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First vice president’s message National Board of Directors President
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First Vice President
Tom Daglis
Vice Presidents
Mark Fairchilds Jack Groppel Randy Mattingley Tom McGraw
Secretary-treasurer
Paula Scheb
Past President
Ron Woods
WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO
Tim Heckler
Director of Operations
Rich Fanning
Administrative Director
Marty Bostrom
Director of Communications
Shawna Riley
Creative Services Director
Julie Myers
Publications Manager/ Managing Editor
Kim Forrester
Director of Public Relations
Poornima Rimm
Communications
Jill Phipps
Director of Marketing
John Dettor
Sports Marketing Coordinator
Rick Bostrom
Digital Asset Director
Timothy Heckler
Digital Asset Coordinator/ Technical Writer
Clair Maciel
Digital Asset Coordinator/ Ramona Husaru Tennis Multimedia Management Video Production Director
Joe Birkmire
Video Editor
H.R. Topham
Video Editor
Nick Warwick
Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator Receptionist
Erin Ortbal
Director of Information Technology
Dan Wilson
Information Technology/ Multimedia
Scott Bucic
Divisional Executive Administrator
Kalin Cogar
Director of Computer Service
Kathy Buchanan
Membership and Certification Manager Membership Membership/ Insurance Assistant Director of Finance Payroll/Benefits Controller Merchandise/ Accounting Assistant
Vicky Tristan Sylvia Ortiz Melony DeLoach Kathy Ladner RenĂŠe Heckler
Ellen Weatherford Shelina Harris
Legal Counsel Attorney-at-law
Paul Waldman
For information, write the USPTA World Headquarters 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One Houston, TX 77042 Phone 713-97-USPTA 800-USPTA-4U Fax 713-978-7780 uspta@uspta.org www.uspta.com Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time
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Jack Groppel, Ph.D., USPTA Master Professional, is 足co-founder of the Human Performance Institute. He is the author of The Corporate Athlete and co-author of World Class Tennis Technique. Information can be found at足 足足energyforperformance.com. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
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