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Dennis Van der Meer
Chairman/President Emeritus
 Dennis has taught more people to play and teach tennis than anyone in the history of the game. He has coached several Grand Slam Champions. He was the coach for Billie Jean King and Margaret Court for the Battle of the Sexes with Bobby Riggs. In 1972, the U.S. State Department presented Dennis a citation for Exceptional Coaching Performance in the Middle East. In 1989, he was presented with the Healthy American Fitness Award. He was voted the Tennis Coach of the Decade in the 1994 Tennis Buyers’ Guide Readers’ Poll and in 1997, was named Developmental Coach of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. In 2004, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Greenwich, London, for his contributions to Sport Sciences in tennis education. Dennis is a PTR International Master Professional. Visit http://www.vandermeertennis.com/.
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Jean Mills
President
 Jean was the USTA/Florida Section President from 1998-2000, and currently serves as President of the Florida Foundation. Since 1985, Jean has been the Director of Tennis and Spa at The Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida. In 2003, she was inducted into the Alabama and Florida Tennis Halls of Fame. She is a Charter Member of PTR, a PTR Master Professional and National Tester and was named the PTR Professional of the Year in 2002.
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Luciano Botti
Vice President
 Luciano is a PTR Master Professional and was named of the 1998 PTR European Pro of the Year and 1996 PTR Pro of the Year. Forming alliances with national federations, Luciano has inspired tremendous growth in Europe, particularly in Italy. Luciano is the President of Lu Botti International, a company specializing in managing and marketing for tennis facilities and events. Fluent in five languages, Luciano is a contributing editor for Tennis Italiano and other magazines.
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Ajay Pant
Secretary
 Ajay is the General Manager for the Tennis Center at College Park in Maryland. Previously, Ajay was the National Tennis Director for Midtown Athletic Clubs/Tennis Corporation of America (TCA). He was with TCA for 18 years, and also served as Head Pro, Club Manager and General Manager for clubs in the Chicago, Kansas City and Rochester, New York. Ajay has worked with beginner to world ranked players at the Bollettieri Academy, and was the Coordinator for the Arthur Ashe Nick Bollettieri Cities Tennis Programs in New York, New Jersey, Kansas and Missouri. A PTR Master Professional, Tester and Clinician, Ajay was named Tester of The Year in 1993, Clinician of The Year in 2000, and Pro of The Year in 2004. He is also a USPTA Master Professional and USTA Recreation Master Trainer. Ajay is a member of the National Cardio Tennis and Wilson Speakers Teams, serves as Chair of the USTA National 10 and Under Tennis Task Force, and on the PTR Board of Directors.
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Roy Barth
Treasurer
 Barth has an outstanding tennis background as a player, teacher, professional, and administrator. He won numerous national titles as a junior player out of San Diego, California. He earned a BA in Economics from UCLA. As an All-American, he reached the doubles semi-finals and finals of the NCAA Championship. Barth was ranked as high as #8 in singles and #2 in doubles and reached the Top 50 in the world in men’s singles on the pro tour. He settled in Charleston in 1976, as Director of Tennis at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Currently, Barth manages two tennis centers with 28 courts at Kiawah. Kiawah’s tennis operation has been ranked #1 in the United States of the Top 50 US Tennis Resorts by Tennis magazine and #1 in the world by TennisResortsOnline.com Barth was a founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as well as President of the USTA South Carolina and Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation. In 2007, his family was named USTA Family of the Year. Barth has been a PTR member for more than 20 years. He was honored PTR Professional of the Year in 1990, and was selected as a PTR Master Professional in 2007.
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Jorge Andrew
Director-at-Large
 Jorge is a PTR Master Professional, and former Venezuelan Davis Cup player and captain, who played on the pro tour for more than 10 years. In 1991, he was named PTR Pro of the Year, and in 2003, PTR Member of the Year for South Carolina. He is the Vice President of USTA South Carolina, and Vice Chairman of the USTA National Junior Team Tennis Committee. He is Chairman of the National Cardio Tennis Speakers Team, and serves on the Head National Speakers and Advisory Staff. Jorge is the Director of Operations at the Lexington County Tennis Complex in South Carolina.
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Karl Hale
Director-at-Large
 Karl has worked at several clubs that he, along with his team, have turned from parking lots into million dollar investments. Customer Service is at the core of his success. In 2007, Karl was World #1 player over 40, in 2006, he was named PTR Pro of the Year. He is the Rogers Cup Tournament Director and he coached Davis Cup, Fed Cup and JR National teams. Karl is the Head Tennis Professional at Donalda Club in Toronto, Canada.
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Rodney Harmon
Director-at-Large
 Rodney is the Director of Tennis at Deerwood Country Club. Formerly, he was the Director of Men’s Tennis for the USTA High Performance, where he directed all aspects of the program from touring pros to junior competitive players. Rodney also served as Director of Multicultural Development for USTA Community Tennis, and was responsible to develop strategies and implement initiatives to increase diversity in tennis. A former pro player, Rodney became the only African-American man besides Arthur Ashe to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open (1982). Rodney received the Big East Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 1996 and 1997, was named PTR Pro of the Year in 1988, and PTR Coach of the Year in 1994. He’ll give you his wisdom on How to Integrate Technique and Strategy in Your Teaching.
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Pat Van der Meer
Director-at-Large
 Pat Van der Meer is the Co-Director of the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy and was one of the first WTA registered coaches. She has also acted as an Area Training Center Head Coach for the USTA Player Development Program in South Carolina, and earned PTR’s Coach Jim Verdieck Award in 1993. In 2002, Pat was presented the Tennis Educational Merit Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Both Dennis and Pat Van der Meer spend most of the summer overseeing both the junior and summer circuit programs at Sweet Briar.
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