Jack’s club career has included Collier Enterprises in Naples, Florida where he served as Vice President of Club Operations. In that capacity he was Vice President and General Manager of The Old Collier Golf Club andHamilton Harbor Yacht Club. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of the Bay Colony Golf Club, also in Naples. Previously he served as General Manager of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan for fifteen years and at Nakoma Golf Club in Madison, Wisconsin. During his tenure at GPYC, the Club was three times selected as the Number One Yacht Club in the Country by Sibbald & Associates. He started his career at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa after graduating from Parsons College along with graduate studies at the University of Iowa.
Jack was elected as the National President of the Club Managers Association of America and had previously served as president of the Wisconsin Chapter of CMAA. He also served as the Club Industry Representative on the Board of Directors for the National Restaurant Association. In 2000 he was honored as the Club Manager of the Year by Club Management Magazine and was honored with the Excellence in Club Management Award by the McMahon Group. In 2011 Jack received the Wanderlust Leadership Award for his contributions to the industry and the Florida Gulf Coast University Resort & Hospitality Management Program. He has been a frequent guest lecturer for the hospitality programs at Florida Gulf Coast University and Purdue University along with presenting at various CMAA regional and national conferences. He is also the Vice Chairman of the advisory board for the Resort and Hospitality Management program at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Jack applies his unique background managing both member-owned and private developer golf, country, and yacht clubs as a consultant to the club industry. As an associate with the award winning consulting firm of Kopplin & Kuebler, he specializes in strategic planning and other private club operational issues.
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