Manager's Message

Dear Providence Members, What a start to the year – Mother Nature has had us on a roller coaster ride! Alas, Spring is on the horizon, the season of rebirth and rejuvenation. I would have to say that 2022 is quickly becoming the year of Rejuvenation for Providence Country Club. Our team has been immersed in maintenance projects throughout the property. I would like to thank the membership for allowing us to close the Clubhouse the first week of the year. This allowed us to give the Clubhouse a thorough deep cleaning from top to bottom. Furthermore, it gave us an opportunity to evaluate all of our supplies and reorganize in an efficient manner. Finally, we were able to properly assess all of the Club’s equipment from HVAC to kitchen. Since then, our priority has been refreshing the look of your Club. Some smaller projects include, but are not limited to, fresh paint throughout the Clubhouse, matching electrical fixtures, updated LED lighting in all the sconces on main level, carpet cleaning in Table 16, recalking all seems between beams and cathedral ceiling in Table 16, clean and oiled all hardwood flooring leading up to and in Preston’s dining room, cleaning of all ceiling vents, matching bulbs on light posts at bottom of stairs in back of Clubhouse and freshly painted light posts around the front lawn. Some of our more indepth projects include the resurfacing and repainting of the Veranda tables, scrape and paint of all wrought iron railing around Clubhouse and a complete “floor to ceiling” shoe shine room renovation. Members can also look forward to matching carpet throughout the main level of the Clubhouse, and a cosmetic overhaul of the Women’s Card Room by the end of May. We also have some capital projects planned this year, some of which we have already begun. Instead of phasing out the replastering of our three pools, we have decided to complete all of them this year! In addition to the replastering, they will have a new look with “PCC blue” tile instead of black. The pool complex will also have matching deck surface throughout including the both sets of restrooms. To cap it off we will be replacing the sand in the filtration system. The pool complex will truly look amazing. I also am excited to announce we have hired a new Executive Chef! Brandon Mullis recently joined the PCC team and he has hit the ground running. Even though he has already begun, March 29th will play a significant role in the beginning of his era as our culinary leader as we are reopening Table 16 for lunch service and offering brand new lunch and dinner menus. Chef Brandon’s talent will be on display for our March 11 wine dinner as his dish showcases the 2nd course. This dinner is going to be one of the best food & beverage experiences of the year! I have enjoyed meeting so many of you already and look forward to meeting many more of you – see you around the Club!

THOMAS SULLIVAN, CCM General Manager

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Please welcome our new Director of Facilities Maintenance, Bryan Herrmann.

Bryan was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida where he has spent his entire 16year career. Over that span, Bryan has maintained facilities ranging from country clubs to five diamond resorts. He also met his wife Brooke, of 15 years, in Jacksonville and they moved up to Charlotte with their 11-month old daughter, Olivia, on Christmas Day! Bryan looks forward to working for McConnell Golf with his ultimate goal being to make Providence Country Club better each day. Dear Members, I’d like to introduce myself as your new Executive Chef. I am very excited to begin my tenure with McConnell Golf and more specifically, Providence Country Club. I am a Charlotte native, born and raised, with both my parents from North Carolina, so my roots run South. My family background definitely plays a part in my culinary creativity. I enjoy cooking simplistic food with modern techniques to bring the best out of any type of cuisine. I attended the culinary program at CPCC graduating in 2012. Shortly after, I began my career at Carmel Country Club starting at the Pool and rising through the ranks all the way to Chef de Cuisine. After a decade of preparation and tutelage, I am ready to broaden my horizons and manage my own culinary operation. I look forward to building upon and mentoring the team at Providence, passing along the invaluable lessons that helped shape me. In addition to coaching, one of my immediate priorities is to provide the membership with more consistency regarding the menu and quality. I am honored to be your next Executive Chef and I look forward to enhancing our program and making a positive culinary impact at the Club.