Norton, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/29/2011 -- Steve Cummings, CCM, CCE, General Manager of Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts and Member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) was elected as Assistant Treasurer and Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) at its annual meeting on June 23, 2011.
Mr. Cummings is a 1983 graduate from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Hotel Administration and has been a Board member of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association since 2003.
Mr. Cummings joined the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) in 1985 and has held management positions at Winchester Country Club (Winchester, MA), Oak Tree Country Club (outside of Pittsburg, PA), and Andover Country Club (Andover, MA). In 1988, Cummings joined Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton.
Mr. Cummings has served as a Board member and Treasurer of NECMA and has been guest lecturer at the University of New Hampshire, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, and Mass Bay Community College.
Cummings lives in Marshfield with his wife Beth, and has 5 children, ages 21, 20, 17, 15, and 5.
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (NRA), founded in 1934, is a trusted not-for-profit trade association committed to the advancement of the food and beverage industry in our state. The MRA helps operators succeed by providing information, education, government advocacy, cost-savings programs, and networking opportunities. Together with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the MRA works to promote current and future industry leaders. Learn more at http://www.marestaurantassoc.org. Media Contact, Alana Belk, Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Director of Communications (508) 303-9905 abelk@marestaurantassoc.org.
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.