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Patricia A. Calder, CCM
General Manager, Thornblade Club
Current Employment
- General Manager, Thornblade Club, Greer, SC (2001 – Present)
Chief Operating Officer of private, member-owned country club near Greenville, South Carolina; annual revenues of over $7 million; golf, tennis, pool and dining facilities; 140 employees
Previous Employment
- General Manager, Coral Bay Club, Atlantic Beach, NC (6 years)
- General Manager, Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, SC (4 years)
- Manager, Richmond Country Club, Richmond, VA (4 years)
- Assistant Manager, The Commonwealth Club, Richmond, VA (6 years)
- High School English/Journalism Teacher, Richmond, VA (2 years)
Education
- Graduate and Club Management Courses at Cornell University, Michigan State University, University of Nevada – Las Vegas
- B. S. Degree, English/Journalism Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biology Major (3 years)
Professional Associations
- Carolinas Club Foundation – President (current); Board of Directors (3 years)
- Carolinas Chapter of Club Managers Association of America – President (1998-99); Board of Directors (6 years)
Professional Accomplishments
- Carolinas Chapter of Club Managers Association of America – Manager of the Year (1999)
- Club Managers Association of America – Certified Club Manager (CCM) designation (1991); Honor Society (current)
Activities
- Dogs for Autism – Advisory Board (current)
- The First Tee of Greenville – Advisory Board (current)
- The Blade Junior Golf Classic – Board of Directors (current)
- Junior Achievement of Greenville – Volunteer Teacher (2005)
- Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Carteret County – Advisory Board (2000- 2001)
- Greyhound Friends of North Carolina – Advisory Board (1999 – 2000)
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