WSTCA MISSION STATEMENT
Together we are stronger!
Leaders come together to promote and to protect tennis and tennis clubs in Washington state.
Topics of focus:
Together we are stronger!
Leaders come together to promote and to protect tennis and tennis clubs in Washington state.
Topics of focus:
Post Covid RecoveryOperational Challenges; staffing, aging facilities, online tech, member expectations |
Issues affecting all of usMember Retention |
Legal and regulatory issuesChanging tennis demographics. |
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CHAUNTELLE JOHNSON - President
Edgebrook Swim & Tennis Club Club Manager, chauntelle@edgebrookclub.org As Club Manager at Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club for since 2015, with a background in aquatics and youth sports, Chauntelle has been able to understand the development of tennis programming while balancing the needs and desired of a member-owned facility. She is excited to start pooling our greatest resource (each other!) to help us all grow our individual facilities and our statewide tennis community! CLARK VITEK - Vice President Evergreen Tennis Owner, clark@theviteks.com Clark and his wife, Caryn, developed Evergreen Tennis from scratch in 2014 to provide instruction and play opportunities year round to the underserved communities of Camas and Washougal in eastern Clark County. DOUG ROBERTSON - Secretary Bellingham Training & Tennis Club Owner, bslaw50@hotmail.com I am a life long tennis player. I put my love of the sport to purpose when my wife and I purchased the Bellingham Training and Tennis Club in 2001. My wife is the day to day manager while I assist with all the long term planning, tennis program planning, financing/legal issues. I am one of the founders of the WSTCA and am truly motivated to grow both the sport and community of tennis. My non-tennis life includes 30 years as commercial lawyer (ret) and now a college professor teaching political science and economics. -------------------------- PAST PRESIDENT: JULIE WHEADON Central Park Tennis Club Club Manager, juliew@centralparktennisclub.com Julie has been with CPTC since 1994 and as Club Manager since 2000. She appreciates the collaborative efforts of all her colleagues in the Tennis Community. The challenges faced at CPTC, while being Member Owned, are similar through out all clubs. Having the ability to reach out and ask what are you doing is invaluable. |
ADRIAN BUCHAN
Boeing Employee Tennis Club Club Director, adrian@betconline.net Adrian trained and played tournaments regularly at BETC as a junior and returned in 2012 as Club Director. He now enjoys watching his three boys learn and grow as tennis players. EVY GILLIN Wenatchee Racquet & Athletic Club General Manager, evy@wrac.org The club started in 1961 as an outdoor tennis and swim club and has evolved over the many years to now offer an array of health, fitness and court sports activities for all ages and abilities. Evy joined the team in 1984 as the Manager and has had the privilege of helping develop and strengthen the club along the way. JOHANN TAN Tennis Center Sand Point General Manager, jtan@tenniscentersandpoint.com Johann co-founded this facility after working in the development industry and now manages this 10-court facility with a 40-person staff. "I believe that tennis clubs in Washington State can grow this sport even bigger and working with each other will help us reach that goal faster. We need the support of one another during times like this." DARIN RAUSO Central Park Tennis Club, darinr@centralparktennisclub.com Joined the Member Owned Club as Interim Manager in February 2021. Previously, Darin was the Manager of Nordstrom Tennis Center at the University of Washington for four years. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he received his undergraduate and graduate degree in Sports Management, and decided to focus his career path on his passion for tennis. He moved to Seattle in 2016 and has grown strong relationships in the Seattle tennis community. He believes the sharing of knowledge and insight between peers of this association will only benefit the future of tennis in the state of Washington |