2008 Committee Members
Updated 06/24/08

Administrative Division / OIC  -  Robert Daigle

Finance/Investments Committee
Finance/Investments Committee is responsible for annually making budget recommendations to the Executive Committee prior to the annual meeting; and submitting a treasurer’s and investment report at the scheduled board meetings.
Robert Daigle – Chairman
Wayne Bono
Brett Schwartz
Kathrin Sieberth
Diana Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Personnel Committe
The personnel committee is responsible for support to the Executive Director by reviewing job descriptions, reviewing and recommending pay raises, reviewing annually the job performances of all employees.  The committee is also responsible for recommending to the LTA board any changes and updates of the LTA Personnel Handbook.
Mike McGuire– Chairman
Robert Worley
Drew Meyers
Vicki Krutzer
Diana Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Disciplinary/Grievance Committee
The Disciplinary/Grievance Committee responsibilities are set forth in the By-Laws and including the enforcement of the Standards of Conduct and the USTA Louisiana Rules and Regulations; and investigation of all complaints and conduct hearings, etc.
Drew Meyers – Chairman
Bruce Kingsdorf
Aimee Johnson
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Legal Counsel
Mike McNulty/Drew Meyers

Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee’s responsibilities are set forth in the By-Laws and includes making nominations for officers, Area Representatives, and members of the Nominating Committee.
Kathy Hinrichs – Chairman & Immediate Past President
Mike McNulty
Philip Campbell
Mike McGuire
Kirsty Berthelot

Adult and Junior Division / OIC  -  Drew Meyers

Adult Competition/Southern Senior Cup
The Adult Competition  Committee is responsible for 1) studying all adult activities  and making recommendations on all policies relating to adult competitive tennis; 2)development of uniform guidelines for ranking adult players; 3)solicitation of sites for USTA Louisiana Adult Sanctioned Tournaments with recommendations from the Sanction and Scheduling Committee; 4)Coordination and promotion of all matters pertaining to senor competitive tennis; 5)coordination of the Southern Senior Cup Team Championships.
Barbara Johnson – Women’s Southern Senior Cup Team Captain
Drew Meyers – Men’s Southern Senior Cup Team Captain
Staff Liaison – Laura Beauregard

Junior Tennis Council Committee
The Junior Tennis Council Committee is responsible for 1)studying all junior activities including the High Performance Program and making recommendations on all policies and programs relating to junior tennis;  2)development of uniform guidelines for the ranking of junior players; 3)coordination of special events relating to junior tennis; 4)organization  of USTA Louisiana Junior Intersectional Teams and Junior Davis Cup/Junior Fed Cup Teams; 6)make recommendations for Junior Championships to the Sanction and Scheduling Committee; 7)designating guidelines for Louisiana Endorsers who will select USTA quota for USTA Junior Championships.
Rob Worley – Chairman
Robert Daigle
Richard Verzaal
Elizabeth Brinson
Francisco Acuna
Lauren Wilson
Bobby Walker
Jana Fogleman – Staff Liaison

Tournament  Sanctioning, Administration and Evaluation
Brett Schwartz – Chairman
Sue-Anne Stuntz
Kevin Ramirez
Chris Dazet
John Liles
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Adult League Council
The Adult League Council is responsible for the organization and administration of Adult League Tennis Programs throughout the State
Drew Meyers – Chairman
Barbara Fisher
Kevin Simpson
Sue-Anne Stuntz
Carla Catalano
Wayne Robideaux
Sonia Killen
Janie Neighbors
Brett Schwartz
Bobby Walker
Kathy Hinrichs – STA Liaison
Freddy Bailey – Staff Liaison

Subcommittee:
Rules & Regulations Committee
Sue-Anne Stuntz
Barbara Johnson
Dale Bibee

Wheelchair Committee
The Wheelchair Committee is responsible for overseeing the effort to promote growth in all of wheelchair tennis, including but not limited to the following; 1)Sanctioning of wheelchair tournaments; 2)Setting up instructional wheelchair workshops; 3)Rankings; 4)Certifying professional wheelchair instructors; 5)Developing wheelchair tennis at the collegiate level; and 6)Overseeing an inclusive player database throughout the State.
Shane Theriot – Chairman
Karen Roy
Rich Swanson
Phil Trahan – Staff Liaison

Developmental Programs Division / OIC  -  Phillip Pearce

Community Tennis Association Committee
The Community Tennis Association Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of 1) all USTA Community Tennis Associations and related services (education of local leaders, grants, and networking); 2) USTA programs and liaison with USTA committees governing them.
Philip Pearce – Chairman
Lynda Santopadre
Kathrin Sieberth
Johan Kjellsten
Bruce Kingsdorf
Philip Campbell
Bill Phillips – Advisory Member
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Subcommittee:
Grant Review
Philip Pearce – Chairman
Palmer Perque
Kathrin Sieberth
Jake Jacob(6/24/08) 
Bill Phillips – Advisory Member
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Tennis Officials Committee
The Tennis Officials Committee is responsible for 1) solicitation of prospective umpires and referees; 2) teaching and training umpires and referees through umpire clinics and tournament workshops; 3) testing and certification of tennis officials; 4) recommending qualified directors/referees that can give assistance to tournaments upon request; 5) development of material that might be helpful to tournament directors related to tournament draws, scheduling and other problem area.
Aimee Johnson – Chairman
See LTA website for listing of committee members
John Liles – Board Liaison
Diana Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Marketing Division  /  OIC  -  Brett Schwartz

Annual Meeting Committee
The Annual Meeting Committee is responsible for the implementation and planning of all aspects of the membership’s annual meeting.  The President and staff collaborate on the planning and organization of this meeting.
Wayne Bono – Chairman
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Awards Committee
The Awards Committee is responsible for reviewing all applications submitted, and awarding and presenting at the annual meeting the State recipient in each category.
Philip Pearce - Chairman
Laura Beauregard – Staff Liaison

Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee is responsible for developing a plan to maximize the promotion of USTA programs.
Robert Daigle – Chairman
Kathrin Sieberth
Greg Hearn
Kirsty Berthelot
Ben Fontenot – Staff Liaison