As the Assistant Director of Community Programs and Services at Columbia Association, Anish Manrai leads the strategic development and operational efficiency for a diverse set of sports and recreation programs and services.
Prior to his current role, Anish served as CA’s Assistant Director of Sport and Fitness. In both capacities, his emphasis on long range planning, community engagement, employee training and development, systems implementation, and enhancing member/ guest and resident quality of life helped CA significantly improve participation and inclusion as well as be recognized as a national and regional leader.
Anish’s 20+ year career in the sports, health, fitness and wellness industry has been focused on creating a sense of belonging by pioneering transformational change, developing high performance teams and implementing operating standards that align with organizational mission and values that fosters a culture of diversity, inclusion and a sense of shared purpose. Before joining CA, he was a senior leader at Midtown Athletic Clubs.
Anish has been featured in well-known industry publications, including Clubs Solutions Magazine, United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) publications and United States Tennis Association (USTA) publications and presented at conferences for Club Solutions Thought Leaders, USPTA, USTA and the Tennis Mavericks Business Summit. He has won several awards including USPTA General Manager of the Year and the USTA Innovation award. Under his leadership, CA’s Long Reach Tennis Club was recognized as one of the top 24 facilities in the country in 2018 by the USTA.
Anish has a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing from Mumbai University and a master’s degree in international business and marketing from University of Sydney. His favorite thing about Columbia is the way people care for and connect with one another, making it extremely welcoming. In his spare time, Anish loves to travel with his wife, who is a nurse practitioner in pediatric infectious diseases with University of Maryland.