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<strong>USPTA</strong><br />
San Diego Di vi si<strong>on</strong><br />
Board of Offi cers<br />
President<br />
Dophie Poiset<br />
858-756-4459<br />
dpoiset@aol.com<br />
Regi<strong>on</strong>al Vice President<br />
Nels<strong>on</strong> Alapi<br />
858-382-6571<br />
nalapi@sbcglobal.net<br />
First Vice President<br />
Geoff Griffi n<br />
619-838-1533<br />
griffi ntennis@msn.com<br />
Vice President<br />
(North County)<br />
Woody Yocom<br />
858-755-5087<br />
wdyycm@yahoo.com<br />
Vice President<br />
(North County Coastal)<br />
D<strong>on</strong> Gomsi<br />
760-636-8061<br />
usptasd@hotmail.com<br />
Vice President<br />
(Coachella Valley)<br />
Tom Fey<br />
760-200-8200<br />
tfey@iwtg.net<br />
Vice President<br />
(City of San Diego)<br />
Doug Bradley<br />
858-259-0676<br />
dbradley@thesantaluzclub.com<br />
Vice President<br />
(County of San Diego)<br />
Juan Villanueva<br />
619-392-9919<br />
jvillanueva2006@gmail.com<br />
Treasurer<br />
C<strong>on</strong>an Lorenzo<br />
858-551-4605<br />
clorenzo@ljbtc.com<br />
Secretary<br />
Steve Kappes<br />
619-948-4596<br />
stevekappes@hotmail.com<br />
Executive Director and Head<br />
Tester<br />
D<strong>on</strong> Gomsi<br />
760-636-8061<br />
usptasd@hotmail.com<br />
From a Divisi<strong>on</strong>al standpoint:<br />
P RESIDENT’ S RE P ORT<br />
Hello fellow San Diego <strong>USPTA</strong> Tennis Professi<strong>on</strong>als:<br />
Labor Day always marks the passage into a new tennis seas<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Summer programs and camps are over for the year while ladies<br />
leagues and after-school junior programs are beginning for another<br />
year. Hope your summer was successful and prosperous,<br />
and that fall programs are off to a good start for all of you.<br />
The Mercury Insurance Open (MIO): The MIO at the La Costa Resort and Spa<br />
generously provided two free tickets to many of our San Diego Divisi<strong>on</strong> tennis<br />
pros. I hope you were able to take advantage of some w<strong>on</strong>derful women’s pro<br />
tennis viewing again this year.<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Tennis Professi<strong>on</strong>al Free Lunch (TPFL) and Seminar: The La Jolla<br />
Beach and Tennis Club hosted a <strong>USPTA</strong> Tennis Professi<strong>on</strong>al Free Lunch and<br />
Seminar <strong>on</strong> September 5 th . Our divisi<strong>on</strong> TPFLs are an <strong>on</strong>-going series of <strong>on</strong>-court<br />
seminars and lunches for the pros hosted by the divisi<strong>on</strong>. This is an opportunity<br />
for all of us to get together to share knowledge, experience, techniques, insights,<br />
etc. I hope many of you were able to attend.<br />
Holiday Giving: Keep in mind the “holiday giving seas<strong>on</strong>” is just around the<br />
corner. The San Diego Divisi<strong>on</strong> has a traditi<strong>on</strong> of collecting goods for the homeless,<br />
underprivileged, and abused of our community. More informati<strong>on</strong> will be<br />
sent later; please c<strong>on</strong>sider putting out collecti<strong>on</strong> boxes at your club.<br />
On the Nati<strong>on</strong>al Level:<br />
The <strong>USPTA</strong> World C<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>on</strong> Tennis: The <strong>USPTA</strong> World C<strong>on</strong>ference<br />
<strong>on</strong> Tennis was held in beautiful M<strong>on</strong>terey, California, September 16-22. The<br />
c<strong>on</strong>ference provides an opportunity to meet the best and the brightest talent in<br />
our industry, and participate in c<strong>on</strong>tinuing educati<strong>on</strong> offered during the fi ve days<br />
of <strong>on</strong>-court and classroom seminars and workshops.<br />
New CEO: As most of you know, our respected CEO of thirty plus years, Tim<br />
Heckler, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of <str<strong>on</strong>g>2012</str<strong>on</strong>g>. John Embree<br />
has been hired as the new CEO for the <strong>USPTA</strong>. The <strong>USPTA</strong> is indebted to Tim<br />
for his 30 years of service, his passi<strong>on</strong>, and commitment to the working tennis<br />
professi<strong>on</strong>al.<br />
Enjoy the change to some cooler weather, and I hope to see you <strong>on</strong> the courts!<br />
Dophie Poiset<br />
President<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> San Diego Divisi<strong>on</strong>
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