ABOUT 

The New York State Chapter of the Club Management Association of America, Inc. is located in the following defined territories: Western & Central New York, including Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, Livingston, Allegheny, Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins, Jefferson and Lewis Counties and all WEST thereof plus the Counties of Crawford, Warren and McKean in Northern Pennsylvania, as contemplated in the original Chapter’s Charter of 1938.

NYS CMAA supports 3 colleges and their hospitality programs in this area:  Niagara University, Buffalo State College & SUNY Delhi.  Buffalo State College & Niagara University both have Student CMAA Chapters.

The New York State Chapter of the Club Management Association of America, Inc, is a Not-for-Profit corporation formed for the purpose of promoting and advancing friendly relations between and among persons connected with the management of Clubs. ​

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CMAA OBJECTIVES

To enhance the member’s professional status through certification; 
To advance the club management profession and to assist individual CMAA members and their clubs; 
To effectively communicate with members, clubs, government, the news media and the general public,  and to develop
​and maintain publications and other material; 
To provide a wide variety of educational programs and materials to meet diverse educational needs; 
To encourage high ethical standards in dealings with fellow club managers’ clubs and others; 
To assist CMAA members in their career development and in job opportunities and to assist clubs in securing management personnel; 
To interpret and report on changing social, government and economic conditions affecting club management; 
To recruit and retain members and to manage the Association in a manner that will effectively represent the views of its members; 
To foster appropriate relations with other organizations which will contribute to the objectives of the club industry and CMAA's members; 
To conduct research and develop, analyze and disseminate information/data related to club management and the club industry; and 
To provide innovative programs, products and services for the successful operation of clubs.