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May 2026: The Hard Work of Raising the Bar

The May 2026 issue of Club + Resort Business features a cover profile on The Country Club at Castle Pines and the hard work behind its operational transformation following a $20 million renovation, along with stories on pro shop design, grab-and-go dining, tee time management, racquet programming, social media strategy, employee retention, and the leadership philosophies shaping today’s clubs and resorts.

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In this issue of Club + Resort Business:

  • Edit Memo:The Measure that Matters
  • Club People on the Move
  • Sponsored Content: Asking for Help Is Not a Weakness. It’s a Superpower.
  • C+RB Profile: The Hard Work of Raising the Bar
  • Design + Renovation: The Role of Retail
  • Food + Beverage: Grab and Go-To
  • Food + Beverage: At Rock Creek GC, Coffee Creates a New Way In
  • C+RC Profile: Meet the 2026 Club + Resort Chef of the Year
  • Golf Operations: Clubs Perfect Their Swing With Tee Time Management
  • Racquets + Field Sports: Filling the Calendar, Filling the Courts
  • Membership Marketing: From Impressions to Membership: How Clubs Are Rethinking Social Media
  • Recruit + Retain: Marius Ilie Puts Employee Investment at the Center of His Leadership
  • GM to GM: Building the Team That Builds the Experience
  • Special Report: Inside the 2026 Chef to Chef Conference

About The Author

Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Chef

As Editorial Director of Club + Resort Chef, Joanna DeChellis takes an audience-first approach that combines sound journalistic and story-telling principles with an appreciation for and deep knowledge of the intricacies of the club and resort chef market. She oversees the content strategy and programming for Club + Resort Chef and its various platforms including the Chef to Chef Conference. She has penned award-winning pieces about the many intricacies within club and resort food and beverage operations as well as culinary trends, profiles and breaking news. She is co-host of the award-winning podcast Club + Resort Talks, and has served in various content-development roles over the course of her career, including digital, marketing, print, and in-person events. She oversees the Club + Resort Chef Association, the Chef to Chef Conference and PlateCraft. Prior to these roles, she was the Managing Editor of Club + Resort Business, Associate Editor of Food Management Magazine and a contributing writer for Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News, Gayot, Cleveland Scene Magazine, and Duetto. Contact her at [email protected].

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