Mark A. Bado, MCM, CCE, General Manager and COO for Mizner Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla., has over 25 years of experience in the private club industry.
Bado began his career in club management at the Wildwood Golf Club in Allison Park, Pa., in 1998 before moving to the Country Club of Peoria in Peoria, Ill., in 2004, and The Kansas City Country Club in Mission Hills, Kan., in 2008, followed by Myers Park Country Club from 2016-2021, then Houston Country Club from 2021-2023. In October 2023 he joined Mizner CC.
Bado has held many positions within the CMAA, including president of three different chapters and chairman of the Mentoring Council. Bado was elected to the National Board in 2014, and he has chaired the Professional Development Committee, followed by the Vice Chairman of the National Board and Chairs the Strategic Planning and Student Development Task Force.
In 2020, Bado received the Bethany College Alumni Achievement Award. In 2012, he achieved the Master Club Manager (MCM) designation. In 2014, he achieved the Excellence in Club Management award (Club Manager of the Year), and in 2015, he was named the Richard Aubin CCM Award Winner (Service and Leadership to the CMAA Mid America Chapter).