Audubon International has added two leading executives in the hospitality and golf industries to its board of directors: ClubWorks president and COO Henry Wallmeyer and Century Golf Partners agronomy VP Bryan Stromme.
As at-large board members, Wallmeyer and Stromme will lend their expertise and respected standing in the golf and business communities to further Audubon International’s core mission and execute its strategic plan. Both joined at the invitation of board chair Henry DeLozier, a longtime Golf Course Industry columnist, and board vice chair Rich Katz.
“Henry and Bryan bring a wealth of business expertise, environmental knowledge, and golf industry relationships to our board,” Audubon International CEO Christine Kane said. “We’re looking forward to working with them as we work hard to further our important, vital mission and serve membership in all certification categories.”
Wallmeyer joined ClubWorks in July 2022 as its president and COO. ClubWorks is a new platform of wholly owned professional services companies that serve successful private clubs and other elite golf and hospitality organizations locally and globally. Prior to joining ClubWorks, Wallmeyer served as president and CEO of the National Club Association, the lead advocate for private clubs and their leaders on legislative and regulatory issues and the primary resource on club governance and trends. He earned a degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Villanova University.
Stromme is vice president of agronomy at Century Golf Partners, based in Dallas, and has more than 20 years of experience in the golf industry. Prior to joining Century, he was a regional director of agronomy for Troon, and held previous positions as corporate account manager and regional sales director for Rain Bird, regional director of agronomy for Billy Casper Golf, and a golf course superintendent at Pulte Homes’ Del Webb, Sun City. He holds an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University and a bachelor’s in environmental horticulture with a turfgrass emphasis from the University of Minnesota.
Both men join an Audubon International board of familiar faces and respected colleagues.
“I’ve known Rich Katz through my role at the National Club Association and his at Billy Casper Golf and Buffalo Communications,” Wallmeyer said. “I’ve known Henry DeLozier since working with him and his company, GGA Partners, at NCA.” He also worked with fellow board member Jim Singerling at CMAA.
“It’s like coming home to be on this board with people I’ve known for a long time, for an entity for which I’ve always had respect, affection and admiration. Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification provides great benefit to private clubs and their members on both the environmental and financial sides. I look forward to bringing my experience and standing in the private club industry to create more awareness of the benefits of the program, especially in green lodging and green hospitality — and to help the organization continue growing.”
Stromme shares the same strong connections. “I’m looking forward to working on the board and doing the right thing for our clients,” Stromme said. “When I worked with Rich Katz at Billy Casper Golf, we had almost 100 percent (Audubon International) membership and certification numbers were high. Both Rich and Henry DeLozier have contributed so much to my career. They are two of the best in the business.
“Audubon is an important organization and I want to help it continue to grow and help our golf course clients get certified. I want to bring the voice of our partners to the board — that’s where my input will help.”
