Official 2026 Election Results
The Club Management Association of America announces its official 2026 election results. Voting was conducted online in advance of and on site at the 2026 World Conference & Club Business Expo in Anaheim, CA; the election results were announced earlier today at the Closing Business Session.
Congratulations to the 2026 Officers and Directors!
The 2026 CMAA Board officers are:
- Chair Janine Budzius, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Houston Country Club, Houston, TX
- Vice Chair Joseph Krenn, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA
- Secretary-Treasurer Casey Newman, CCM, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Lakeside Country Club, Houston, TX
- Immediate Past Chair Richard LaRocca, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, St. Clair Country Club, Upper St. Clair, PA
Four club management professionals were newly elected or re-elected as Directors are:
- Haissam Baityeh, CCM, CCE, CMAA Fellow, Chief Operating Officer, Washington Golf & Country Club, Arlington, VA, re-elected for a 3-year term
- Kent Johnson, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD, elected to a 3-year term
- James Reisig, CCM, CCE, General Manager, The University Club, New York, NY, re-elected for a 1-year term
- Kimberly Clark Warren, CCM, CCE, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, OK, re-elected for a 3-year term
The following Directors continue their service on the 2026 CMAA Board:
- Judy Higgins, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Valley Lo Club, Glenview, IL
- Jeff Isbell, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Renaissance, Haverhill, MA
- Charles Johnson, CCM, CCE, Executive Manager/CEO, Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, MI
- Rob Oosterhuis, CCM, CCE, PGA, CAM, General Manager/COO, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca Raton, FL,
- Josh Paris, CCM, CCE, General Manager, Old Town Club, Winston-Salem, NC