July 21, 2014 | Vol. 9, Issue 30 52 people

260 people

Position: Agronomist North Favorite thing about working at Desert Mountain? The people! Best group of people I have ever worked with. What has been your favorite experience at Desert Mountain: 2012 Charles Schwab Cup—awesome display of teamwork at its best. What three words best describe you? Dedicated. Compassionate. Fun. What do you do in your free time? Run, play golf and hang out with my wife.

Who has been an inspiration in your life? My wife Andrea. She got me out of my comfort zone and helped me learn to experience life. If you had $10 extra dollars, what would you buy? More reading glasses. What Superpower would you like to have? The ability to fly would be really cool! What is something you’ve always wanted to try? A triathlon. What words do you live by? Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

FAVORITES

Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Movie: Caddy Shack

Musician: David Gray

TV Show: Modern Family

Restaurant: Herb Box

Meal: Spaghetti with meat sauce

Phone App: Nike Running

Employee Spotlight

Keith

Hershberger

10 YEARS

In the whirl-wind of the restaurant world, the most often forgotten, underappreciat-ed, yet most integral member of the kitchen is the Sous Chef.

In late December 2012, Zach Johnson

joined Desert Mountain as Sous Chef of the Chiricahua Grill and Constan-tino's Restaurant. Just following the end of the Christmas holiday and the beginning of a busy Winter season, Zach was tasked

with holding down the fort in a clubhouse with a new team, new menu, and upcoming events with no Chef de Cuisine for a little over a month. Upon my arrival just five weeks later, I knew there was a hefty work load ahead of

me, but took comfort in knowing that with Zach as my second in command, no challenge would be too great. Those of us who are fortunate enough to work side-by-side with him, we can attest that Zach is an example to follow in practicing all our core values, but one value, in particular, stands out far above the other—a restaurant can only be truly successful when there is leadership that promotes teamwork. Zach has been not only instrumental in executing the day-to-day kitchen demands of food ordering, fabrication and creative development of new features, he has been invaluable to the team of cooks who work tirelessly to create a wonderful dining experience for our membership. The positive morale within the team at Chiricahua is a major point of pride. The cooks are always supportive of one another, just as Zach is supportive of them. Lead cook, Carl Fredricksen says, “When he walks through the door, he always smiles and is in a good mood.” Kitchen Supervisor, Eddie Seliga, who often refers to Zach as “Coach” says, “Zach is a swell guy to work with; always calm, thorough

and professional.” “When I talk to Zach, he is respectful, honest and straight forward, yet a courteous person,” says cook, Arturo Ramirez. “Zach has a great work ethic, when he says he's going to do something, he does it,” says cook, Scott Paget. Zach also supports the idea of teamwork Mountain-wide by assisting the other clubhouses. He has often helped Cochise-Geronimo with the execution of the member favorite Pasta Night, and throughout the summer, he has helped the team at Apache. It is a true honor and privilege to have Chef Zach as my iron-clad right hand man—he is an inspiration to us all. Many thanks for all you do my friend!

-Sarah Turgel, CHIR Chef de

Cuisine

~WEEK 4 | July 20-26~

Week 4 Bonus Challenge: Be thankful each and every day!

Week 4 Points Cards due: Wed, July 30th

Week 2 $25 gift card winners: Ramon Dominguez, HSKP

Josefina Sierra Salvador, HSKP PIN-spiration Board

Healthy Lunch Tuesday’s in your Cafeterias! July 22—Hibachi beef, squash vegetables, Aztec rice blend, whole wheat naan, black kale salad with lime

vinaigrette, and apple/walnut salad.

IDEAS TO KEEP GOING

$25

Happy Birthday

Monday, July 21

Praxedes Flores, CG Dishwasher Tuesday, July 22

Brad Seiler, Course Maint Coordinator

Wednesday, July 23 Daniel Grenz, CG Outside Services

Kevin Hall, APH Valet Captain Friday, July 25

Scott Maples, HVAC Technician

Jack Morley, REN Locker Room Attd Sunday, July 27

Tena Hinz, Massage Therapist Monday, July 28

Daleena Davidson, APH Bev Cart

Happy Anniversary

Monday, July 21 No Anniversaries

Tuesday, July 22 Kyle Teubert, COCH Asst GC Super, 1 year

Wednesday, July 23

Daniel Osorio Casarrubias, GER Mechanic, 1 year Saturday, July 26

Mark Owens, CHIR Mechanic, 4 years Sunday, July 27-Monday, July 28

No Anniversaries

GOLF CART SAFETY

Is No accident

Keep feet, arms and

legs inside a moving

cart at all times

NO

YES

Save the Date Cigna EAP

Wellness Webinars Wed, July 23, 11am

Manager’s Guide: Leadership

Communication

Log in from your personal or work computer.

www.media-server.com/m/go/CignaEAPWellnessSeminars

Peak Performer

Fri, August 1

11:30am-1:30pm @ CG Sunset Terrace

Upcoming HR Mini Talks

Worker’s Compensation Tuesday, July 22, 1-2pm

HR Forms Wednesday, July 23, 1-2pm

Healthcare Reform Thursday, July 24, 1-2pm

Maint Engineers Night Cleaners Greenskeepers Lead Greeter (CHIR)

Sous Chef (REN & APH) DesertMountain.com

as selected by Seth Mieszcanski APH Sous Chef

in a blind drawing $25

$500 Referral Bonus!

Charlie McMunn CHIR

From: Ally Scott

For cleaning the coffee dispensers. It was a gross job and

they look great!

Luis Gil Alcantara APH

From: Tim Loving

For doing a great job at Apache and

working extra shifts when asked.

Jim DiNardo FAC/MAINT

From: Terry Lackey

For helping dig the trench for the

Sonoran backflow preventer.

Kristin Vela CG

From: Dale Abraham

For your help in the quick processing and

shipping of Mr. Dean’s golf clubs.