AdministrAtive MANAGER’S COLUMN I
General Manager Norman Rich
nrich@themac.com
Senior Executive Assistant Tara Lematta
tlematta@themac.com
Chief Financial Offi cer/AGM Tim Arbogast
tarbogast@themac.com Executive Assistant Julie Yocom
jyocom@themac.com Security Manager Dennis Wright
dwright@themac.com
Controller John Foley
jfoley@themac.com
Purchasing Manager Barry Kaufman
bkaufman@themac.com
Athletic Director Edward Stoner
estoner@themac.com Assistant Athletic Director Pete Greer
pgreer@themac.com
Aquatics Manager Reid Macdonald
rmacdonald@themac.com Fitness Manager Darrell Duvauchelle
dduvauchelle@themac.com Gymnastics Manager Meg Doxtator
mdoxtator@themac.com Junior Sports Manager Dan Baggett
dbaggett@themac.com Outdoor Manager Chad Failla
cfailla@themac.com Squash Manager Khalid Mir
kmir@themac.com
Tennis Manager Wayne Pickard
wpickard@themac.com
Communications Director Michole Jensen
mjensen@themac.com
Electronic Communications Manager Charlie Levenson
clevenson@themac.com
Food & Beverage Director Cameron McMurry
cmcmurry@themac.com Executive Chef Philippe Boulot
pboulot@themac.com
Private Dining Manager Dorcas Popp
dpopp@themac.com
Human Resources Director Alison Beppler
abeppler@themac.com
Member Services Director Linda Ornelas
lornelas@themac.com Child Care Manager Dawna Yntema
dyntema@themac.com
Guest Services Manager Christine Natonek
cnatonek@themac.com
The -M-Porium Manager Tonya Mitchell
tmitchell@themac.com Member Events Manager Abby DenUyl
adenuyl@themac.com
Member Services Manager Dave Hanna
dhanna@themac.com
Facilities Director Mark Ellington
mellington@themac.com Capital Projects Manager Dale Cook
dcook@themac.com
Physical Plant Manager Dwayne Brantley
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recently had one of life’s most enjoy-
able experiences as I watched my daughter graduate from high school, and witnessed the community of her school come together to celebrate. Graduates took the opportunity to thank their parents for the amazing experi- ences they participated in during their high school career. As one speaker paraphrased their experience, students started innocent (some not quite so) and graduated ready to spread their wings and fl y to the next chapter in their lives. I attended this ceremony in the same
communities for the wonderful work they do. Our MAC community has many teachers serving students throughout Portland and around the area. When you have a chance to reach out to them, please thank them for all their wonderful contributions to our chil- dren and grandchildren. We parents have awesome responsibili-
Norm Rich GenerAl mAnAGer
gym where I had watched so many great events during the past four years, and will watch many more in the next two years as my twins continue their journey through high school. I could not help myself as I grinned from ear to ear and realized how proud I am for my daughter and our family. Four and one-half years ago, I had embarked on a new chapter of my career by accepting a job at Multnomah Athletic Club. This entailed separation from my family for six months, with some weekends in Los Angeles to visit them and other weekends with my new community of club members and neighbors. It was hard to move someplace new and watch my family leave lifelong friends to join a new community. I, at times, thought I had made a mistake for my family as I watched them struggle to adjust. But, during the ensuing next four years, it became clear that I had not made the mistake I feared. We estab- lished a community of new friends and a closer family embedded in roots that grow deeper every day. As I attended my daughter’s graduation
ceremony, l witnessed many tears and a few cheers from teachers. I realized what a huge investment staff makes in students and how well the dividends pay out to the joys of staff, parents and the students themselves. Our teachers seldom receive the praise they deserve for the hard work they provide to our future stars. I want to take this oppor- tunity to thank all the teachers serving our
ties to bring up our children: we nurture them, show them love and affection, teach them right from wrong, and help them spread their wings so they can fl y on to their next challenge in life. Early in my career, I lived in Asia and visited some of the poorest countries in the world. I had the privilege to witness people with little to nothing in the way of worldly possessions yet had all the happiness in the world knowing their ultimate responsibility as a parent was to educate their children through college. Most succeeded and were proud to accomplish their life-long dream of providing appro- priately for their children. We here also feel this same sense of duty and look forward to seeing the fruits of our labor. Our club offers so many of those early
ingredients by educating our children with great values, lessons not often learned else- where, providing sport, teamwork, coaching, friendship and family values. These are not always acquired values; most often they are learned and our club environment is a perfect place to start early and continue for a lifetime establishing and maintaining lifelong friendships. Often our children spread their wings and fl y to the next chapter of their lives, usually returning to their roots and continuing these traditions with their chil- dren. I hope you have the opportunity to
witness and enjoy the many wonderful things our children have to share with us. They are with us far shorter than we want but need the space and time to spread their wings to fl y around their world to learn some of the great lessons learned and acquired during our lifetimes. Lastly, as you spread your wings this
summer while on vacation, I hope you enjoy time with your family and friends and that your Fourth of July celebrations are relaxing, meaningful, special, and surrounded by family and friends, whether at the coast in Oregon or on beaches around the world. WM
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