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12 Lifetime Professional Development Program
Maintaining the CCM
All CCM designations are awarded for a period of five years.
All CCMs, except those with Retired Status membership,
will be required to earn at least 120 certification credits
during their five-year certification period to maintain their
CCM designations. At least 60 of the 120 credits must be
from CMAA Education (CMI and/or Chapter Education).
CCMs meeting this Certification Maintenance Requirement
(CMR) will maintain their designation for another five-year
period.
Honor Society
Membership in CMAA’s Honor Society is open to club
managers who meet the following criteria:
• Accrue 400 additional credits beyond certification with a
minimum of 150 credits from CMAA/CMI-endorsed
education programs;
• Hold Professional membership for a minimum of 10
years; and
• Complete BMI Tactical Leadership or BMI Strategic
Leadership successfully.
Certified Chief Executive (CCE)
The Certified Chief Executive designation was
developed to recognize those managers who have shown the
ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a
club. The CCM designation is still the “hallmark of
professionalism” within the club industry. The CCE
designation is meant to augment the CCM designation, not
replace it.
In order to qualify for the CCE designation, members must
meet the following criteria:
• Hold Professional or Retired Professional membership
status of CMAA;
• Achieve the CCM designation;
• Obtain Honor Society Status;
• Complete BMI Tactical Leadership and BMI Strategic
Leadership successfully; and
• Serve as the top executive in a club (i.e., GM, COO,
CEO) for a minimum of five years (can be from multiple
clubs);
• Submit the CCE Petition Form to CMAA (page 29);
• Submit a current résumé documenting their previous
positions;
• Submit a notarized CCE Verification Form (page 31)
from their current club president verifying that they
have served as the top executive for at least five years (if
a member has not been at their current club as the chief
executive for five years, a notarized CCE Verification
Form is required from their previous club(s) to verify
the five-year period); and
• Submit a $75 administrative fee with the CCE Petition.
This fee covers the administration and recognition of the
CCE designation.
* A mentoring component has been added to the CCE
requirements effective January 1, 2018. More details will be
released soon.
Master Club Manager (MCM)
The Master Club Manager designation is a certification and
recognition program for a special group of
professionals who have made extraordinary and
long-lasting contributions to the club industry.
The MCM designation is awarded to club managers who
meet the following criteria:
• Attain CCM designation and Honor Society
membership;
• Accrue 200 additional credits beyond Honor
Society with a minimum of 100 credits from CMAA/
CMI-endorsed education programs;
• Hold Professional membership for a minimum of 12
years;
• Complete BMI Tactical Leadership and BMI Strategic
Leadership successfully;
• Complete the Master Club Manager Profile and
Monograph successfully; and
• Present a CMAA World Conference educational
presentation based on Monograph.
Additional information about the MCM designation is
available on the CMAA website at