CMAA Membership. In December 2006, your Association is servicing close to 7,000 CMAA members across all membership classifications. Our manager members represent 3,000 clubs in the United States and abroad. More than 2,300 club managers and hospitality students joined the Association in 2006. The average professional member’s age of 44 years has been decreasing throughout the decade. Close to 1,400 current members have earned or maintained the prestigious CCM designation, confirming that education and certification remain at the organization’s core; 14 of these individuals have gone on to earn the MCM designation. The Association annually maintains more than 300 men and women who each boast 30 years or more of membership – an unprecedented commitment to CMAA and the industry! Finally, CMAA maintains a healthy renewal rate of roughly 90 percent for Active and Provisional members, as well as a new member annual growth rate of 1 percent – a constant since the early 1990s.

Chapter Relations and Services. CMAA Chapters are represented by nearly 600 officers, chairmen and directors. These men and women devote valuable time to supporting their chapters and the Association as a whole; they are a leading resource to the CMAA Board of Directors and the National Headquarters staff by sustaining and backing key issues surrounding the club industry as well as program areas relating to our membership base. The majority of CMAA’s 50 chapters have met or exceeded their set new member goals for 2006. The Pelican, Wisconsin Badger and Carolinas Chapters were honored at the 2006 World Conference in Hawaii as Chapter of the Year in each of their respective size categories of small, medium and large. Several chapters entered in the 2006 Idea Fair for Chapters award program this past September, with ten taking home first-place ribbons.

The Leadership Legislative Conference (LLC). This annual eventwas held on September 9-11, 2006, in the Washington, DC area. Another great success, more than 200 chapter officers, national committee members and CMAA past presidents and guests were on hand for two days of education and camaraderie. During the “State of the Association” address, Jim Singerling was pleased to announce CMAA’s newest member service – Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Program, custom-crafted for our membership. The 2007 LLC will be held in New York City in September.

Student Development and Services. CMAA has continued to expand its professional development outlets by means of student chapters since the 1980s. As of December 2006, the Association maintains 44 student chapters and colonies, the highest number in the Association’s history, with more than 1,700 student members nationwide. Currently, more than 60 percent of our student members are female, further representing a changing trend in club management today. This past summer and fall, CMAA granted new student chapter charters to Boston University, the University of San Francisco and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

More than 350 student members attended the 79th Annual World Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii this past February. Students view Conference as the opportunity of the year to facilitate interviews, network for post graduate and internship job positions and attend education sessions. The Career Opportunity Showcase, offered in conjunction with CMAA’s current online resources through ClubCareers, continues to provide career placement opportunities for students who are looking for club management positions.  The University of Delaware was named the Student Chapter of the Year. The Greater Chicago Chapter, creator of the National Student Education Conference, hosted this annual event in November. With almost 145 students in attendance, represented by 25 colleges and universities, word of the value of this Conference has obviously spread.  Diverse education and networking make this Conference a unique opportunity for students to learn more about the industry than they ever could in a class room.

CMAA has measurable numbers of student members who have continued their professional development with CMAA after graduation. After attaining post-graduate positions in the club industry, these students are transferring their membership from student to Alumnus. The Alumnus category serves as their Provisional year when they join the ranks as club managers and work toward becoming Active members of the Association. CMAA’s constant support of its student program will continue to inspire and lead the future generation of club managers.