Student Chapter Attends CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo

Eleven members of the CMAA student chapter from the School of Hospitality Leadership recently attended the CMAA World Conference held February 7-11 in Orlando, Florida.  This conference is the largest network gathering of industry professionals, which is held in major cities throughout the United States. Attendees engage in a variety of educational and networking opportunities, including approximately 80 education programs tailored to the 10 core competencies needed for success in the club industry, a two day exposition, the Club Business Expo, featuring innovative products and services, and the annual Idea Fair featuring hundreds of club-tested ideas. The students, pictured below, raised funds to support their trip.

(l-r) Dr. Cynthia Deale (CMAA faculty advisor), Katie Schwindt, Anthony Johnson, Carley Festa, Hannah Neale, Kaitlyn Pacitto, Dan VanDeMoere, Amber Clawson, Alysha Gaffney, Shana Maw, not pictured: Katie Quinn & Alex Hughes.

There was also a career fair and all eleven ECU SHL students had job offers. The student chapter advisor is Dr. Cynthia Deale who also attended the conference and met with recruiters and vendors from across the country. There was also a large contingent of the CMAA Carolina professional chapter that supports the student chapter and our HMGT 3800 Club Management course. Dr. Cynthia Deale is the professor for that course.

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