -- New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) President J. Brent Tartamella CCM, CCE and the 2012 Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Christopher J. Barron, General Manager of Vermont National Country Club (South Burlington, Vermont) has been appointed to the 2012 NECMA Board of Directors.
Mr. Barron has served as General Manager of Vermont National Country Club since March 2009. Previously he held the positions of Assistant Manager and Tournament Director. Prior to Vermont National Chris was an Assistant Golf Professional and Tournament Director at Rancho La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, CA. Chris attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he concentrated in Sports Management.
Mr. Barron joined Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) and its New England Chapter (NECMA) in 2008 and is actively pursuing his Certified Club Manager (CCM) Certification; the cornerstone of CMAA’s member recognition program. He is currently serving on the 2012 CMAA Mid Management Conference (MMC) Planning Committee and chairs the NECMA Outings Committee as well as the Executive Career Services Committee.
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 is the professional association for managers of leading private country, city, yacht, athletic, military and fraternal clubs in the United States and abroad. Founded in 1927, CMAA provides executive career services, a lifetime professional development program and a national trade magazine, Club Management, to its nearly 6,000 members. For more information about CMAA or its Certification Program, visit its web site at http://www.cmaa.org.