January 2023 Park & Farms

PARK & FARMS TEAM

Great People make Favorite Places

STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER: Lydia Eichhorst, Pastry

Lydia joined BCC over the summer and has been a great asset to the Culinary Team, especially while Chef Lauren was on maternity leave. Lydia completely embodies our Simple Truth; as she always listens to her coworkers and our members, while picking up on the little things they like and surprising them with those treats. She always has a smile on her face and greets everyone with a good morning or hello! Lydia is always ready to go the extra mile to ensure she gets the job done at the highest level. We’re fortunate to have Lydia as a part of our BCC team!

GREENFOLDER STORIES

What sets Baltimore Country Club apart from other country clubs? Our people! Our staff members take every step to go above and beyond to accomplish our Simple Truth: Great People Make Favorite Places. Often, there are easy ways to make a positive impression on our members from saying happy birthday to congratulations on an award. However, not being afraid to make the big gestures is what distinguishes us.

How can you participate in our Simple Truth? Help gather Member-able Moments by connecting to our membership on a personal level. Ask about their likes, desires, interests, and hobbies. Finding common ground helps build a connection and a foundation to create a relationship.

Act on any ideas on how to create a positive impact on a member, guest, vendor, or fellow staff member! Every impact, regardless of size, is essential to the Simple Truth. Anything from a simple card to a grand care package helps to further our Truth. If you need assistance creating a grand gesture, contact Director of Member Experience Abby Michael at mmichael@bcc1898.com.

Lastly, we love sharing these stories of the Simple Truth! Submit your Simple Truth experience by filling out the Green Folder form, located at the bottom of the Park & Farms email, in Park & Farms, the staff webpage, or by the QR codes in the staff breakrooms. BCC encourages all members to submit their or fellow staff members' Green Folder Stories.

SUBMIT YOUR STORY

In every edition of Parks & Farms, Tilly the Bear will be playing a game of hide and seek! If you find Tilly, click on him to be entered into a monthly drawing!

bcc YOUniversity

What is BCC YOUniversity?

BCC YOUniversity is a continuing education program geared to promote personal and professional growth for all Baltimore Country Club staff.

Staff Requirement

All year-round Full-time and Part-time staff are required to participate. Seasonal staff are welcome to attend with supervisor approval.

• Full-time staff are required to obtain a minimum of 4.5 credits within the fiscal year (March 1-February 28)

• Part-time staff will be required to obtain a minimum of 3 credits within the fiscal year (March 1-February 28)

• All new staff are required to take one BCC Basic History course

Depending on the hire date of new staff members, some staff credit requirements will be modified; this will be determined on a case-by-case basis. All staff instructors will receive credit for conducting classes, but must still complete the required credit categories as a participant.

2022 BCC Year in Review

Dress Code Guide

Our Dress Code Polices are now all in one convenient place! This appearance guide is intended to be utilized at all points in which a staff member is present at the Club. Therefore, please adhere to this guide when attending meetings, trainings, arriving for shifts, departing from shifts, and during your working hours. We acknowledge exceptions to these standards for holidays, during summer/extreme heat, special staff member events, specific departments, etc. To ensure staff members consistently represent our brand, we want to remind all staff members that neglecting our appearance standards will result in dismissal from their shift, a performance discussion, or alternative steps to rectify the issue.

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Do you know your coworkers’ pets?

The Park & Farms Team wants to conduct a little experiment—how well do we know our coworkers and their pets? In the February issue, you’ll find a matching game where you’ll have to match the pets to the owners.

Want to help? Submit your pet below! All pets welcome!

Have more than one pet? Be sure to submit one photo with all pets. Multiple photos will not be included.

Spotlight

Accounting & It meet the team

Alex Grib, CFO/Controller

1. Alex double majored in accounting and religious studies. He studied at FreedHardman University in Tennessee. Before BCC, Alex was at the public accounting firm PBMares in Norfolk, VA, as an audit manager 2. Alex likes woodworking and hopes to do more of it when he’s retired 3. Favorite food is Maryland crabs. Favorite drink is a good IPA 4. Personal goal for 2023 is to go camping with the family

Chris Jeffers, Assistant Controller

1. I had an extra year after I graduated to play one more year of basketball. Since I was pursuing my NBA career, I had to find a one-year program that allowed me to stay in school. The only program I was qualified for was an MBA in Professional Accountancy. I have been in accounting ever since 2. I am an amazing singer/rapper

Favorite food is chicken wings

Personal goal for 2023 is to learn a new language

Anupa Subedi, Staff Accountant

Payne Simpson, Financial Analyst

1. I have worked in international finance for about 10 years. I wanted a change from corporate finance and thought BCC would be a radical departure from that world—it is

2. I do yoga and meditate every morning. I co-authored a bill and have interned in the House, Senate, and a re-election campaign

3. My favorite drinks are a spicy Bloody Mary, a dirty (vodka) martini, and red wine. My favorite foods are fried coconut shrimp, ramen, bacon, and eggs

4. My personal goal for 2023 is a carryover from 2022: learn how to make a dairy-free biscuit (from scratch)

Juanita Bayer, Payroll

1. I started out here as a key puncher. Back then, we had to manually enter every charge for the members. Part of my job was to back up payroll. When the payroll person left, they asked me to move to payroll. That was in 1999

2. I have traveled to Ravens away games against Redskins, Buccaneers, Panthers, Browns, Dolphins (at least six times), Texans, and Vikings. I have also traveled to Fort Lauderdale to watch the Caps play. The most exciting may have been going to watch the Caps play the Rangers in Madison Square Garden

3. Totally addicted to Coke Zero Cherry. That is the first thing I try to find when getting off of a plane

Brendan Matheny, IT Professional

1. Starting with the release of the first iPhone, I have always been intrigued by new technology. I ‘ve graduated from Towson University with Bachelors of Information Technology in December, but it wasn’t until my senior year in High School when I realized that I wanted to pursue IT as a career

2. I have been to over half of the National Parks—hopefully going to get to all of them one day. My favorite so far is Glacier National Park in Montana

3. If I am feeling classy, my favorite drink is a Tom Collins, but more often than not, the drink of choice is Natty Boh

4. As nice as it is living at home, I’d like to move into my own place; and since four years of school wasn’t enough, I plan on starting a Master’s program in cyber security

Melanie Saenz, Accounting Intern

1. I am Mexican-American and attend Chesapeake High School 2. I know how to sign my name in ASL 3. My favorite food is pizza with wings and ranch 4. My personal goal for 2023 is to be able to squat 135 lbs

William Drnach, Accounting Intern

1. I’m currently a junior at the University of Maryland and I recently just got into the business school this fall and I decided to major in finance.

2. I have gone to four universities throughout my time in college. The first one being Towson University, then I went to Howard Community College, from there I transferred to the University of Alabama ROLL TIDE! After that I wanted to come home to the University of Maryland which was a great decision

3. I love crab soup and honey barbeque wings

4. For 2023 I hope to have a fun semester at school and of course get good grades and I want to intern for a company again in the summertime