Bill Schulz, MCM is the Senior Culinary Associate with DZA Associates. Aside from being an active Search Partner, Bill specializes in providing Food & Beverage Consulting for clubs. Bill is very passionate about club management and is a recognized expert in Club Food & Beverage and Financial operations.
His passion for food and beverage excellence coupled with strong financial skills have propelled Master Club Manager Bill Schulz’s career. A culinary school graduate, Bill spent his early years as an Executive Chef before making his mark in club management. His resume includes the prestigious Twin Orchard Country Club, located on Chicago’s North Shore, which he successfully managed prior to becoming the General Manager of the nationally prominent Houston Country Club that he managed for 22 plus years.
Bill is a recognized leader of exceptional vision in the club industry. Many of Bill’s ideas and programs are used as models throughout the club industry. He has won numerous recognitions in CMAA’s Idea Fair and was instrumental in developing the Club Operations Manual, the cornerstone of CMAA’s Premier Club Services. In 1997, Bill became CMAA’s eighth Master Club Manager (MCM). His MCM monograph, the “Assistant Manager in Development Program,” is the CMAA endorsed Manager-in-Training program used internationally throughout the club industry.
In 1988, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Club Managers Association of America and served as its National President in 1994. Bill has chaired many CMAA committees and served as a Governor on the Club Foundation Board and on the MCM Academic Council.
In 1999, Bill was honored to have been chosen Club Management Magazine’s “Club Manager of the Year,” and in 2002 he received the “Excellence in Club Management” award. Bill also holds the title of Maître Restaurateur Commandeur in the Chaine des Rotisseurs, and is an active member of the Les Amis des Escoffier Society.