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2016 Officers, Trustees & Advisors

 Mike McNulty, Chairman of the Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation
Chairman
Mike McNulty
Louisiana
(TE 2016)
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Vice Chairman
Rex Maynard
South Carolina
(TE 2016)
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Secretary/Treasurer
Dennis Covington
Tennessee
(TE 2017)
Executive Director: John Callen   Counsel: Cheri Grosvenor
Officers are elected to serve two-year terms. TE=term ending.

TRUSTEES

Pat Devoto, Georgia (TE 2016)
Dave Dvorak, Georgia (TE 2018)
Susan Habeeb, Kentucky (TE 2016)
Mary Lou Hambrick, Kentucky (TE 2016)
Beth Hopkins, North Carolina (TE 2018)
Leslie Jackson, Arkansas (TE 2017)
Eleanora Mauritson, Alabama (TE 2017)
Jeff Nichols, Alabama (TE 2016)
Paul Pittman, South Carolina (TE 2018)
Helen Smith, Tennessee (TE 2017)
Huey Townsend, Mississippi (TE 2018)

Trustees are elected to serve three-year terms.
At least one year must lapse after completion of a three-year term before a Trustee may again be elected as a Trustee.

ADVISORS

Steve Duffel, Arkansas
Paula Hale, North Carolina
Mary Hatfield, Georgia
Marcy Hirshberg, Georgia
Anna Martin, North Carolina
Randy Stephens, Georgia

Advisors are appointed by the Chairman to serve as needed.

 

COMMITTEES

Nominating Committee: Nominates individuals to replace the Trustees rotating off of the Foundation Board: Chair: Eleanora Mauritson; Jeff Nichols and Huey Townsend
Finance/Investment Committee: Oversees the investments of the Foundation. Chair: Helen Smith; Jeff Nichols and Randy Stephens (Staff: John Callen)
Scholarship Committee: Promotes and administers college scholarships offered by the Foundation. Chair: Helen Smith; Ann Martin and Paul Pittman (Staff: Cee Jai Jones)
Junior Grants Committee: Evaluation of grant requests from individual players and State Foundations. Chair: Leslie Jackson; Dave Drorak, Mary Lou Hambrick and Jeff Nichols (Staff: Denise Tucci and Bill Ozaki)
Community Grants Committee: Promotes community grants to community tennis associations, clubs, programs and facilities, selects recipients and evaluates results. Chair: Pat Devoto; Mary Hatfield, Beth Hopkins and Eleanora Mauritson (Staff: Cee Jai Jones)
Special Events Committee: Oversees the events that increase the visibility and assets of the Foundation. Chair: Susan Habeeb; Marcy Hirshberg, Leslie Jackson and Anna Martin (Staff: Shelby Fitzpatrick)
Hall of Fame Selection Committee*: Selects the Hall of Fame Inductees. Chair: Steve Duffel (TE 2019); Roy Barth (TE 2016), Sheila Evans (TE 2016), Lucy Garvin (TE 2017), Susan Habeeb (TE 2018), Randy Stephens (TE 2018)
Hall of Fame Website Committee: Engaged in the publishing of the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame website. Chair: Randy Stephens; Marcy Hirshberg and Rex Maynard (Staff: Ron Cioffi and Hal Regi)

(*) Members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee are eligible for re-election to a second three-year term on the committee. The Committee Chair is appointed and serves a six-year term from date of appointment. TE=Term ending.

Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation Board of Trustees
STPF Board, Trustees and Advisors: Front row, left to right: Trustee Eleanora Mauritson, Trustee Pat Devoto, Trustee Leslie Jackson, Trustee Mary Lou Hambrick, Trustee Beth Hopkins, Advisor Paula Hale, Advisor Mary Hatfield and Trustee Susan Habeeb. Back row, left to right: Trustee Jeff Nichols, Advisor Steve Duffel, Executive Director John Callen, Chairman Mike McNulty, Vice Chairman Rex Maynard, Trustee Huey Townsend, Trustee Dave Dvorak and Secretary/Treasurer Dennis Covington. Not pictured: Trustees Helen Smith and Paul Pittman; Advisors Marcy Hirshberg, Anna Martin and Randy Stephens; Counsel: Cheri Grosvenor.

 

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