Committees

For a description of the Council and Committee positions, click here .

The primary roles of a council and committee member include:
1. Recommending ideas, thoughts and changes to Council/Committee Chair and Staff Liaison on any new or existing programs, services or initiatives the Council/Committee oversee.
2. Review, monitor and evaluate those programs and activities connected to Council/Committee duties to ensure the Council/Committee and Staff Liaison meet its goals.
3. Work together with volunteers and staff in the spirit of cooperation and teamwork.

Adult Tennis Council - Charge:

Collegiate Committee - Charge: To assist in the section’s efforts to provide increased play opportunities for all collegiate players, primarily by increasing the awareness and demand for the USTA Tennis on Campus program.

Mark Welinski, Chair
Christine Nickels, Staff Liaison

Leagues Committee - Charge: To recommend, support and promote recreational and competitive league team opportunities that motivate and encourage adult and senior players to become frequent tennis players.

Katalin Nagy, Chair
TBA, Staff Liaison

Pavel Belik, Chair
TBA, Staff Liaison

League Grievance Subcommittee - Charge:

Lindsey Day, Chair
TBA, Staff Liaison

Tournament Play Committee - Charge:  To promote and address all activities associated with adult/senior competition, to find ways to increase participation in all adult/senior competition events and to recommend and implement improvements to increase tournament play.

Mike Vidmar, Chair
TBA, Staff Liaison

Diane Drake, Chair
Tyler Krumholtz, Staff Liaison
 

Community Development Council - Charge:

Ellen Doll, Chair
Becky Cantellano, Staff Liaison

Susan Kringlie, Chair
Nancy Lundberg, Staff Liaison

Grants & Scholarships Committee -

Margie Champlin, Chair
Becky Cantellano, Staff Liaison

Public Facility Assistance Committee- Charge:  To develop and promote a unified effort to enhance public tennis facilities throughout the section. This effort would include planning, advocacy, and infrastructure assistance. 

Tracy Petersen, Chair
Becky Cantellano, Staff Liaison


Diversity Tennis Council - Charge: To advise and support staff and volunteers at all levels with promoting and expanding diversity as an integral part in all facets of our organization as well as tennis programs throughout the section.

Roshan Rajkumar, Chair
Tony Stingley, Staff Liaison

Junior Tennis Council- Charge: To advise and support staff and volunteers at all levels with promoting and expanding junior tennis programming which include player development, USTA Jr. Team Tennis and USTA Schools Tennis.

Liz Hamburg, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison

Jr. Team Tennis Committee - Charge: To assist in the section’s efforts to provide increased play opportunities for all junior players by increasing the awareness, demand, and preference for USTA Jr. Team Tennis amongst junior players for the purpose of driving participation and membership.

Jeff Nelson, Chair
Christine Nickels, Staff Liaison

Player Development Committee - Charge: To promote and address all activities associated with junior competition, to find ways to increase participation in all junior competition events and to recommend and implement improvements to increase tournament play, which hopefully will serve to motivate and encourage junior players of various abilities to develop to the highest competitive level possible.

Felicia Tebon, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison
Kristi Bushinski, Staff Liaison

Membership Council - Charge: To recommend, support and assist the section in its efforts to increase membership, both individual and organizational, to retain existing members and to add value to member benefits.

Matt Remick, Chair
Sandy Smith, Staff Liaison


Officials Council - Charge: To advise and support staff and volunteers at all levels with promoting and expanding our officials initiatives which include assignments, recruitment, tournaments and training. Act as the Officials Appeal Committee.

Tim Kurtt, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison
Kristi Bushinski, Staff Liaison

Tournaments & Assignments Committee - Charge: To assign officials to all events requiring officiating while offering personal and professional growth opportunities for developing officials. It is expected this committee will work hand in hand with the Training Committee to ensure that officials are properly trained for each work assignment. Assignments should be based on experience, test scores, evaluations, and the ability to work with tournament directors, players, coaches, and parents. This would include adult, junior and collegiate tennis.

Jeanne Ewen, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison
Kristi Bushinski, Staff Liaison

Disciplinary Committee - Charge: To fairly adjudicate violations to the Official’s Code of Conduct and substandard performance on court. The committee recommends the action, if any, to be taken to the Officials Council Chair.

John Carnahan, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison

Training & Recruitment Committee - Charge: To train all officials to national standards. This includes scheduling schools, clinics, and other training opportunities, as well as training and developing Sectional Trainer/Evaluators.

John Carnahan, Chair
Pat Colbert, Staff Liaison