November 21, 2024
Erica Prestigiacomo has been named Director of Events and Catering at The Country Club of North Carolina.
"We are proud to welcome Erica Prestigiacomo as the newest member of CCNC's Food & Beverage management team,” said CCNC Assistant General Manager Nick Gray. “ With extensive experience in event sales and operations at prestigious luxury hotels like the Ritz Carlton and Marriott, Erica is poised to continue CCNC’s tradition of delivering exceptional, high-end experiences to our members and their guests. We’re excited to see the impact she will make."
Prestigiacomo, who has more than 12 years of experience in catering/banquets/conferences, began her duties at CCNC in September. Most recently, she was the sales manager for Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club from 2022-2024. Prior to that position, she worked at Marriott International as a senior group sales manager (2019-2020) and in task force sales (2018-2019).
She admits her professional passion is events because of the creativity, detailing and execution from start to finish that is required.
Prestigiacomo began her career with Hyatt and then Ritz-Carlton and has significant experience working with high-end clients, in which creating relationships is critical. She has also worked at hotels, responsible for all on-site events, in Battery Park in New York City and in Washington, D.C., which both included residences within the facilities.
“I am delighted to join the amazing team at CCNC,” Prestigiacomo said. “With the club’s outstanding reputation, I look forward to bringing my passion for hospitality to life and creating unforgettable experiences together.”
A graduate of Johnson and Wales University, she holds an associate’s degree in hotel and restaurant management as well as a B.A. in hospitality.
A native of Hudson Valley in New York, she is married, has a son, and resides in Pinehurst.
The Country Club of North Carolina
The Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC), established in 1963, is a member-owned private club and gated residential community with 2,000 acres that features longleaf pines and three lakes and upscale dining, tennis, fitness, swimming, and pickleball facilities that celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023. The club’s diversity is reflected by golf memberships in local, state, and national categories. Since 2003, it has been a certified member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program. The Dogwood Course was designed by Ellis Maples and Willard Byrd and renovated by Kris Spence in 2016. The Cardinal Course, designed by Willard Byrd and Robert Trent Jones Sr., completed a renovation by Arthur Hills in 2002. The club has hosted three USGA championships (1980 U.S. Amateur, 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior and 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur). The club will also host the 2030 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship and the 2037 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA as well as the 2026 Carolinas Amateur and the 2027 Southern Amateur.. In 2023, it also hosted Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championships, won by national runner-up Georgia Tech.
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