Dear Tennis Enthusiasts and Volunteers,
We recognize that tennis is executed and grown locally and therefore we place a very high priority on selecting candidates that have experience at the local level. This would include active involvement with your local CTA, NJTL, facility, schools, etc. We encourage everyone to get involved in your local tennis community in some capacity as we feel this will create better engagement with the LTA Board of Directors.
If you are not already active locally, please consider getting involved as this will be an important consideration for your application.
Tennis is growing very rapidly, and we need more volunteers to keep this trend going.
Applications will be available in January of 2024 so this will give you an opportunity to become engaged in your local tennis community. Below is an overview of the LTA Board of Directors and what is required.
The Board of Directors is the managing board of USTA Louisiana and sets strategic priorities for the organization, as well as financial direction, personnel decisions, and alignment with Southern and National policy. The Nominating Committee is charged with nominating the future officers and board members of USTA Louisiana, after reviewing written applications and interviewing applicants. For those interested in serving as a volunteer with one of USTA Louisiana’s committees that report to the Board of Directors, please do so in the appropriate section of the application.
The Louisiana Tennis Association is committed to ensuring a diverse and talented pool of volunteers and encourages you to apply to serve on its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. The deadline for all applications is August 22, 2024.
The LTA Nominating Committee shall file nominations with the LTA Secretary not later than 60 days (October 7), before the LTA Annual meeting and the LTA Secretary shall post such notice on the LTA website no later than thirty days (November 7) before the LTA Annual meeting.
The 2024 LTA Annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, at which time the 2025-26 LTA Board of Directors and Nominating Committee will be elected by 20% of the Organizational Members.
The Nominating Committee shall be composed of five members, one of whom shall be the Immediate Past President who shall serve as Chair. The four members of the Committee other than the Immediate Past President shall be elected for a single two-year term at the Annual Meeting. Other than the Immediate Past President, no more than one member of the Nominating Committee may be a member of the Board. No two members, except for the chair, of the nominating committee may be from the same member club, city or organization including CTA. In the event a member of the Nominating Committee is nominated for election as an officer or Board member, that person shall be prohibited from participating in all discussions and/or voting on said nomination.
The Directors of the LTA Board are the President, Executive Vice President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, five regional representatives (see below), one USPTA Professional, one PTR Professional, two At Large Delegates and the Immediate Past President.
** The Regional Representatives represent the following geographic regions:
NORTHERN:Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Bienville, Desoto, Red River, Natchitoches, Winn, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, and Concordia.
SOUTHWEST-Sabine, Grant, LaSalle, Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon, Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry, St. Martin, Lafayette, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu, Allen, Cameron, Vermillion, Iberia, and St. Mary.
EASTERN-Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Livingston, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, St. John the Baptist, St. James, and Assumption
SOUTHEAST-St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, Terrebonne, Lafourche, and Plaquemines.
NORTHSHORE-Washington, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa
All LTA Board members meet three or four times annually and the annual meeting weekend is the last meeting of the year. The annual meeting is scheduled the second Saturday after Thanksgiving.
LTA Board Meetings generally occur once per quarter and are scheduled by the President, who also determines the location of the meetings.
Please consider volunteering locally and if you are interested in submitting an application, please let us know and we will place you on the email list to notify when the application becomes available in January of 2024. Please be aware that after all applications are reviewed, zoom or in-person interviews may follow. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or any other member of the Nominating Committee.
Kindest Regards,
Jay R. Boyd
Chair, USTA Louisiana Nominating Committee
Janusz Conradi - LTA Nominating Committee member
Amy Browne - LTA Nominating Committee member
Hassan Abbas - LTA Nominating Committee member
Ben Robinson - LTA Nominating Committee member
GRADY WILSON
Shreveport/ Bossier City
Emily Becker
Covington
ED GASKELL
NEW ORLEANS
Kathy Ruckstuhl
Lafayette
BARBARA FISHER
Mandeville/Covington
LANA WHITLOW
New Orleans
Jay Boyd
Shreveport/Bossier City
Alvertha Penny
New Orleans
Rodney Terral
Baton Rouge
Tonya Anderson
Lafayette
Brian Bernard
Shreveport/ Bossier City
Jay Butcher
Mandeville
Alvin Varnado
Janusz Conradi
Lafayette
Anna Monhartova
New Orleans
Charles Ayles
2019-20
2017-2018
2015-2016
2012-2014
2010-2011
2008-2009
2006-2007
Bruce Kingsdorf (2019- 2020)
Robert Daigle (2017-2018)
Robert Worley (2015-2016)
Drew Meyers (2012-2014)
Brett Schwartz (2010-2011)
Wayne Bono (2008-2009)
Kathy Hinrichs (2006-2007)
Mike McNulty (2004- 2005)
John T. Liles (2002-2003)
Mark Shoptaugh (2001)
Diane Simpson (1999-2000)
Phillip Campbell (1997- 1998)
Betty Turner (1995- 1996)
Bill Hester (1993- 1994)
Mickey McNulty (1991-1992)
Robert Cavanaugh (1989-1990)
Tom Fink (1987- 1988)
Charles Turner (1985-1986)
Dr. Paul DeCamp (1983- 1984)
Donald Roane (1981- 1982)
James Kirby (1979-1980)
Madlyn Boustany (1977-1978)
Dan Sandifer (1975- 1976)
Bing Delatte (1973- 1974)
BYLAWS (pdf)
DownloadBrett Schwartz, Ted Reese nominated to lead USTA Southern
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. – SEPT. 20, 2022 – United States Tennis Association (USTA) Southern announced today that Brett Schwartz, of Mandeville, La., has been nominated to serve as USTA Southern Board of Directors President & CEO for the 2023-24 term. Ted Reese, of Cary, N.C., was nominated to the post of Executive Vice President.
Schwartz currently serves USTA Southern Executive Vice President. Previously he served as USTA Southern Vice President for two years and as Secretary. Other volunteer work includes currently serving as the USTA College Pathway Vice Chair for two terms. At Southern, he also served on the Diversity & Inclusion Task Force and Steering Committee. He headed the Louisiana Board of Directors as the President along with numerous other positions. At the sectional level he also served as a member of the Player Development Committee (2005-2011) and as Vice-Chair of the Professional Relations Committee for two terms and the USTA Southern Junior Competition Committee.
He was a driving force for NJTL Blueprint for Success and expansion of the Build it Forward program. Additionally, after Hurricane Katrina, Schwartz served on the Hurricane Katrina Grant Committee, which obtained and oversaw a $500,000 grant from the USTA to rebuild the public and private facilities in New Orleans. He is the Director of Tennis at StoneCreek Club and Spa, in Covington, La. He is married to Lori Kieffer Schwartz. They have an 18-year-old son, Kieffer Joseph Schwartz, and a 15-year-old daughter, Kyleigh Ann Schwartz.
Reese has served as a Southern Vice President since 2017. He volunteers as the USTA Local Play and Competition Chair, Vice President of the North Carolina Tennis Foundation, and previously as a member of the USTA 10 and Under and Junior Team Tennis committees. He is President of TTS, Inc., a tennis club and management firm, and is the Founder and Co-Tournament Director of the Atlantic Tire Championships ATP professional tournament. e.