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Passion for the industry is an understatement for our ACCP Team!

Our subject matter experts, Lynne LaFond DeLuca and Michele Carroll, lead the industry in the combination of club expertise and catering culture and boast over 45 years of combined experience. Along with an Advisory Board that includes the top names in the industry (coming soon!), your ACCP team provides the absolute highest level of education and fun this industry has ever seen.


Lynne LaFond DeLuca

Let’s just start off by saying that Lynne eats, breathes, sleeps and LOVES the private club catering world! Joining the hospitality industry in 1987, Lynne worked on the “hotel side” until her first private club position and fell head over heels for the culture, the members and the family atmosphere. She spent the next 15 years with ClubCorp as the Vice President, Private Events. Lynne is a well known industry speaker, consultant and trainer. In 2014, Lynne was honored to be named one of The Most Influential Women in the Private Club Industry by Boardroom Magazine. Life’s passions? “My daughter (sigh..), my family, my Australian Shepherds and little black kitty, and entertaining at home with great friends, food that makes your mouth water and perfectly paired wines!”

Michele Carroll

Michele’s philosophy in the private event arena when it comes to working with club catering sales professionals is about providing the “Bread and Butter basics with Champagne and Caviar Extras”. She brings over twenty-four years of golf and private club management experience and has developed hundreds of successful sales strategies for private country clubs, business clubs, and athletic clubs. Michele is an expert in creatively increasing revenue for private events through building relationships and collectively building teams to drive sales. Her vast experience spans creating and implementing private events from 10 to over a 1,000 participants. And her favorite mantra? “Let’s Get this Party Started”.
  • The Buzz
    • “Thank you so much for all your helpful tools! We met in Austin when you spoke to my company Arnold Palmer Golf Management. I just wanted to let you know I greatly appreciate your work!”

      Rachel Gill, Director of Catering
      Balcones Country Club


      “Your knowledge is unbelievable and your passion sets you apart! I consider it an honor to have been able to learn from you and look forward to what is ahead. Thank you!”

      Hannah Stuart-Trahan, Private Event Director
      City Club River Ranch


      “Our sales have already increased from 60k to 650k! Thanks for all of the help!”

      Teagan Mercer, Private Event Director
      Encanterra


      "Thank you for a great seminar yesterday. The interaction was fun and VERY informative. I definitely walked away inspired and ready to tackle my new job. Thank you for the inspirations!"

      Carrie Bayless, Tournament & Catering Director
      Stonecreek Golf Club


      "I think the work that the ACCP is doing is raising the bar for all within our industry, and for that, thank you!!"

      Hope Kahan, Regional Director, Private Event Sales
      ClubCorp


      "Lynne's passion for Private Events and her extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry is legendary. She has been instrumental in helping our catering staffs determine the needs of the local and national private event markets. Her ability to motivate sales people has resulted in new catering revenues and her creative and instructive presentations are informative and enlightening. Lynne is a natural leader of sales people and her ideas, abilities and knowledge of trends makes her indispensable."

      Penny Leonard, Fmr. Sr. Vice President, Membership and Sales
      ClubCorp


      "Thank you for the great webinar! I've taken many notes on your great ideas and am looking forward to the next one! Job well done."

      Lucy Gidley
      Bermuda Run Country Club


      "The webinar was FABULOUS!! I love hearing all of these ideas targeted specifically for private clubs. We need this in our industry and I can’t thank you enough for getting it started. I can not wait to share all of these strategies with my team and watch the revenues increase!!!"

      Jill Barber, National Director of Catering
      Arnold Palmer Golf Management

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